Wikipedia: David Macaulay at the Mazza Museum 2012 Fall Conference where he received the Mazza Medallion. | 21,501 (23,160) | 428 | 859 | (4.09) | 23 | 0 | David Macaulay was born on December 2, 1946 in Lancashire, England, but moved to Bloomfield, New Jersey when he was 11. He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Before becoming an author and illustrator, he worked as an interior designer, a junior high school teacher, and instructor of interior design at RISD from 1969 to 1973. His first book, Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction, was published in 1973. His other books include City, Castle, Pyramid, Mill, Underground, Mosque, The Way Things Work, Rome Antics, Shortcut,and How Machines Work. He has received numerous awards including a Caldecott Honor Medal in 1991 for Black and White and the Washington Children's Book Guild Award for a Body of Non-Fiction Work in 1977. He won the Royal Society young people¿s book prize for the best science books for children for his book How Machines Work. (Bowker Author Biography) David Macauley is the author & illustrator of many exciting & unusual books for readers of all ages, including, "The New Way Things Work." Superb design, magnificent illustrations, & clearly presented information distinguish all of his books. Whether chronicling the monumental achievements of past civilizations or satirizing modern architecture, he is concerned above all with how constructions are made & what their effects are on people & their lives. He lives in Rhode Island. (Publisher Provided) — biografia da Castle … (altro) |
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David Macaulay ha 10 eventi trascorsi. (show) David Macaulay: Author Talk & Book Signing David Macaulay legge da The Way We Work.Join David Macaulay for a discussion about his new book, “The Way We Work,” as he illuminates the most important machine of all -- the human body. Your body is made up of various complex systems, and Macaulay is a master at making the complex understandable. He shows how the parts of the body work together, from the mechanics of a hand, to the process by which the heart pumps blood, to the chemical exchanges necessary to sustain life. A book signing will follow the discussion. This event is being held in conjunction with NMHM's temporary exhibition, "David Macaulay Presents: The Way We Work, Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body," which features the famous author's original artwork for the book. Bring your kids along! This event, as well as the exhibit, is great for teaching children about the human body. Cost: FREE! Photo ID required. Information: nmhminfo@afip.osd.mil or (202)782-2200 (nmhm1862)… (altro)
David Macaulay: Author Talk & Book Signing David Macaulay legge da The Way We Work.Join David Macaulay for a discussion about his new book, “The Way We Work,” as he illuminates the most important machine of all -- the human body. Your body is made up of various complex systems, and Macaulay is a master at making the complex understandable. He shows how the parts of the body work together, from the mechanics of a hand, to the process by which the heart pumps blood, to the chemical exchanges necessary to sustain life. A book signing will follow the discussion. This event is being held in conjunction with NMHM's temporary exhibition, "David Macaulay Presents: The Way We Work, Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body," which features the famous author's original artwork for the book. Bring your kids along! This event, as well as the exhibit, is great for teaching children about the human body. Cost: FREE! Photo ID required. Information: nmhminfo@afip.osd.mil or (202)782-2200 (nmhm1862)… (altro)
Author Talk & Book Signing David Macaulay parla di The Way We Work.Join David Macaulay for a discussion about his new book, “The Way We Work,” as he illuminates the most important machine of all -- the human body. Your body is made up of various complex systems, and Macaulay is a master at making the complex understandable. He shows how the parts of the body work together, from the mechanics of a hand, to the process by which the heart pumps blood, to the chemical exchanges necessary to sustain life. A book signing will follow the discussion. This event is being held in conjunction with NMHM's temporary exhibition, "David Macaulay Presents: The Way We Work, Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body," which features the famous author's original artwork for the book. Bring your kids along! This event, as well as the exhibit, is great for teaching children about the human body. Cost: FREE! Photo ID required. NOTE: Limited parking is available for the Friday program; attendees should, if possible, plan to use public transportation. Information: nmhminfo@afip.osd.mil or (202)782-2200 (nmhm1862)… (altro)
David MacaulayThe Way We Work$20, to benefit the Norwich Public Library David Macaulay, The Way We Work.David Macaulay, recent transplant to Norwich, reveals the inner workings of the human body as only he could. Years of hands-on investigative research have given him a unique perspective to lead his readers on a visual journey through the workings of the body. Each beautifully illustrated spread details aspects of our complex structure, explaining the function of each and offering up-close glimpses, detailed cross-sections, and perspectives — and even a little humor along the way. Please note, this event is being held at the Norwich Congregational Church. The admission fee ($20) and a portion of book sales will be donated to the Norwich Public Library. Tickets will go on sale October 7th. Visit alteredbooks.ameridane.org/events.php for more information about the art show UNCOVERED. (booksense)… (altro)
DAVID MACAULAY David Macaulay parla di The Way We Work.(Registration: Please call 312-747-4450 for more information and/or to register.) Esteemed author and Caldecott-award winning illustrator, David Macaulay will discuss his new book, The Way We Work. Macaulay, who is also a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and is a MacArthur Fellow, will talk about the science of the human bodies in this author visit for kids ages 5 and up.
Families will be amazed to see how exciting it can be to put together the annual science fair project. Using cool resources and little known facts, these science demonstrations will have everybody on their feet and joining in! (bookjones)… (altro)
Caldecott Medalist, David Macaulay, discusses and signs The Way We Work David Macaulay, The Way We Work.The brand-new DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood is proud to welcome Caldecott Medalist & Macarthur "Genius" Grant recipient, David Macaulay, as he shares from his dazzling, ambitious and encyclopedic new work: The Way We Work. He's the LA Times and New York Times-bestselling children's author/illustrator of such classic books as The New Way Things Work, Black and White, Building the Book Cathedral, Pyramid, and City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction among many others. His books are used widely in school classrooms & libraries, and parents everywhere have raised their kids on his fascinating works of literary art!
Now is your chance to hear him speak up close and personal, so join us at the new DIESEL, A Bookstore in BRENTWOOD on Thursday, October 16 at 11am!!
Teachers & educators, if you're interested in bringing your classroom to the event, please contact Robyn Kamimura at events@dieselbookstore.com. (booksense)… (altro)
David Macaulay David Macaulay legge da The Way We Work.In his comprehensive and entertaining The Way We Work, award-winning author David Macaulay reveals the inner workings of the human body as only he can. This one-of-a-kind book takes readers on a visual journey through the human body. With his trademark humor, Macaulay builds a body and explains how it works. (oregonobsessionz)… (altro)
David Macaulay, The Way We Work David Macaulay, The Way We Work."Nonfiction...rarely seems to get the respect it deserves, but Macaulay's latest ambitious, encyclopedic work commands it."Horn Book, starred review David Macaulay is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books have sold millions of copies in the United States alone, and his work has been translated into a dozen languages. Macaulay has garnered numerous awards including the Caldecott Medal and Honor Awards, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Christopher Award, an American Institute of Architects Medal, and the Washington Post–Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award. In 2006, he was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, given "to encourage people of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual, and professional inclinations." Superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information distinguish all of his books. David Macaulay lives with his family in Vermont. (booksense)… (altro)
May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture David MacaulayThis Caldecott Award medalist and renowned author/illustrator will deliver the 2008 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Tickets for the general public are available free of charge. Each year, an individual of distinction in the field of children’s literature is chosen to write and deliver a lecture that will make a significant contribution to the world of children’s literature. The award is administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
His lecture, titled "Body Building," will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2008, at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin. This year's host is the South Central Library System, which helps libraries serve the public in Adams, Columbus, Dane, Green, Portage, Sauk and Wood counties. (ShawnB)… (altro) Dove: Monona Terrace, Madison Wisconsin
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