City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction (The\world Around Us Series)
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- Synopsis
- The Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator takes young readers through the building of an imaginary city in Ancient Rome. In City, David Macaulay introduces readers to the fascinating world of Ancient Roman architecture and engineering, combining straightforward text and black and white illustrations to tell the story of a city&’s creation. While the Roman city of Verbonia is imaginary, its planning and construction are based on those of the hundreds of Roman cities founded between 300 B.C. and 150 A.D. From the process of selecting the ideal site on which to build, Macaulay moves through each phase of the process. &“Engineering, architectural and human details enliven a tour of the completed city—the water supply and drainage system, the forum and central market, the homes of a merchant and a craftsman, the theatre, the public baths&” and much more are intricately imagined, illustrated, and explained (Kirkus).
- Copyright:
- 1974
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 112 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780547348025
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780395194928
- Publisher:
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Date of Addition:
- 09/21/23
- Copyrighted By:
- status in your country.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Teens, Art and Architecture
- Grade Levels:
- Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
- Reading Age:
- 12–18
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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