Toilet ─ How It Works

ISBN13：9781626722149
出版社：First Second
作者：David MacAulay; Sheila Keenan (CON)
裝訂／頁數：精裝／32頁
規格：27.3cm*18.4cm*1.3cm (高/寬/厚)
出版日：2015/04/14
關鍵字： Toilet ─ How It Works、 Toilet、 How、 It、 Works、 First Second、 David MacAulay、 Sheila Keenan (CON)、外文書、

定價：NT$ 630 元

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Celebrated author-illustrator and master explainer David Macaulay brings his unique voice and style to high-interest nonfiction books for newly independent readers.

Everyone knows what a toilet is for, right? But what exactly happens after you flush? Where does our waste go, and how is it made safe? With his unique blend of informative text and illustration, David Macaulay takes readers on a tour of the bathroom, plumbing, and the sewer system, from the familiar family toilet to the mysterious municipal water treatment plant.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013

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David Macaulay received his bachelor of architecture degree from Rhode Island School of Design. In January 1973, Macaulay went to France to work on the first of his twenty-five books,Cathedral. He then constructed a colonial Roman town (City, 1974), erected monuments to the Pharaohs (Pyramid, 1975), dissected the maze of subterranean systems below and essential to every major city (Underground, 1976), built a medieval fortress (Castle, 1977), and dismantled the Empire State Building (Unbuilding, 1980). Macaulay is perhaps best known forThe Way Things Work (1988). It was followed by Black and White (1990) for which he won the 1991 Caldecott Medal. A revised edition ofThe Way Things Work was published in 1998 followed by Building Big,Mosque, and The Way We Work (2008).

Sheila Keenan is an established author of fiction and nonfiction, includingGreetings from the 50 States; Animals in the House: A History of Pets and People; O, Say Can You See? America’s Symbols, Landmarks,and Inspiring Words; and Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters: A Book of World Mythology. Her workDogs of War is a graphic novel of historical fiction based on the role of dogs in the military.