The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures /
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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic Press,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/about_brian_bio.htm http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/brian-selznick-interview-transcript |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Art techniques used: Black and white pencil drawings that are photographic and cinematic in style. Some sequences operate like a flick book becoming animated like a movie. |
| Physical Description: | 533 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Awards: | Caldecott Medal, 2008 |
| ISBN: | 9780439813785 0439813786 9781407103488 1407103482 9781428733145 1428733140 |