Redesigned in a beautiful picture book package, celebrated author-illustrator David Macaulay brings his signature inquisitivness and detailed style to the inner workings of the jet plane!
It weighs as much as 100 elephants, but it can fly for hours. How does a jet do that? With his unique blend of informative text and illustration, master explainer David Macaulay takes readers on an airplane ride. From the engines that provide the power and the wings that lift the plane off the ground to the cockpit controls and passenger cabin, he shows how these modern marvels work and what makes them stay in the air.
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 1626722110
Item Weight: 0.2 lbs
Dimensions: 6.9 x 0.3 x 10.4 inches
Jet Plane:
"A worthwhile choice for young readers who are curious about flight." --Booklist
Praise for David Macaulay: "There is a sense of wonder in David Macaulay's work. It's fresh and genuine." --The Washington Post
"Macaulay's elegant drawings, wry humor, and clear descriptions of the simplest and most complex structures and machines are . . . entertaining experiences for both children and adults." --MacArthur Fellows citation, 2006
Caldecott Honor, Castle, 1978
New York Times Best Illustrated, Unbuilding, 1980
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, The Way Things Work, 1989
Caldecott Medal, Black and White, 1990
MacArthur Fellow, 2006
May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture (ALA), 2008 given by "an individual of distinction in the field of children's literature"
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, The Way We work, 2009
David Macaulay received his bachelor of architecture degree from Rhode Island School of Design. In January 1973, Macaulay went to France to work on the first of his twenty-five books, Cathedral. Macaulay is perhaps best known for The Way Things Work (1988). It was followed by Black and White (1990) for which he won the 1991 Caldecott Medal. A revised edition of The Way Things Work was published in 1998 followed by Building Big, Mosque, and most recently, The Way We Work (2008).
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