Summary: <p>This week, we're taking you with us to the Queens Museum as we attend a special event honoring the Panorama of the City of New York exhibit — a miniature model of New York City that was built for the 1964-1965 World's Fair. The exhibit plays a pivotal role in Brian Selznick's bestselling novel <em>Wonderstruck</em>, as well as its recent movie adaptation. We talk with Brian about <em>Wonderstruck </em>and what it was like to see his novel come to life on the big screen. Later in the episode, we also hear from Louise Weinberg, curator and archives manager from the Queens Museum, who will share some of the history of the Panorama.</p> <p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/kids/books/wonderstruck/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Read more about <em>Wonderstruck </em>by Brian Selznick</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1vV0oorclg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Watch the trailer for "Wonderstruck"</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.queensmuseum.org/2013/10/panorama-of-the-city-of-new-york" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Read more about the Panorama of the City of New York</a></li> </ul><p><strong>Guests: </strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>Brian Selznick </strong>is the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the <em>New York Times</em> bestsellers <em>The Invention of Hugo Cabret</em>, adapted into Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winning <em>Hugo</em>; <em>Wonderstruck</em>, adapted into Todd Haynes’s eponymous movie; and <em>The Marvels</em>. Among the celebrated picture books Selznick has illustrated are the Caldecott Honor Book <em>The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins</em> by Barbara Kerley, and the Sibert Honor Book <em>When Marian Sang</em> by Pam Muñoz Ryan. His books appear in over 35 languages. He has also worked as a bookseller, a puppeteer, and a screenwriter. He divides his time between Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.</li> <li> <strong>Louise Weinberg </strong>is a curator and archives manager at the Queens Museum</li> </ul><p><strong>Special thanks:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl</li> <li>Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Christopher Johnson</li> <li>Produced by Emily Morrow</li> </ul>
