Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.

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.

Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines.

Sloth and Sengi attempt to escape their zoo enclosure in a book that introduces such simple machines as levers, gears, planes, and pulleys.

"An extended picture book about the history and construction of the steamship SS United States, its designer William Francis Gibbs, and author/illustrator David Macaulay's personal story of immigration to America on board the SS United States."--Providedby publisher.

Describes wooden ships or caravels of the fifteenth century and follows archaeologists as they uncover a lost caravel in the Caribbean Sea.

Reveals the how and why behind some of the most fascinating and enduring structures humankind has ever created.