He acknowledges a respect for the works of Giambattista Piranisi, Milton Glaser, and Maurice Sendak. He thoroughly researches all of his projects, travels to the site, takes numerous photographs, and literally walks the land; thereby lending authenticity to the finished product. Marc Treib in
Print magazine calls Macaulay's process the "archeological method."
The recognition and list of awards he has received are impressive. His first book, Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (1973), received a Caldecott Honor Medal and the German Jugend-buchpreis and the Dutch Silver Slate Pencil Award. It appeared on the ALA, the New York Times, and the School Library Journal best books of the year lists, and on the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year list. It was a runner-up for the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and was a Horn Book "Fanfare" book. City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction (1974) was included on the ALA, the New York Times, and the School Library Journal lists for best books of the year, and was also a Horn Book "Fanfare" book. Pyramid (1975) received the Christopher Award and the New York Academy of Sciences Children's Science Book Award.
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