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The Arrival
Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 978-0-439-89529-3 HC
Ages 10 & up
128 Pages
9" x 12"
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The Arrival
by Shaun Tan

In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to cross the ocean. He's embarking on the most painful yet important journey of his life — he's leaving home to build a better future for his family. Shaun Tan evokes universal aspects of an immigrant's experience through a singular work of the imagination. He does so using brilliantly clear and mesmerizing images. Because the main character can't communicate in words, the book forgoes them too. But while the reader experiences the main character's isolation, he also shares his ultimate joy.

Praise for The Arrival:
  • A New York Times Best Illustrated Book
  • A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2007
  • A Book List Editors' Choice
  • A School Library Journal Best Book of 2007

    "A 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 Bone


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    From The Arrival. Copyright 2006 © by Shaun Tan.


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