{"product_id":"9780547348223","title":"Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Marvelous . . . Recreates the building of a French Gothic cathedral from [hewing] half a forest to [placing] the last sheet of lead on the spire” (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A Caldecott Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e One of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e’s Best Illustrated Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Way Things Work\u003c\/i\u003e, whose books have won numerous awards and sold millions of copies—and delighted readers young and old alike—this is a lively, detailed, and lavishly illustrated account of the building of a cathedral, and the community around it, through many decades.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Caldecott Medal winner David Macaulay’s imaginary Cathedral of Chutreaux remains a touchstone for budding architects as well as those interested in medieval history. Journey back to a long-ago world and visit the fictional people of twelfth-, thirteenth-, and fourteenth-century Europe whose dreams, like \u003ci\u003eCathedral\u003c\/i\u003e, stand the test of time.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Fascinating detail.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “David Macaulay is nothing less than America’s Explainer-in-Chief.” —\u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title has been selected as a Common Core text exemplar (Grades 6–8, Informational Texts: Science, Mathematics, and Technical Studies)\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122890359024,"sku":"9780547348223","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547348223_p0.jpg?v=1769896409","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547348223","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}