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Flotsam (Caldecott Medal Book) | 
| Author: David Wiesner
Publisher: Clarion Books
Category: Book
List Price: $17.00
Buy Used: $8.96
You Save: $8.04 (47%)
Rating:  85 reviews
Sales Rank: 3078
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 40
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 11.6 x 9.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0618194576
EAN: 9780618194575
ASIN: 0618194576
Publication Date: September 4, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Has gift note on first page, otherwise in near new condition. Please allow 4-14 business days for delivery. 1/2
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Product Description
A bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam--anything floating that has been washed ashore. Bottles, lost toys, small objects of every description are among his usual finds. But there's no way he could have prepared for one particular discovery: a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera, with its own secrets to share . . . and to keep.
In each of his amazing picture books, David Wiesner has revealed the magical possibilities of some ordinary thing or happening--a frog on a lily pad, a trip to the Empire State Building, a well-known nursery tale. This time, a day at the beach is the springboard into a wildly imaginative exploration of the mysteries of the deep, and of the qualities that enable us to witness these wonders and delight in them.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 80 more reviews...
 An excellent choice for the Caldecott Medal ~ great book December 7, 2008
Pam (California)
This book is all pictures, no text, but the pictures are very detailed and text isn't necessary. My grandsons and I looked at the book together. They were ages 4 and 7 at the time. I helped to interpret the pictures and would advise this; certain things had to be explained. The story involves a boy who finds a very old box camera that washes up on shore. It contains film that he takes to get developed. There are pictures taken undersea and onshore. All the pictures are interesting, but the pictures taken on shore tell the story. It really is a great book.
Tops my list of children's gifts to give November 12, 2008
K. Kasabian (Silicon Valley, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
What can be said about a book that speaks volumes, yet includes no printed words?
This stunningly illustrated, inspiring story of a boy who finds a magic camera at the seashore and becomes part of a unique chain of story tellers is an enveloping odyssey through time, seasons and truly magical destinations. Wiesner's illustrations are so whimsical they are transcendental, carrying even the most guarded reader into a beautiful world where one is willing to believe that giant starfish islands and underwater street scenes really do exist, simply because Wiesner was clever enough to imagine them. I'm not sure if this book is for children or adults, but both will delight in becoming a part of the author's serene, watery world.
 Wordless story that invites the imagination October 7, 2008
Kristie Finnan (Pennsylvania, USA)
This wordless story invites the imagination to run free. The illustrations are beautifully done and I was able to set forth onto an underwater adventure! If you are looking to inspire your child's mind, this is the book for you.Mommy's High Heel Shoes
Finding a Treasure September 21, 2008
K. Zappas
In Flotsam (Clarion Books, 2006), illustrator David Wiesner tells a story that spans the globe and takes in an entire century--all without using a single word. This Caldecott-winning tale, told entirely through water color illustrations, shows how an inquisitive boy makes a remarkable find one day at the beach. While studying a crab in the sand, the boy is startled by a large wave that washes up an unusual treasure--an old waterproof camera. Instead of discarding it as junk, the curious boy develops the film inside the camera and finds a series of unbelievable images. The final picture shows him that, by discovering the camera, he joins in a secret shared with children from various times and places.
Wiesner's colorful and imaginative images are a mix of the everyday and the fantastic, prompting readers to, like the story's hero, take a closer look at what they see. Wiesner's story will be well received by any child who has ever dreamed of finding treasure in unexpected places.
Pictures speak louder than words September 19, 2008
M. Mellinger (Pittsburgh, PA USA)
Pictures speak louder than words in the Caldecott winner wordless picture book "Flotsam," by David Weisner (Clarion Books, 2006). The book begins with an inquisitive young boy at the beach, equipped with magnifying glass, microscope, and binoculars to examine his findings. The boy is excited to find an underwater camera, the developed pictures yielding interesting results: surreal marine life happenings such as an octopus at underwater story time and a picture of a child holding a picture of yet another child, and so on. The reader is taken on a cyclical journey through place and time with the pictures of the children, ultimately ending with the boy at the beach taking a picture of himself and sending it back out to sea for yet another child to enjoy. Readers will not even miss the absence of words; the striking, vivid, and storytelling artwork of the adventure will captivate readers of all ages for years to come.
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