Comments on: Raise the Drawbridge and Lower the Portcullis! It’s David Macaulay’s Captivating ‘Castle’ http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/raise-the-drawbridge-and-lower-the-portcullis-it%e2%80%99s-david-macaulay%e2%80%99s-captivating-%e2%80%98castle%e2%80%99/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:28:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: speedytexaslibrarian http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/raise-the-drawbridge-and-lower-the-portcullis-it%e2%80%99s-david-macaulay%e2%80%99s-captivating-%e2%80%98castle%e2%80%99/#comment-4917 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:03:09 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/raise-the-drawbridge-and-lower-the-portcullis-it%e2%80%99s-david-macaulay%e2%80%99s-captivating-%e2%80%98castle%e2%80%99/#comment-4917 I have a feeling that Macauley may do another revision of The New Way Things Work in 2008 – the first book was published in 1988, a revision in 1998, so it’s about time.

]]> By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/raise-the-drawbridge-and-lower-the-portcullis-it%e2%80%99s-david-macaulay%e2%80%99s-captivating-%e2%80%98castle%e2%80%99/#comment-4913 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:41:51 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/raise-the-drawbridge-and-lower-the-portcullis-it%e2%80%99s-david-macaulay%e2%80%99s-captivating-%e2%80%98castle%e2%80%99/#comment-4913 You are psychic. The three books I pulled off the shelves for my young friend were 1) “Castle,” 2) “City,” and 3) “The New Way Things Work.”

I focused in my post on Macaulay’s “buildings” books because “The New Ways Things Work” raises a couple of issues that those books don’t. One is that it doesn’t have the technological wonders that have come out since 1998, such as the iPod. So I thought I might do a separate post later on what’s in the book and what’s not.

But in the meantime, I agree completely that “The New Way Things Work” is a great gift for ages 7 and up (and maybe for some younger ages). Thanks so much for mentioning this one.

]]> By: speedytexaslibrarian http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/raise-the-drawbridge-and-lower-the-portcullis-it%e2%80%99s-david-macaulay%e2%80%99s-captivating-%e2%80%98castle%e2%80%99/#comment-4912 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:07:35 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/raise-the-drawbridge-and-lower-the-portcullis-it%e2%80%99s-david-macaulay%e2%80%99s-captivating-%e2%80%98castle%e2%80%99/#comment-4912 I would also recommend Macaulay’s The New Way Things Work, which is a 1998 update of 1988′s The Way Things Work. I bought the latter for my son when he was quite young, and he just loved it. It’s another good book to grow into.

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