The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Selznick's creation of words and pictures takes the reader on a journey through the life of a boy, Hugo. Hugo's dad is a clockmaker that works in a museum and has found a broken automaton. He and his son become obsessed with fixing it. Tragically, Hugo's dad gets locked in the museum and perishes in a fire. Hugo is forced to go live with his drunken Uncle in the train station. The only part of his dad he has left is the broken automaton and his dad's drawings of the thing. When his uncle disappears, Hugo is left to fend for himself. He finds himself befriending a toy maker's daughter and trying to fix the automaton. Through a twist of weird events, the automaton is fixed and the children find out it was invented by the toymaker. Hugo comes to live with the toymaker and grows up to be a successful magician.
WOW!! I loved this book. You just fly through a 520 page book. The pictures are captivating and enhance the story. I was transfixed!!! I know my readers will grab onto this book. Boys will be fascinated by the pictures, and will love the fact that they can read such a large book in such a short time!!
Selznick's creation of words and pictures takes the reader on a journey through the life of a boy, Hugo. Hugo's dad is a clockmaker that works in a museum and has found a broken automaton. He and his son become obsessed with fixing it. Tragically, Hugo's dad gets locked in the museum and perishes in a fire. Hugo is forced to go live with his drunken Uncle in the train station. The only part of his dad he has left is the broken automaton and his dad's drawings of the thing. When his uncle disappears, Hugo is left to fend for himself. He finds himself befriending a toy maker's daughter and trying to fix the automaton. Through a twist of weird events, the automaton is fixed and the children find out it was invented by the toymaker. Hugo comes to live with the toymaker and grows up to be a successful magician.
WOW!! I loved this book. You just fly through a 520 page book. The pictures are captivating and enhance the story. I was transfixed!!! I know my readers will grab onto this book. Boys will be fascinated by the pictures, and will love the fact that they can read such a large book in such a short time!!
I'm so exicted that this book got nominated again! Last year I never got to finish it so I'm really looking forward to reading page by page til' I get it finished.
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