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Unbuilding Hardback - 1980

by David Macaulay

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This fictional account of the dismantling and removal of the Empire State Building describes the structure of a skyscraper and explains how such an edifice would be demolished.

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Superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information distinguish all of David Macaulay's books. Whether chronicling the monumental achievements of past civilizations or satirizing modern architecture, he is concerned above all in how constructions are made and what their effects are on people and their lives.

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  • Title Unbuilding
  • Author David Macaulay
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 80
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harcourt Brace and Company, Boston
  • Publication date 1980-09-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780395294574 / 0395294576
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 12.48 x 9.06 x 0.51 in (31.70 x 23.01 x 1.30 cm)
  • Age range 10 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 7
  • Reading level 1250
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Skyscrapers, Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 80015491
  • Dewey Decimal Code 690.523

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"It is not a work of nonfiction but a work of fantasy, and not the story of the making of the skyscraper but the story of the unmaking of a very particular one, the Empire State Building . . . The exquisite drawing style that marked Mr. Macaulay's earlier works on architecture remains as whimsical as ever." The New York Times
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