Title: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author/Illustrator: Brian Selznick
Genre: Historical Fiction
Awards: Caldecott Medal (2008), Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature (2008), Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award Nominee (2009), Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (2009), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2009)
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Kinderbuch (2009), Iowa Children's Choice Award (2010), Boston Author's Club Young Reader Award (2008), NAIBA Book of the Year for Children's Literature (2007), National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (2007)
Ages: 4th grade and up
Summary:
Hugo Cabret is an orphan who lives in a Paris train station. He lives there in secret, stealing food and hiding within the walls. One day, he tangles with a young girl who sparks his interest and a mean old man who runs a toy shop. A crazy adventure is thrust upon him as he unravels secret messages from his deceased father about his life's work and uncovers the secrets of the old man.
Illustrations:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Awards: Caldecott Medal (2008), Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature (2008), Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award Nominee (2009), Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (2009), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2009)
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Kinderbuch (2009), Iowa Children's Choice Award (2010), Boston Author's Club Young Reader Award (2008), NAIBA Book of the Year for Children's Literature (2007), National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (2007)
Ages: 4th grade and up
Summary:
Hugo Cabret is an orphan who lives in a Paris train station. He lives there in secret, stealing food and hiding within the walls. One day, he tangles with a young girl who sparks his interest and a mean old man who runs a toy shop. A crazy adventure is thrust upon him as he unravels secret messages from his deceased father about his life's work and uncovers the secrets of the old man.
Illustrations:
This book is probably 50% illustration. Beautiful and highly details sketch like drawings fill the pages painting the world around Hugo. An entire world exists within the book in words and pictures. It is a fusion of text and art that creates a unique experience.
In the classroom:
I adore this book personally. I love the way it fuses the art into the story. It creates such an interesting experience for the reader. Students of all ages will enjoy reading this book and becoming tangled in the mysteries and history of Hugo's life. It reveals itself as historically accurate and becomes packed with interesting information.
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