Castle: By the Author of The Way Things Work

Excellent general overview of castles - how's & why's of choosing a site, materials and sequence of construction, how the different parts functioned, etc. - with detailed pen & ink illustrations to explain things visually......

We just love this book. Illustrations are really good and the storyline too. Perfect for our homeschool. Will get the whole series!

As a long-time fan of Macaulay, even as a child, I somehow managed to miss out on this one. It is deserving of the acclaim. The illustrations are classic Macaulay, detailed and mesmerizing, and the text is devoid of embellishments yet captivating. This brings back great memories of 70s/80s childhood summers stocking up on similar books at the library…Macaulay, Biesty and Virginia Lee Burton. Easily worth the price and then some.

This book kept me utterly fascinated as a kid and pre-teen. Absolutely love this book

Another award winning book and well deserving of it. All kinds of interesting information. One thing he could have mentioned is that spiral stairs were designed so that the attacker (if he was right handed as most are) would be at a disadvantage as the stairs would turn clockwise so the attacker could not swing his sword easily.

As advertised. Great images.

Deserving of all the book awards it has received!

Love this author!

My eager castle loving 7 year old loves this book. The detailed illustrations are beautiful and interesting

Great book with interesting architectural pictures.

中世の城がどのようにして作られたのかを解説している。 時代は１３世紀。 ウェールズ地方の架空の城らしいが、説明は細かい。 イラストが主体で、文章は少なめ。

Me decepcionó un poco el libro pues esperaba más ilustraciones. El texto (en inglés) está bien, pero no para mi hijo de 8 años. Esperaré unos años para sacarselo. Pensaba que no era tan «enciclopédico» Espero que haya sido útil mi valoración

Ottimo