| The Arrival Contributor(s): Tan, Shaun (Author), Tan, Shaun (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0439895294 ISBN-13: 9780439895293 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books OUR PRICE: $18.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: In this wordless graphic novel, Tan captures the struggles and joy of the immigrant experience through clear, mesmerizing images which tell the story of a man who leaves his homeland and his family to build a better life. Young adult. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006021706 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.9" W x 11.8" (1.80 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Medalist |