TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tan,Shaun
TI  - The lost thing
SN  - 1894965108
AV  - PZ7.T1618 Lo 2004x
U1  - 823 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Vancouver
PB  - Simply Read Books
KW  - Lost articles
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Robots
KW  - Imagination
KW  - Fantasy
N2  - 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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