Wonderstruck
Title | Wonderstruck PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Selznick |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 649 |
Release | 2015-09-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0545922062 |
Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and The Marvels, which together with Wonderstruck, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy! In this groundbreaking tour de force, Caldecott Medalist and bookmaking pioneer Brian Selznick sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his mother's room and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing.Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories--Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures--weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. How they unfold and ultimately intertwine will surprise you, challenge you, and leave you breathless with wonder. Rich, complex, affecting, and beautiful--with over 460 pages of original artwork--Wonderstruckis a stunning achievement from a gifted artist and visionary.
The North Shore
Title | The North Shore PDF eBook |
Author | Shawn Perich |
Publisher | U of Minnesota Press |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Electronic books |
ISBN | 9781452907093 |
Our Minnesota
Title | Our Minnesota PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 150 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Minnesota |
ISBN | 9781610604734 |
This book and its photographs are a personal journal depicting the highlights of 30 years of travelling the state to learn its history, culture, and appreciate its beauty.
Minnesota State Parks: a Camper's Guide
Title | Minnesota State Parks: a Camper's Guide PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Keigan |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 449 |
Release | 2011-04-01 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1456750607 |
This book should become the Campers Guide for anyone interested in staying at any of the state parks and waysides in Minnesota. It is filled with details of each of the parks and waysides; what facilities are available from one park to the next, descriptions of the campgrounds and the campsites, and what points of interest may be nearby. Along with all of the information, there are maps of the campgrounds and a map of each of the parks included. But, that is only one part of the book. Another part of the book describes the adventure that was had by the author and his wife as they traveled the highways and back roads of Minnesota getting from one park to the next. There is detailed information concerning the history of many of the parks because the diversity of the state parks is just a mirror of natures diversity here in the great state of Minnesota.
Minnesota Vacation Days
Title | Minnesota Vacation Days PDF eBook |
Author | Kathryn Strand Koutsky |
Publisher | Minnesota Historical Society |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780873515269 |
From the authors of Minnesota Eats Out, this lavishly illustrated and jam-packed book brings readers 150 years of vacation getaways in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
Commercial West
Title | Commercial West PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1440 |
Release | 1955 |
Genre | Banks and banking |
ISBN |
Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country
Title | Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country PDF eBook |
Author | Florence P. Jaques |
Publisher | U of Minnesota Press |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | Canoes and canoeing |
ISBN | 9781452904566 |