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Author:

Tan, Shaun.

Title:

Tales from outer suburbia / Shaun Tan.

Edition:

1st American ed.

Publisher:

Arthur A. Levine Books,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

92 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Children's stories, Australian.
Suburban life--Australia--Juvenile fiction.
Australia--Juvenile fiction.
Suburban life--Australia--Fiction.
Australia--Fiction.
Short stories.
Young adult fiction.

Contents:

The water buffalo -- Eric -- Broken toys -- Distant rain -- Undertow -- Grandpa's story -- No other country -- Stick figures -- The nameless holiday -- The amnesia machine -- Alert but not alarmed -- Wake -- Make your own pet -- Our expedition -- Night of the turtle rescue.

Summary:

Fifteen illustrated short stories, some humorous and some haunting, set in the Australian suburbs.

ISBN:

0545055881 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780545055888 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0545055873 (hardcover)
9780545055871 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)227000159

LCCN:

2008013784

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

DJPD353 -- Hampton Public Library (Hampton)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

POSX851 -- Ballard Community High School (Huxley)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

LPPC815 -- Lake View Public Library (Lake View)

TKPE492 -- Maquoketa Public Library (Maquoketa)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

MCPB423 -- Radcliffe Public Library (Radcliffe)

WHPE115 -- Storm Lake Public Library (Storm Lake)

WYPA305 -- Terril Public Library (Terril) — WYPA305

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)

VCPD034 -- Robey Memorial Library-Waukon (Waukon)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)