Carson's incredible discoveries, including the remains of two bodies, one of then on a ceremonial bed facing an altar that appeared to be a means of communicating with the Gods and the other lying in a porcelain sarcophagus in the Inner Chamber, permitted him to piece together the whole fabric of that extraordinary civilization. 1Ģ Motel of the Mysteries David Macaulay Motel of the Mysteries David Macaulay It is the year 4022 all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in Imagine, then, the excitement that Howard Carson, an amateur archeologist at best, experienced when in crossing the perimeter of an abandoned excavation site he felt the ground give way beneath him and found himself at the bottom of a shaft, which, judging from the DO NOT DISTURB sign hanging from an archaic doorknob, was clearly the entrance to a still-sealed burial chamber.
Macaulay lives with his family in Vermont.1 Motel of the Mysteries David Macaulay PDF File: Motel of the Mysteries. A graduate of and former teacher at the Rhode Island School of Design, Mr. In 2006 he was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, given to "to encourage people of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual, and professional inclinations." Superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information distinguish all of his books. Other awards he has received include the Boston GlobeHorn Book Award, the Christopher Award, an American Institute of Architects Medal, the Washington Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award, the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, and a Dutch Silver Slate Pencil Award. David Macaulay is the author and illustrator of many exciting and unusual books for readers of all ages, including the international bestseller The New Way Things Work Caldecott Medal-winner Black and White, and Caldecott Honor Award-winners Castle and Cathedral and Building Big, the companion book to the successful PBS Series.
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