Cathedral

Overview

Readers worldwide recognize Caldecott Medal winner David Macaulay's imaginary Cathedral of Chutreaux. This critically acclaimed book has been translated into a dozen languages and remains a classic of children's literature and a touchstone for budding architects. Cathedral's numerous awards include a prestigious Caldecott Honor and designation as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year for Macaulay's intricate pen-and-ink illustrations. Journey back to centuries long ago and visit the fictional people of twelfth-, thirteenth-, and fourteenth-century Europe whose dreams, like Cathedral, stand the test of time. This title has been selected as a Common Core text exemplar (Grades 6–8, Informational Texts: Science, Mathematics, and Technical Studies).

Details

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published

1973

Pages

77

Language

EN

Categories

Architecture / Buildings / Religious, Juvenile Nonfiction / Architecture, Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / Drawing, Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / History, Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / Techniques, Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Europe, Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Medieval, Juvenile Nonfiction / Places / Europe, Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made, Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / Customs, Traditions, Anthropology, Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Inventions

ISBN-13

9780395316689