Flotsam (Caldecott Medal Book)
Clarion Books - Clarion Books
Release date: 2006-09-04
Hardcover
Author: David Wiesner
Preschool Wordless Picture Books, Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction, Children: Kindergarten, Fantasy & Magic, Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Nature & the Natural World - General, Science & Technology, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic, Animals - Marine Life, Beaches, Cameras, Juvenile Fiction, Stories without words
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Flotsam (Caldecott Medal Book)
Date undefinedJanuary 7, 2009
RE: FLOTSAM(by David Wiesner)
This book is great for all ages. The artword is beautiful and sets a wonderland tone. The story is inviting and the mystery draws us in to an exciting day at the beach.
S. Willar
Flotsam (Caldecott Medal Book)
Date undefinedThis 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.
Flotsam (Caldecott Medal Book)
Date undefinedWhat 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.
