Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a ""typical"" castle and adjoining town in thirteenth-century Wales.

Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Chutreaux during the thirteenth century.

An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth-century Turkey. Through the fictional story and Macaulay's distinctive full-color illustrations, readers will learn not only how such monumental structures were built but also how they functioned in relation...

Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.

Explains the importance of architecture to building.

Multimedia introduction to machines such as the lawn sprinkler, pneumatic drill, electric guitar, and smoke detector. Provides illustrations of the inner workings of machines, explanations of scientific principles, history of featured inventions, and biographies of inventors. Features animations and audio.

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

Introduces young readers to the nature and structure of the eye and the process through which the eye and the brain work together to create vision.

A pigeon carrying an important message takes the reader on a unique tour which includes both ancient and modern parts of the city of Rome.

Explains to the reader how a toilet and the sewer system works.