Resources-Shaun+Tan+and+The+Arrival

=Resources: Shaun Tan and __The Arrival__=

Shaun Tan's Website
Tan, Shaun. **__Shaun Tan.net__**. 30 Nov. 2007. http://www.shauntan.net/.
 * Tan, Shaun. "**PICTURE BOOKS: Who Are They For? (Essay)**" **__Shaun Tan.net__**. 30 Nov. 2007. http://www.shauntan.net/essay1.html.
 * **For key quotes I selected from this essay, click [|here].**
 * Tan, Shaun. "**Originality and Creativity** **(Essay)**." **__Shaun Tan.net__**. 30 Nov. 2007. http://www.shauntan.net/essay2.html.
 * Tan, Shaun. "**F.A.Q.s**." **__Shaun Tan.net__**. 30 Nov. 2007. http://www.shauntan.net/faq1.html.
 * Tan, Shaun. "**About Me**." **__Shaun Tan.net__**. 30 Nov. 2007. http://www.shauntan.net/about.html.
 * Tan, Shaun. "**Picture Books**." **__Shaun Tan.net__**. 30 Nov. 2007. http://www.shauntan.net/books.html.

Interviews
//**Print-Based**// Atkinson, Frances. "**Drawn to the Image**." __TheAge.com.au__. 27 Jan. 2007. 30 Nov. 2007. http://www.theage.com.au/news/books/drawn-to-the-image/2007/01/26/1169594478896.html.
 * //**For quotes I pulled from this article as being "key", click [|here].**//

Smith, Zack. "**After the Arrival: Talking to Shaun Tan**." __Newsarama.com__. 26 Oct. 2007. 30 Nov. 2007. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=134270.
 * //**For quotes I pulled from this article as being "key", click [|here].**//

//**Podcasts**// "The Arrival: November 9, 2007 Podcast." __PRI's The World__. 9 Nov 2007. Public Radio International. 30 Nov. 2007 http://www.theworld.org/?q=node/13925.
 * 5 podcasts in which Jeb Sharp, from __PRI's The World__, talks with Shaun Tan about The Arrival. Included is a section on how Shaun Tan had friends and family members pose in order to work out the book's illustrations, where his images came from, research he did on immigration in order to write the book, and the influence his parents (Tan's father is an Australian immigrant from Malaysia) had on the story itself.

Stone, Grant. "**In Conversation: (Podcast Interview with Shaun Tan)**." __OzComics__. Nov. 2006. 2 Dec. 2007. http://www.ozcomics.com/podcast/OzComics_ShaunTan20061109.mp3.
 * This 29 minute podcast interview explores Tan's process and logic in creating The Arrival, as well as his motivation. //(Highly recommended by myself.)//
 * **For a Mindomo Mindmap of notes I took while listening to this podcast, click [|here].**

Articles/Websites/Blogs
"**The Arrival** (Theatre Production)." __Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Website__. 2006. 2 Dec. 2007. http://www.sppt.asn.au/arrival.htm.
 * Shaun Tan and a number of other individuals make up the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre based in Fremantle, West Australia. "[|In its 22 years of operation, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre has developed a national and international reputation - performing in China, USA, Korea, Singapore, Japan, and Czechoslovakia]," (Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Website). In 2006, the company created a theatre adaptation of Tan's The Arrival. For photographs and more information on this production, refer to Tan's webpage from his own website located at http://www.shauntan.net/film1.html.

"**Full Catalogue Details: The Arrival / Shaun Tan**." __[|CMIS (Curriculum Materials Information Services) Evaluation]__. 2007. Syllabus Development and Resources Directorate in the Department of Education and Training, Western Australia. 30 Nov 2007. http://amlib.eddept.wa.edu.au/webquery.dll?v1=pbMarc&v20=14&v27=77266.
 * This very detailed catalog entry for __The Arrival__ includes information on the application of the book in the classroom and how such application relates to the curriculum guidelines set up by the Syllabus Development and Resources Directorate in the Department of Education and Training, Western Australia. The summary section of this catalog entry consists of narratives from teachers who have used __The Arrival__ in their own classrooms. //**For my documentation of key quotes contained in the CMIS Evaluation catalogue entry for The Arrival, click**// [|here].
 * "**Special Feature: Shaun Tan's The Arrival**." __Fiction Focus__. Vol. 21, No. 1. 2007 9-12. 30 Nov. 2007. http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/downloads/fiction/shauntan.pdf.
 * //**This article repeats much of the same information that was contained in the catalogue entry for CMIS Evaluation. Fiction Focus is actually a publication created by the Syllabus Development and Resources Directorate in the Department of Education and Training, Western Australia.**// //**For my summary and notes relating to this article, click [|here].**//

"**Teaching Tip Sheet: Making Meaning Visually**." __PETA (Primary English Teaching Association)__. 2006. 30 Nov. 2007. http://www.peta.edu.au/Teaching_resources/Teaching_Tips/page__1655.aspx.
 * //**For my summary and notes relating to this article, click [|here].**//

AAP. "**Book Without Words Wins Premier's Literary Prize**." __NEWS.com.au__. 30 May 2007. 2 Dec. 2007. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21818827-421,00.html.
 * Quote from article: //"'__The Arrival__ is a master work, with time as one of its major images.' The winning work was judged on how the author canvassed issues arising from the Australian immigration and migrant settlement experience."//

Bain, Julie. "**WebQuest: THE VIEWER by Shaun Tan & Gary Crew**." __WebQuestDirect.com.au__. 22 Nov. 2006. 30 Nov 2007. http://www.webquestdirect.com.au/webquest.asp?id=86.
 * While this is a WebQuest for another book illustrated by Shaun Tan, et al. that does have words, it is clear the insights and resources provided within this WebQuest were compiled by an author who has really studied Tan's illustration work. //**For my notes on this WebQuest, click [|here].**//

Carter, R.J.. "**Book Review: The Arrival**." __The Trades__. 26 Sept. 2007. 2 Dec. 2007. http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=5925.
 * **For my selection of key quotes from this review, click [|here].**

Edinger, M. "**Educating Alice (Search results for blog entries related to 'The Arrival').**" __Educating Alice__ (Weblog). 30 Nov 2007. [|http://medinger.wordpress.com/?s=the arrival&searchbutton=Go%21].
 * Teacher, M. Edinger, pens this professional blog, Educating Alice. On 26, September 2007, Edinger wrote that she would be using __The Arrival__ in her 4th grade classroom to teach about immigration. Her subsequent (and impressive) blog entries eventually led to her being included in the 9 November 2007 __PRI's The World__ podcast referred to above, which can be accessed online at http://www.theworld.org/?q=node/13925. [|Edinger's blog even caught the attention of Shaun Tan, who visited her classroom on 7 November 2007]!

Edinger, M. "Edinger House (Results for Blog Entries Tagged as 'The Arrival')." Edinger House (Weblog). 30 Nov 2007.[| http://blogs.dalton.org/edinger/category/the-arrival/].
 * M. Edinger maintains this classroom blog, as well. Be sure to visit the entries relating to __The Arrival__, which include examples of students' work, photographs of Shaun Tan's visit to the classroom, and a videoclip of Shaun Tan discussing __The Arrival__ with these lucky 4th graders.

fusenumber8 (Blogger). "**Review of the Day: The Arrival**." __A Fuse #8 Production (Weblog)__. 5. Feb. 2007. 2 Dec. 2007. http://fusenumber8.blogspot.com/2007/02/review-of-day-arrival.html.
 * **For my selection of key quotes from this review, click [|here].**

Videos/Videocasts/Audio/Audiocasts
VanderMeer, Jeff. "**VanderMeer Pop Culture Report #1 [Video]**." __YouTube.com__. 8 Oct. 2007. 2 Dec. 2007. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0uOkbqNWys.
 * Jeff VanderMeer reviews, discusses, and compares 4 graphic novels, including Shaun Tan's __The Arrival__. VanderMeer is an American bestselling writer, editor and publisher (see his [|Wikipedia] article). Check out his other YouTube videos [|here], and his blog [|here].