David Macaulay
This TeachingBooks Original Author Program contains...
- 2 Mini-documentary Movies
- In-depth Written Interview
- Movie Transcript
- Program Guide
- Bibliography
- Links for Further Information


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In this four-minute mini-documentary about the making of The Way We Work, David Macaulay
- Reveals his sketches from his anatomical research,
- Shows his drawings that became the illustrations for the book, and
- Discusses the challenges of presenting information in a playful and accurate manner.
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About David Macaulay
David Macaulay is the award-winning author/illustrator of The Way Things Work, Building Big, and Cathedral among many other take-it-apart-to-see-how-it-works books. These movies were filmed in his Rhode Island and Vermont studios.







