The Arrival Contributor(s): Tan, Shaun (Author), Tan, Shaun (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0439895294 ISBN-13: 9780439895293 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions 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 |
Age Level: 12-17 |
Grade Level: 7-12 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.9" W x 11.8" L (1.80 lbs) 128 pages |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Awards: Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, High School, 2009 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2008 Rhode Island Teen Book Award, Nominee, Ages 12 & Up, 2009 Hugo Award, Nominee, Related Book, 2008 Book Sense Book of the Year Award, Honor Book, Children's Literature, 2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Winner, Special Citation, 2008 Locus Awards, Winner, Art Book, 2008 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007), Winner, Gold, 2007 Moonbeam Children's Book Award, Gold Medal Winner, Graphic Novel, 2007 Cybils, Finalist, Graphic Novel/YA, 2007 |
Review Citations: Kirkus Best Books 07/01/2007 pg. 10 Publishers Weekly 07/16/2007 pg. 166 Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2007 pg. 263 - Recommended - Hard To Beat Booklist 09/01/2007 pg. 115 School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 225 Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2007 pg. 941 Kliatt 09/01/2007 pg. 30 New York Times Book Review 11/11/2007 pg. 21 Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/05/2007 pg. 37 NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/02/2007 pg. 59 Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2007 pg. 21 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2007 pg. 39 Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2007 pg. 669 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2008 pg. 228 - Book Of Special Distinction Voya Top Ten Graphic Nvls/Teen 04/01/2008 pg. 7 Voya Top Ten Bks for Y/A 04/01/2008 pg. 8 ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2008 pg. 1 Entertainment Weekly 11/14/2014 pg. 110 |
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 |
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