David Macaulay Books in Order

David Macaulay is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988), and its updated revisions The New Way Things Work (1998) and The Way Things Work Now (2016). His illustrations have been featured in nonfiction books combining text and illustrations explaining architecture, design, and engineering, and he has written a number of children's fiction books.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by David Macaulay

  • #1
    Castle: How It Works(2012)
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  • #2
    Jet Plane: How It Works(2012)
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  • #3
    Toilet: How It Works(2013)
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  • #4
    Eye: How It Works(2013)
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  • #1
    Great Moments in Architecture(1978)
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  • #2
    The Way Things Work(1988)
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  • #3
    Rome Antics(1997)
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  • #4
    The New Way Things Work(1998)
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  • #5
    Building Big(2000)
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  • #6
    Mammoth Math(2007)
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  • #7
    The Way We Work(2008)
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  • #8
    The Way Things Work Now(2016)
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  • #9
    Crossing on Time(2019)
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  • #10
    Mammoth Science(2020)
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  • #11
    Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists(2011)
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  • #12
    His debut, Cathedral(1973)
  • #13
    Soon after publication, Black and White(1990)

About David Macaulay

David Macaulay is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988), and its updated revisions The New Way Things Work (1998) and The Way Things Work Now (2016). His illustrations have been featured in nonfiction books combining text and illustrations explaining architecture, design, and engineering, and he has written a number of children's fiction books.

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