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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Hardcover)

A Novel in Words and Pictures

Overall Rating Rating 4.9  |  15 reviews
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    When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized....more

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In this most unusual and intriguing children's novel, Brian Selznick has created an adventure set in Paris in the 1930s that combines complex and film-like illustrations and artwork with writing. Twelve-year-old Hugo Cabret, orphaned and living in the walls of a metro station, is a mechanical genius and a gifted thief. Unable to support himself, he ends up working for his friend Isabelle's godfather in the metro toy store, where he delves into the mystery of an astounding filmmaker, Georges Melies.

Author:
Selznick, Brian
ISBN:
9780439813785
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
544
Publish Date:
03/01/2007
Publisher:
Scholastic Pr
Language:
English

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  • Starred ReviewSelznick's unique, visually arresting illustrated novel is transformed into an equally unique audiobook-plus-DVD presentation here. The story of 12-year-old Hugo Cabret-orphan, clockmaker's apprentice, petty thief and aspiring magician-and how a curious machine connects him with his departed father and pioneering French filmmaker Georges Melies is full-bodied material for Woodman. The narrator dives in, reading with both a bright energy and an air of mystery-befitting the adventurous plot. Listeners will likely cotton to Woodman's affable tone and be fascinated by all the unusual elements here, including the sound-effects sequences (footsteps, train station noises) that stand in for Selznick's black-and-white illustrations, which appear like mini-silent movies in the book. Selznick himself takes over as host on the making-of style DVD, in which he divulges his love of film and his inspiration for the book, discusses (and demonstrates) his drawing technique and even performs a magic trick. The "chapters" of his interview are interspersed with excerpts from the audiobook, as he explains how the recording was a translation of both his words and pictures to sound. This inventive audio-visual hybrid will be a welcome addition to both home and classroom libraries. Ages 9-12. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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