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Dillon, Patrick

The Story of Buildings: From the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and Beyond

96 pp. | Candlewick | March, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6990-4 $19.99

(1) 4-6 Illustrated by Stephen Biesty. Dillon and Biesty highlight a diverse selection of buildings from different eras, with most being given a splendid gatefold cross-section illustration. Each picture is thoroughly but unobtrusively annotated; the verso of each gatefold page explicates a feature germane to the building. The book provides a modest social and political account of (mostly) European history, and its absorbing pictures and spacious design invite browsing. Timeline. Ind.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2014