Macaulay, David

A knight in shining armor joins the inhabitants of Mammoth Island as they uncover a variety of benefits from the use of the most spiral of simple machines, the screw.

When the inhabitants of Mammoth Island try to find a better way to milk a mammoth, they learn how pulleys can be used to make work easier.

The Islanders improve their coconut delivery business by applying what they learn about springs.

Video companion to the books by David Macaulay in which he explores ancient architecture and early civilizations.

Looks at the technological changes that transformed the making of cloth, which became a key component of the Industrial Revolution that swept across Europe and America in the late 18th century. Includes an animated story that centers on a small New England community similar to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where the first textile mill in America was established.

Inhabitants of Mammoth Island have decided to make gravel for their new roads by dropping boulders off a tower and smashing them to bits. A young Islander suggests that it would take less effort to roll the boulders up an inclined plane than to hoist them up the side of the tower.

The inhabitants of Mammoth Island are trying to find the best method to weigh their heaviest mammoths. A young islander is inspired to try a simple machine called a lever to get the job done. Three classes of levers are then explored.

The inhabitants of Mammoth Island are getting ready for their annual fair, and the help of a visiting inventor is enlisted to design new and exciting rides using belts and gears.

The inhabitants of Mammoth Island are trying to find the best method to weigh their heaviest mammoths. A young islander is inspired to try a simple machine called a lever to get the job done. Three classes of levers are then explored.

The inhabitants of Mammoth Island investigate how wheels and axles can be used to amplify force, and how they come in handy when it is time for a mammoth's bath.