Brian Selznick strives for authenticity in his illustrations. For one book, he spent six months in Washington, DC doing research at libraries and museums. For another, he went to London to sketch, photograph, and climb inside the famous dinosaur replicas. For The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Selznick watched old French films, interviewed experts, and traveled to Paris three times. Watch the interview to learn more about him and read a short biography about his life. Includes an interview transcript and a selected list of his books.

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children's literature

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children's illustrator, brian selznick, caldecott medal winner, reading rockets, the invention of hugo cabret, children's book illustrator, elementary authors s - u

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional