{"product_id":"cathedral-the-story-of-its-construction-by-david-macaulay","title":"“Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction” by David Macaulay","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA Caldecott Honor Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAbout David Macaulay\u003cbr\u003eAn award-winning author and illustrator who trained as an architect at the Rhode Island School of Design and then turned his pen to explaining how the world’s great structures were built. Born in England in 1946, he moved to the United States as a boy. He won the Caldecott Medal for “Black and White,” earned Caldecott Honors for “Cathedral” and “Castle,” and wrote the bestselling “The Way Things Work.” In 2006 he received a MacArthur “genius” Fellowship. His detailed pen-and-ink drawings delight children and adults alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003cbr\u003eIn the year 1252, the people of the imaginary French town of Chutreaux decide to build the grandest cathedral of their age. Macaulay follows them for nearly a century as masons, carpenters, and glassmakers raise it stone by stone, from the first foundation trench to the final spire. His drawings show exactly how a Gothic masterpiece was made, scaffolds, arches, and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt’s available at Dead Tree Dreams, in-store and online.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dead Tree Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50400891830549,"sku":null,"price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/5562\/0373\/files\/1171.jpg?v=1794621773","url":"https:\/\/deadtreedreams.com\/products\/cathedral-the-story-of-its-construction-by-david-macaulay","provider":"Dead Tree Dreams","version":"1.0","type":"link"}