Macaulay, David

While restoring the front of a church, an old master plasterer rescues an injured pigeon and nurses it back to health.

Introduces young readers to the mechanical science of jet planes that recreates an airplane ride while explaining how powerful engines, specially designed wings, and cockpit controls work together to enable a jet's flight.

Follows the planning, construction, and ultimate testing in battle of a typical fortress with adjoining town built by the English during the Middle Ages.

Explains to young kids how the human eyes work together with the brain to create the sense that we call vision.

Provides an introduction to a medieval castle, showing how people lived inside and how castles defenses worked to protect them from their enemies.

Visual clues provide answers to the mysterious interrelationship of a series of brief stories.

An extended picture book about the history and construction of the steamship SS United States, its designer William Francis Gibbs, and author/illustrator David Macaulay's personal story of immigration to America on board the SS United States.