The Arrival by Shaun Tan
A truly remarkable work of art that is already one of the most talked-about books of the season.Tan's lovingly laid out and masterfully rendered tale about the immigrant experience is a documentary magically told. -- Art Spiegelman, author of MausAn absolute wonder. -- Marjane Satrapi, author of PersepolisA magical river of strangers and their stories -- Craig Thompson, author of BlanketsA shockingly imaginative graphic novel that captures the sense of adventure and wonder that surrounds a new arrival on the shores of a shining new city. Wordless, but with perfect narrative flow, Tan gives us a story filled with cityscapes worthy of Winsor McCay. -- Jeff Smith, author of BoneShaun Tan's artwork creates a fantastical, hauntingly familiar atmosphere. Strange, moving, and beautiful. -- Jon J. Muth, Caldecott Medal-winning author of Zen ShortsBravo. -- Brian Selznick, Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Invention of Hugo CabretMagnificent. -- David Small, Caldecott MedalistShaun Tan was born in 1974 in Australia and grew up there. Shaun started drawing and painting illustrations for science fiction and horror stories in small press journals when he was a youngster. He has won various honors for his picture books since then. He has lately provided concept artwork for upcoming films for Blue Sky Productions and Pixar. His novel The Arrival received excellent reviews and was one of the best-selling books of 2007.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780439895293 |
| ISBN 10 | 0439895294 |
| Title | The Arrival |
| Author | Shaun Tan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Scholastic US |
| Year published | 2007-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Prizes | Winner of Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Special Citation) 2008, Winner of Locus Awards (Art Book) 2008, Winner of Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) (Gold) 2007, Commended for Book Sense Book of the Year Award (Children's Literature) 2008, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2008, Commended for Moonbeam Children's Book Award (Graphic Novel) 2007, Commended for Cybils (Graphic Novel/YA) 2007, Short-listed for Hugo Award (Related Book) 2008, Short-listed for Virginia Readers Choice Award (High School) 2009, Short-listed for Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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