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Wonderstruck a novel in words and pictures

Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.

Main Author: Selznick, Brian.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Rupert, Matt tribute.
Red Oak Foundation tribute.
American Museum of Natural History > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Deaf > Juvenile fiction.
People with disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Museums > Juvenile fiction.
Runaways > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.
Physical Description: 637 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 635-637).
ISBN: 9780545027892
0545027896
Author Notes: Brian Selznick is a Caldecott-winning author and illustrator of children's books born July 14, 1966 in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and then worked for three years at Eeyore's Books for Children in Manhattan while working on his first book, The Houdini Box. Selznick received the 2008 Caldecott Medal for The Invention of Hugo Cabret. He also won the Caldecott Honor for The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins in 2002. Additional awards include the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Rhode Island Children's Book Award, and the Christopher Award. The Invention of Hugo Cabret will be made into a film by director Martin Scorsese to be released in 2011. Other titles by illustrated by Selznick include: Frindle, The Landry News, Lunch Money, Wingwalker, and Baby Monkey, Private Eye.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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