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The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan

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THE LOST THING
By: Shaun Tan

Lothian Children's Books
April 2010
On Sale: April 8, 2010
32 pages
ISBN: 0734411383
EAN: 9780734411389
Hardcover
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A boy discovers a bizarre-looking creature while out collecting bottle-tops at a beach. Having guessed that it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but the problem is met with indifference by everyone else, who barely notice its presence. Each is unhelpful in their own way; strangers, friends, parents are all unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to day-to-day life. In spite of his better judgement, the boy feels sorry for this hapless creature, and attempts to find out where it belongs.

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