THE STORY I AM ABOUT TO SHARE with you takes place in 1931, under the roofs of Paris.
An edition of The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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by Brian Selznick
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Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks—like the gears of the clocks he keeps—with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy in the train station, Hugo's undercover life and his most precious secret are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing in a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spell- binding mystery.
With 284 pages of original drawings, and combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Brian Selznick breaks open the novel form to create an entirely new reading experience. Here is a stunning, cinematic tour de force from a boldly innovative storyteller, artist. and bookmaker.
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historical fiction, Juvenile fiction, Railroad stations, Robots, Fiction, New York Times bestseller, nyt:chapter_books=2010-03-13, History, Orphans, Estaciones, Spanish language materials, Ferrocarriles, Historia, Ficción juvenil, Huérfanos, New York Times reviewed, Children's fiction, Robots, fiction, Orphans, fiction, Railroads, fiction, Paris (france), history, fiction, collectionID:caldecott00, Historical fiction, New york times bestseller, Nyt:chapter_books=2010-03-13, award:Caldecott_award, lexile:820, lexile_range:801-900, age:min:8, age:max:11, grade:min:4, grade:max:7People
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret: a novel in words and pictures
2011, Scholastic Press
Hardcover
in English
- 1st ed.; Movie tie-in
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
2008, Scholastic Press
Hardcover
in English
- 1st edition (7)
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La invención de Hugo Cabret
Sep 15, 2007, Scholastic, Selznick, Brian, EDICIONES SM
in Spanish
8467520442 9788467520446
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First Sentence
"The story I am about to share with you takes place in 1931, under the roofs of Paris."
Table of Contents
A Brief Introduction By Professor H. Alcofrisbas
Edition Notes
The text of this book was set in 12-point Monotype Bulmer. Named after the English printer William Bulmer (1757-1830), this typeface was redrawn and digitized by Monotype based on designs created in 1928 by Morris Fuller Benton, which were in turn based on the original typefaces designed by William Martin in 1792 for Bulmer's press.
The display type was set in P22 Parrish Roman, designed in 1999 by Richard Kegler for the P22 type foundry. The Parrish letterforms were inspired by the hand-drawn lettering of American artist Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966).
This book was printed on 80# Finch Opaque Vellum paper and has been thread-sewn in 16-page signatures and bound by RR Donnelley in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Brian Selznick's drawings for this book were created in pencil on Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper.
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ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message all come together...in The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
This 526-page book is told in both words and pictures. The Invention of Hugo Cabret is not exactly a novel, and it’s not quite a picture book, and it’s not really a graphic novel, or a flip book, or a movie, but a combination of all these things. Each picture (there are nearly three hundred pages of pictures!) takes up an entire double page spread, and the story moves forward because you turn the pages to see the next moment unfold in front of you.
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| January 7, 2024 | Edited by Bernat Fortet | Add subjects: lexile:820, lexile_range:801-900, age:min:8, age:max:11, grade:min:4, grade:max:7 |
| December 30, 2023 | Edited by Bernat Fortet | Add Juvenile subject |
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