Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100395454255
ISBN-139780395454251
eBay Product ID (ePID)133070
Product Key Features
Book TitleUnbuilding
Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1987
TopicArchitecture, Readers / Chapter Books, People & Places / United States / General, Transportation / General
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction
AuthorDavid Macaulay
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight11.3 Oz
Item Length12 in
Item Width9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN80-015491
Reviews"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, 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.
Grade FromFifth Grade
Dewey Decimal690
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisThis 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.