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Rome
In Spectacular Cross-Section
By Biesty, Stephen & Solway, Andrew
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-43945-546-6
- Publisher
- Oxford, Eng. : Scholastic Nonfiction, 2003.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2003
Gr 3-7 How can an illustrator convey "the glory that once was Rome" to modern children when dealing with a landscape of weathered columns and wisteria? In City (Houghton, 1974), David Macaulay draws viewers in through carefully rendered close-ups of a fictitious, ancient site in the planning and design stages, brick by brick. These detailed cutaways and cross-sections deconstruct. Here, Biesty exposes the underground passages of the Colosseum, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
