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Units Teaching this Work
Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
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y
The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.' (Source: The Lost Thing website) |
Literature for Young Adults | Australian Catholic University - Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary) | 2012 |
y
The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.' (Source: The Lost Thing website) |
Australian Children's Literature | Charles Sturt University | 2015 (Semester 1) |
y
The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.' (Source: The Lost Thing website) |
Australian Children's Literature | Charles Sturt University | 2016 (Semester 1) |
y
The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.' (Source: The Lost Thing website) |
Re-imagining Literature for Young People | Deakin University | 2012 (Semester 2) |
y
The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.' (Source: The Lost Thing website) |
Fiction for Young Readers | Flinders University | 2009 |
y
The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.' (Source: The Lost Thing website) |
Fiction for Young Readers | Flinders University | 2010 (Semester 2) |
y
The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.' (Source: The Lost Thing website) |
Contemporary Australian Children's Literature | Macquarie University | 2014 (Semester 1) |
y
The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.' (Source: The Lost Thing website) |
Contemporary Australian Children's Literature | Macquarie University | 2015 (Semester 1) |
y
The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.' (Source: The Lost Thing website) |
Children's Literature: Concepts and Theories | Macquarie University | 2015 (Semester 2) |
y
The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.' (Source: The Lost Thing website) |
Image, Text and Contemporary Culture | University of New England | 2014 (Trimester 2) |
y
The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.' (Source: The Lost Thing website) |
Children's Literature: Picture Books and Fantasy | University of New England | 2015 (Semester 1) |