Castle: Revised and in Full Color

Love the illustrations and amount of information in this book. My children LOVE to read and listen to me read aloud. I don’t usually buy “picture book” anymore as my children are 11 and 8. We read 5 pages of a time from this book to let the new information sink in. I would definitely buy this book again.

I have owned the black and white version of this book since it was first released, but when i saw that a color version had been released, I felt a need to own it. The tale within the pages is told simply, but with sufficient detail and with great illustrations -- I use it frequently to explain the amount of time and labor necessary to build such an edifice in Medieval times. I've also used it to explain how such an undertaking today would be labor intensive, hazardous, and require specific skill sets.

This is a great review of the design and construction of a fictional Welsh castle. This version is an update of the original from the 1970's. I read the original version when I was a kid and it helped kindle a love of history that led to an MA in History and a law degree. I was so happy when I found this on Amazon that I ordered both versions. This version is in color and has some substantial revisions. It is meant to be a kids book and some of the illustrations reflect this fact, but it is fun and informative for all ages.

This is a very nice book. In an age of app this digital that, it is a pleasure to read a book in which the art work was produced by hand.

Built to last contains the same pages. Returned. If you're not interested in the Cathedral or Mosque then get this book. Even my 12 year old daughter was intrigued.

Informative book for young and old. It explains terms and techniques pertinent for many stories and movies in today's culture. Wonderful drawings. Descriptives are good also.

Excellent book, high quality printing. I read this when I was in school and bought this updated version for my son. He picked it up on Christmas morning to look at it and didn't put it down until he was done. He keeps going back to it.

Excellent art and highly informative

Aún para niños mediocre...

I have fond memories of reading the black and white original of this book over thirty years ago, and this colour edition is even better. David Macaulay is rightly considered both a master story-teller and an illustration genius, and his books about how different types of building - including a mosque, cathedral, city and pyramid - were designed and built, are masterpieces. Buy this book: buy them all. They are wonderful.

Wasn't prepared for the new up-dated all colour edition, as I was expecting black and white as in Macauley's "Cathedral" but it's a good-looking production, clear and informative and a joy to handle, especially in hardback format.