from: Lothian Publishing Company
Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9780734403889
ISBN number: 0734403887
Label: Lothian Publishing Company
Manufacturer: Lothian Publishing Company
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 32
Printing Date: 2002-03
Publishing house: Lothian Publishing Company
Age index: Young Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 73361
Studio: Lothian Publishing Company
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A boy scavenges the beach for his bottle top collection when he discovers a lost “thing”; a large, freakish creature that looks like a cross between a crab and a pot-bellied stove. Thus begins a witty and strange narrative set in a creepy, futuristic environment. Shaun Tan’s artwork, collages comprised of such unusual elements as old textbook pages, oil paint, gears, and tubes, inspires young readers to figure out what goes where, and why, in this challenging mix of science fiction and puzzle book.
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This is the very first online book review I've ever been moved to write.
The story is sophisticated (few kids' books I know of dare first-person narration; fewer still go beyond a neatly-put-to-bed ending), yet it is both accessible to a young audience, and engaging for the adults.
The Lost Thing is cinematographic in its detailed, industrial-style illustations. The matter-of-fact storytelling about an extraordinary experience somehow add to the magic.
This is one of the books my kids will examine for ages, "reading" long before they can really read.
Wonderful.
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The eerie illustrations are strangely appealing. However, I found the end to be anti-climatic.
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The lost thing is about isolation and indifference. The hero of the story is a bottle-top collector that suddenly finds a very interesting thing and decides to help it find its place. It makes funny of our busy and boring day-to-day life, of how indifferent we are to what happens around us. I laugh aloud every time I read the book; Shaun's humour is so unique!
The story is told in a very special way, with lots of details in the graphics that must be observed carefully. The drawings are just wonderful; Shaun tan mixes the grey and orange of the cities and adds a touch of colour in the lost things. I believe that the book is a great adventure to children and adults alike, every reading brings new discoveries.
As the sub-title of the books reads: "A tale for those who have more important things to pay attention to".
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I discovered Shaun Tan in my small town local library. I live in a rural farming community in Upstate NY. I found his book The Viewer and took it home. It wasn't long before I purchased my own copy of The Viewer and then went out to seek what else I could find that Shaun Tan had a hand in. I now own Memorial, The Red Leaf, The Viewer, The Lost Thing, and The Rabbits. I can sit for hours and look at these books. The Viewer invites me into the illustrations as if it was the actual viewer to the boy in the story. Shaun Tan has buried treasures hidden throughout. I have held 12 year old boys entranced when reading it to them.As for The Lost Thing, it is another of his marvelous books with illustrations that beg to be poured over and a text that begs to be pondered. I have shared this book and the others with children and adults. All of them become involved in the books.
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Words could not describe the brilliance of this book...if only i could convey it through the wonderful images that Shaun Tan creates to convey much of his emotion. One of the best picture books I have ever seen. Shaun does it again!
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