Media Advisory: Author and Illustrator David Macaulay to read at Children's

October 21, 2008

On Thursday, November 6 from 3 to 4 pm, world renowned author and illustrator David Macaulay will host a reading and discussion at Children's Hospital Boston. Macaulay will be reading from his latest book The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body. Following the reading, he will host an open discussion about the books development and methodology, and answer questions from the audience. Macaulay worked closely with Lois Smith, MD, PhD, of the department of ophthalmology at Children's, as one of Macaulay's science and medical advisors.

David Macaulay is a recipient of the Caldecott Medal and Honor Award, the Boston Globe's Horn Book and Christopher Award, and the Washington Post's Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award. He has also received the Bradford Washburn Award, presented by the Museum of Science in Boston to an outstanding contributor to science. His books have sold over three million copies in the United States.

Who: David Macaulay, author and illustrator of The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body

What: Book reading and discussion open to the public

When: Thursday, November 6
3 to 4 pm

Where: Enders Auditorium
Children's Hospital Boston
300 Longwood Ave

Contact:
Jamie Newton
Children's Hospital Boston
617-919-3110
james.newton@childrens.harvard.edu

Children's Hospital Boston is one of the nation's premier pediatric medical centers. Founded in 1869 as a 20-bed hospital for children, today it is a 397-bed comprehensive center for pediatric and adolescent health care grounded in the values of excellence in patient care and sensitivity to the complex needs and diversity of children and families. Children's is the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, the largest provider of health care to the children of Massachusetts, and home to the world's leading pediatric research enterprise. For more information about Children's, visit:www.childrenshospital.org/newsroom.