As students wrap of the the invention of hugo cabret book club, they will look at reasons why author brian selznick may have written the novel this way. Out of all the protagonists in popular adventure books, hugo. The protagonist of the invention of hugo cabret is the very likeable boy, hugo cabret, who lives in a paris railway station. Enter the world of hugo cabret, a world of mysterious mechanisms, silent movies, unexpected friendships, and startling endings. When seeing the size of the book, i thought that there was no way i would be able to read this book in ten days. Games, author extras, and resources based on the caldecottwinning book the invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
With 284 pictures between the book s 533 pages, the book depends as much on its pictures as it does on. Hugo is one of the rare adaptations that takes a longer time to watch than it does to read the novel its based on. Discover what a fascinating place hugos world can be. The invention of hugo cabret wednesday, may 2, 2012. This quiz lets you know how much you remembered the book the invention of hugo cabret. The invention of hugo cabret is a different sort of book. A magical illustrated story by brian selznick, the invention of hugo cabret, inspired martin scorseses first family film, which has been nominated for nine baftas and 11 oscars. The invention of hugo cabret npr coverage of the invention of hugo cabret. The invention of hugo cabret is one of the first chapter books to win a caldecott medal and is cleverly written and illustrated by brian selznick and it is about how an orphaned boy named hugo finds out the secrets contained in his most prized possessiona mechanical man from his dead father. With asa butterfield, chloe grace moretz, christopher lee, ben kingsley. The invention of hugo cabret kindle edition by selznick, brian, selznick, brian. The invention of hugo cabret, by brian selznick, is a childrens novel weighing in at an intimidating 533 pages, but the reader brave enough to dive headlong into its pages will find a multilayered text that consists of not only a delightfully written tale, but rich illustrations that take over the telling of the story at regular intervals. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick. It tells the story of how an orphan, hugo, finds a place to call home with the help of an automaton.
Brian selznicks books have garnered countless accolades worldwide, and have been translated into more than 35 languages. The question and answer section for the invention of hugo cabret is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. The invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick goodreads. The invention of hugo cabret isnt a book in which one word comes after another, all marching in a straight line. The invention of hugo cabret is one of the first chapter books to win a caldecott. To do this, you may have to watch the movie more than once and take notes so that you can back up your opinion of the movie with examples.
Feb 11, 2012 a magical illustrated story by brian selznick, the invention of hugo cabret, inspired martin scorseses first family film, which has been nominated for nine baftas and 11 oscars. Hugo cabret asa butterfield, a 12yearold boy, lives with his widowed father. The next day, hugo goes to the film academy where ettienne helps him find a book about georges melies in which he discovers that he had directed a movie that hugo s father had told him. The writing style in the invention of hugo cabret is simple and easy to follow, but theres also a little bit of fairy dust sprinkled over the whole thing to make it magical. Selznick describes the book as a combination of novel, picture book, graphic novel, flipbook, and movie. The invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick childrens books.
Apr 08, 2016 much of the plot is unraveled through these drawings, which gives it a lot of visual detail, and is an interesting format for a novel. Brian selznick on a deleted scene from the invention of hugo cabret this is a finished drawing that i had to cut from the invention of hugo cabret. Pay attention to things such as camera work, lighting, and. Hes the kind of scrappy, smart kid that adults are constantly chasing after while they stomp around all elmer fuddlike, calling him a wascally wabbit. The book itself is written in simple proseno tricks or surprises here. All the way through the talk, show pages that illustrate the text of the talk, using paper clips or postit notes to mark the pages so you can.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. The book is simply amazing and is mostly pictures with a few pages of text interspersed. I think the latter suffered less though because the premise was cool, and despite some contrivances the plot comes together perfectly in the end. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Brian selznick s the invention of hugo cabret 2007 follows a young orphans journey through paris as he fixes a machine for his father. Isabelle says that she will retrieve hugo s notebook for him. Parents need to know that brian selznicks poignant, magical caldecott medalwinning the invention of hugo cabret is set in a paris train station and features a 12yearold hero whos had a sad life.
Hugo then works for the georges to pay off his debt for all of the toys he has taken over. The heavy reliance on the illustrations to tell the story increases suspense for the reader and helps the reader to better visualize the characters and events. Aug 04, 2011 the invention of hugo cabret is a different sort of book. Each picture there are nearly three hundred pages of pictures. Hugo is an orphan who lives in a paris railway station, tending to the station clocks during his uncles mysterious absence. The invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick, hardcover. It tells the story of how an orphan, hugo, finds a place to call home with the help of an. The cover shows what i thought was a hot air balloon. Feb 08, 2019 the invention of hugo cabret is a childrens historical fiction that follows hugo, a twelveyearold boy who is a timekeeper and thief, living and working out of a busy train station in paris. Hugo cabret is an orphan, who was taken in by his uncle claude cabret after his fathers death. Throughout the book, hugo is trying to repair an automaton which leads to a mystery surrounding a piece of artwork and the world of movies. Buy the invention of hugo cabret 1 by brian selznick isbn. Discover what a fascinating place hugo s world can be.
Hugo is a 2011 american adventure drama film with steampunk influences directed and produced by martin scorsese, and adapted for the screen by john logan. The invention of hugo cabret is an american historical novel written and illustrated by brian selznick and published by scholastic. Hugo steals a blue windup mouse from the toy booth run. The invention of hugo cabret questions and answers. The invention of hugo cabret is a young adult mystery novel by brian selznick, told in both words and pictures.
The invention of hugo cabret hugo cabret is an orphan boy who secretly maintains the clocks at a paris railway station. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the station, hugos undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. Hugo cabret lives in a busy paris train station, brought there by his uncle, the stations clockkeeper, after his father died in a fire. He is a twelveyearold boy who lives in a train station.
In fact, hugos father was a watchmaker and he has inherited his fathers talents for all things mechanical. His drunken uncle disappeared so hugo survives by maintaining the clocks to avoid notice and stealing to survive. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. The hardcover edition was released on january 30, 2007, and the paperback edition was released on june 2, 2008.
The invention of hugo cabret is an example of historical fiction told in both pictures and words. Analysis of the invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick. Brian selznicks beloved middlegrade book, the invention of hugo cabret. The relationship between film and novel poses an especially interesting case for students of adaptation. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. The book kicks off with images of hugo making his way through a crowded train station until he ducks into a vent in the wall, from here he goes to check if the toy booth at the train station was. I was still rewriting the book when i had to begin the final art. Hugo then works for the georges to pay off his debt for all of the toys he has taken over some period of time. This is a quick book summary and analysis of the invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick. Hugo finds a book titled the invention of dreams with a drawing of the automaton, which he learns is a scene from the first movie his father ever saw, a trip to the moon, directed by georges melies. The invention of hugo cabret is a childrens historical fiction that follows hugo, a twelveyearold boy who is a timekeeper and thief, living and working out of a busy train station in paris. The pictures tell part of the story albeit a silent one as much as the writing.
Based on brian selznicks 2007 book the invention of hugo cabret, it tells the story of a boy who lives alone in the gare montparnasse railway station in paris in the 1930s, only to become embroiled in a mystery surrounding his late fathers. Awards and praise for the invention of hugo cabret. Plot summary this story is about a boy named hugo cabret. This quiz lets you know how much you remembered the book the invention of hugo cabret what shape was isabelles key. However, hugo befriends the bookstore owner and he helps hugo and isabelle search a for a book on the history of film. The novel revolves round 12yearold orphan, hugo cabret, who lives in an old apartment above a train station in paris, where he tends to the 27 clocks in the building each day.
The invention of hugo cabret book by brian selznick. The first connection i made with the book were from the images on the cover. Selznick drew meliess real door in the book, as well as real columns and other details from the montparnasse railway station in paris, france. The book is simply amazing and is mostly pictures with a. Hugo steals a blue windup mouse from the toy booth run by georges melies. His fatheronce an horologistdied in a fire while repairing an automaton, a highly complex machine designed to look and to write like a human being. Much of the plot is unraveled through these drawings, which gives it a lot of visual detail, and is an interesting format for a novel. The invention of hugo cabret by katelynn valle on prezi. Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, twelveyearold hugo cabret originally lived with his widowed father hugos father until his death in a. The work is half drawings and half text, all created by selznick. Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, hugo lives in the walls of a busy paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity.
He scrounges food from the vendors and steals mechanical parts from the owner of a toy shop, georges melies. The the invention of hugo cabret community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and. This scene shapes the backdrop of the invention of hugo cabret, where brian selznick transports us to a world of action, adventure, mysterious engineers and bookish heroines. No waythis book uses illustrations not just to complement the story, but to tell it too. Hes the kind of scrappy, smart kid that adults are constantly chasing after while they stomp around all elmer. The invention of hugo cabret a very brief introduction. The invention of hugo cabret the invention of dreams. He steals the mouse because he needs the parts to fix his automaton. The book kicks off with images of hugo making his way through a crowded train station until he ducks into a vent in the wall, from here he goes to check if the toy booth at the train station was unguarded, the old. Feb 21, 2012 hugo is one of the rare adaptations that takes a longer time to watch than it does to read the novel its based on. May 02, 2012 the invention of hugo cabret wednesday, may 2, 2012. The invention of hugo cabret is the first novel ever to win the caldecott medal an honor traditionally given to picture books and was adapted to the martin scorsesedirected film hugo, which was nominated for eleven academy awards. Orphaned, alone, and homeless, he lives by stealing and scavenging, and no one is kind to him until late in the book. In the invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick, hugo is forced to try and be invisible so that he can go on living in a train station in paris.
In fact, hugo s father was a watchmaker and he has inherited his fathers talents for all things mechanical. The invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick book summary and. In the book, hugo is trying to figure out what an invention does. The invention of hugo cabret book hennepin county library. The almost 300 wonderful illustrations build on the emotions described in the text. Hugo invites etienne and the books author, rene tabard, to isabelles house later, and explains melies career to isabelle. The invention of hugo cabret a novel in words and pictures book. The invention of hugo cabret is not exactly a novel, and its not quite a picture book, and its not really a graphic novel, or a flip book, or a movie, but a combination of all these things. The invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick is a captivating story presented in both writing and pictures.
He also meets a weird old guy that owns a toy vendor, and a girl who helps him on. Brian selznicks the invention of hugo cabret 2007 follows. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. The invention of hugo cabret was made into an awardwinning movie in 2011. The invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick book. Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, twelveyearold hugo cabret originally lived with his widowed father hugos father until his death in a museum fire and. In 1931 paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. The invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick part i chapters 1 2 before you read the chapters. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the invention of hugo cabret. He enjoyed telling me about the characters and the plot. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the station, hugo s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy.
What is the plot in the book the invention of hugo cabret. It is a beautiful book and the hardback copy would make a lovely present for a child. The saying that you cant judge a book by its cover certainly holds true for this book. He tends to the clocks in a train station in paris and frequently steals items from various station shops until he is caught by georges melies.