New Releases by David MacAulay

Réédition. Volume publié en 1981 aux Editions des Deux coqs d''or. Une satire humoristique qui fera sourire même les plus fidèles adeptes de l''archéologie.

"The mystery of the pyramids is solved before our eyes" in this illustrated YA guide to their construction by the Caldecott Medal-winning author ( Kirkus). In Pyramid, acclaimed author and illustrator David Macaulay explores the construction of ancient Egyptian pyramids from the initial planning stages to the methods used to lift stones up to the structure''s highest level. Through concise text and richly detailed black and white illustrations your readers are introduced not only to ancient Egyptian engineering, tools, and labor practices, but also the philosophy of life, death, and afterlife that made these awe-inspiring monuments necessary as a pharaoh''s final resting place. "Macaulay''s brilliant Pyramid shows, detail by detail, how the great pharaohs'' burial places were conceived and constructed... His draftsmanship is unexcelled, and his book is pharaonic in opulence and design."— Time

Une ville bien conçue vaut mieux, pour la sécurité et la paix de l''Empire, que deux camps militaires... César savait qu''une Cité ne doit pas être seulement un centre commercial, politique et religieux, mais aussi et surtout un endroit où les gens ont envie de vivre. Les architectes des centaines de villes romaines fondées entre 300 av. J.-C. et 150 ap. J.-C. ont été guidés par cette idée. Comme eux, David Macaulay s''en est inspiré pour dessiner les plans de Verbonia et faire revivre l''effort des hommes et les techniques qui donnèrent, voici 2000 ans, naissance aux villes nouvelles des bâtisseurs romains.

A future archeologist finds the remnants of a mysterious ancient people— us—in a wry satire that is "a marvel of imagination and . . . wonderfully illustrated" ( The New York Times). It is the year 4022, and the entire ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. Howard Carson, an amateur archeologist, is crossing the perimeter of an abandoned excavation site when he feels the ground give way beneath him. Suddenly, he finds himself at the bottom of a shaft, which, judging from the DO NOT DISTURB sign hanging from an archaic doorknob, is clearly the entrance to a still-sealed burial chamber. Carson''s incredible discoveries, including the remains of two bodies, one laid to rest on a ceremonial bed facing an altar that appeared to be a means of communicating with the Gods and the other lying in a porcelain sarcophagus in the Inner Chamber. These dramatic discoveries give Carson all the clues he needs to piece together the entire civilization—which he gets utterly wrong. The acclaimed author and illustrator of Castle and Pyramid, David Macaulay presents a wonderfully tongue-in-cheek satire of both historical presumption and American self-importance.

Après ##Naissance d''une cathédrale##, ##Naissance d''une pyramide##, ##Naissance d''une cité romaine##, David Macaulay poursuit son envolée, conservant la même formule. Un livre facile à lire, bien documenté, à l''illustration soignée. Un volume pour les 12-13 ans, accessible aux 10-11 ans.