“The thing about the past is that it‘s not always the way you think it is.”
“The thing about the past is that it‘s not always the way you think it is.”
This is a great story to share the history of film and you could use this to have students create their own automaton
pickThis amazing story shares about a little boy named Hugo who is an orphan and lives in a train station. This is a classic read and was one of my favorites growing up
“Life is full of possibilities. You just have to find them.”
Hugo lives in a train station in Paris and dreams of fixing a robot his father left him. As he goes on an adventure, he finds friendship and discovers the magic of movies. This wonderful story shows how creativity can change your life.
pickThis book tells the story of Hugo, an orphan boy living in a Paris train station. He wants to fix a mysterious robot that his father left behind. The book combines beautiful pictures with an exciting story about adventure and early movies. It‘s a fun read that celebrates creativity and friendship.
Got together with friends yesterday and received the best belated birthday present- a clock that has a quote from a book for each minute of the day. Love it so much!
pickListening to this book made me think of my granddad, who was a watchmaker. He worked as a Timekeeper for a railroad station located in my small hometown in Kentucky. At the time of his death, when he was 87, we found 5 clocks he was working on in his workshop. There was even a beautiful German cuckoo clock waiting to be delivered back to its owners. This book covered so much material but was so enjoyable. I will end up buying the hard copy.
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Fantastic middle-grade book with beautiful illustrations and the audiobook is amazing. It deserved the award.
Other great book that month was Grapes of Wrath.
pickThis was a fun, creepy MG tale that reminded me a lot of Jonathan Auxier‘s The Night Gardener. A father & his two kids move into a creepy old mansion for the summer, tasked with fixing the old clock that generates power for the house. It‘s isolated, there‘s no electricity, they‘re surrounded by a sinister-looking forest that gradually inches closer and closer to the house…nothing could go wrong here, right?! This was a perfect October read for me.
