false 69139 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578m/69139.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578s/69139.jpg 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.]]> 69139 6 420251 book 2000 The Lost Thing total:207|5:93|4:76|3:35|2:3|1:0| 207 880 298 28 38954 4.37 4143 1228 8069935 41583 69139 1894965108 9781894965101 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578m/69139.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578s/69139.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69139.The_Lost_Thing 4.25 190 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.]]> 2000 4 2 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 08:45:23 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 08:58:28 -0700 2007 more...]]> 8276744 73573 69139 1894965108 9781894965101 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578m/69139.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578s/69139.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69139.The_Lost_Thing 4.25 207 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.]]> 2000 5 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Oct 26 09:25:58 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 09:30:22 -0700 2007
A short history from www.shauntan.net:
Shaun Tan was born in 1974 and grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. In school he became known as the “good drawer” ...more...]]> 20964308 854862 69139 1894965108 9781894965101 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578m/69139.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578s/69139.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69139.The_Lost_Thing 4.25 207 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.]]> 2000 3 1 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 25 08:36:13 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 12:41:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 37783330 1637731 1056639 0734403887 9780734403889 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180570588m/1056639.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180570588s/1056639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1056639.The_Lost_Thing 4.40 10 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.]]> 2000 5 1 false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 06:38:19 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 06:50:41 -0800 2008
Then I went and bought it, and spent a total of an hour pouring over all the hundreds of tiny detail...more...]]> 8502742 41724 69139 1894965108 9781894965101 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578m/69139.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578s/69139.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69139.The_Lost_Thing 4.25 207 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.]]> 2000 5 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 31 19:46:11 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 31 19:50:35 -0700 2007
What great illustrations! A unique perspective, wonderfully charming nonchalance from the narrator, and an overall sense of adventure and mystery.

I would definitely pair this with one of my other favorite picture books: The Tin Forest by Helen...more...]]> 11695758 673170 69139 1894965108 9781894965101 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578m/69139.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578s/69139.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69139.The_Lost_Thing 4.25 207 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.]]> 2000 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 06:45:15 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 15:05:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 15056681 308471 69139 1894965108 9781894965101 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578m/69139.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170703578s/69139.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69139.The_Lost_Thing 4.25 207 Shaun Tan's artwork, collages comprised of such unusual elements as old 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