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Kaleidoscope / Brian Selznick.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2021Edition: First editionDescription: 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781338777246
  • 1338777246
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Part one. Morning. A trip to the moon ; The giant ; The library ; The genie of the cave ; The ice ; The abandoned house ; The spirit machine ; The quest -- Part two. Afternoon. The tunnel ; The last time it happened ; The museum ; The story of Mr. Gardner ; The lightning-struck tree ; The funeral ; The glass shipwreck ; The Sphinx -- Part three. Evening. The book of dreams ; The mysteries ; Chrysalis ; The lights ; In the dark ; The garden ; A memory ; The mind of God.
Summary: An astounding new feat of storytelling from Brian Selznick, the award-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck. A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each reader. Kaleidoscope is a feat of storytelling that illuminates how even the wildest tales can help us in the hardest times.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction SELZNICK BRIAN Available 33111010598148
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction SELZNICK BRIAN Available 33111010733356
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction SELZNICK BRIAN Available 33111010733414
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Fiction SELZNICK BRIAN Available 33111009855244
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

'[Selznick is] a postmodern hero of middle-grade children's fiction... Those who revel in puzzles, philosophical conundrums and musings on transience, time and grief will adore this challenging read' The Times 'The most perfect feat of storytelling' Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher

'It has touched me in a way I can't express... Breath-taking' Ceridwen Eccles, primary teacher and blogger at Teacher Glitter

A ship.
A garden.
A library.

InKaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams.

At the centre of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each reader.

Kaleidoscopeis a feat of storytelling that illuminates how even the wildest tales can help us in the hardest times. Brian Selznick's first book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, was the winner of the esteemed Caldecott Medal, the first novel to do so, as the Caldecott Medal is for picture books Released as a live-action film Hugo in 2011, directed by Martin Scorsase and starring Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen, Richard Griffiths, Ray Winstone, and Christopher Lee. Brian Selznick's second book, Wonderstruck, was also made into a feature film, starring Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams

An astounding new feat of storytelling from Brian Selznick, the award-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck. A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each reader. Kaleidoscope is a feat of storytelling that illuminates how even the wildest tales can help us in the hardest times.

Part one. Morning. A trip to the moon ; The giant ; The library ; The genie of the cave ; The ice ; The abandoned house ; The spirit machine ; The quest -- Part two. Afternoon. The tunnel ; The last time it happened ; The museum ; The story of Mr. Gardner ; The lightning-struck tree ; The funeral ; The glass shipwreck ; The Sphinx -- Part three. Evening. The book of dreams ; The mysteries ; Chrysalis ; The lights ; In the dark ; The garden ; A memory ; The mind of God.

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