The book, Castle, by David Macaulay combines a fictitious tale of feudal life in 13th century England with the construction of a great castle. Macaulay—author, illustrator, former architect, and teacher—takes us through the process with carefully detailed pen-and-ink illustrations. Children who love to know how things work appreciate Macaulay’s passion for process and engineering as moats, arrow loops, plumbing, dungeons, and weaponry are all explained in detail. Irony and tragedy work into the ...more