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The lost thing

Shaun Tan

200030 pagesabout 30–40 minutes
2000
first published
  • 2000Lothian · ENGISBN 9780734400741
  • 2001Lothian · 30 pages · ENGISBN 9780734403889
  • 2006Bolinda Publishing · ENGISBN 9781740937054
  • 2004Simply Read Books · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9781894965101

A kid finds a lost 'thing' on the beach when he's scavenging for his bottle top collection. The thing is a large, freakish creature that looks like a cross between a crab and a pot-bellied stove.

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Written forMiddle grade

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