Brian Selznick (Author, Illustrator) Hardcover: 608 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Press (September 13, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0545027896
ISBN-13: 978-0545027892
Editorial Reviews
In a return to the eye-popping style of his Caldecott-award winner,The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick’s latest masterpiece, Wonderstruck, is a vision of imagination and storytelling . In the first of two alternating stories, Ben is struck deaf moments after discovering a clue to his father’s identity, but undaunted, he follows the clue’s trail to the American Museum of Natural History, in New York City. Flash to Rose’s story, told simultaneously through pictures, who has also followed the trail of a loved one to the museum--only 50 years before Ben. Selnick’s beautifully detailed illustrations draw the reader inside the museum’s myriad curiosities and wonders, following Ben and Rose in their search for connection. Ultimately, their lives collide in a surprising and inspired twist that is breathtaking and life-affirming. - AMAZON REVIEW
READER'S REVIEWMasterpiece struck me as wonderful
By E. Fridlund
Wonderstruck builds on the masterful artistic talents of Brian Selznick. He weaves together two stories in a way that the reader is part of the weave. Be it the story in words or the story in the old-style cinematic illustrations, the book is a masterpiece. The angst, sadness, sense of being alone and yearning is prevalent. The young characters find paths towards solving the mysteries that so encompass their lives at each of their own times.
This is a must read book. It is quite different from other literature books. After reading Hugo Cabret to my class of 4th graders in a high-poverty school, I introduced them to how such incredible literature opens the doors to historical perspectives, peoples, and events that many don't know about. We dug into the Internet for Georges Milies' movies and other silent films. Wonderstruck is inspiring the same, but just slightly differently. The students are looking for these connections, looking for evidence of historical connections, and are loving the fervor in which learning is taking place.
This is a must read book. It is quite different from other literature books. After reading Hugo Cabret to my class of 4th graders in a high-poverty school, I introduced them to how such incredible literature opens the doors to historical perspectives, peoples, and events that many don't know about. We dug into the Internet for Georges Milies' movies and other silent films. Wonderstruck is inspiring the same, but just slightly differently. The students are looking for these connections, looking for evidence of historical connections, and are loving the fervor in which learning is taking place.
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