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Flotsam
by David Wiesner
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780618194575 
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Powells.com Staff Pick
A day at the beach like no other! A boy finds an old camera that has washed ashore and thus begins an incredible story-in-pictures. As beautiful and intriguing as any of his previous books, Flotsam is a Wiesner classic — a treat for kids and adults alike.
Recommended by Callie, Powells.com
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
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.
Review:
"Filled with inventive details and delightful twists, each snapshot is a tale waiting to be told." School Library Journal
Review:
"In Wiesner's much-honored style, the paintings are cinematic, coolly restrained and deliberate, beguiling in their sibylline images and limned with symbolic allusions. An invitation not to be resisted." Kirkus Reviews
Review:
"Like Chris Van Allsburg's books and Wiesner's previous works, this visual wonder invites us to rethink how and what we see, out in the world and in our mind's eye." Booklist
About the Author
David Wiesner's interest in visual storytelling dates back to high school days when he made silent movies and drew wordless comic books. Born and raised in Bridgewater, New Jersey, he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration. While a student, he created a painting nine feet long, which he now recognizes as the genesis of Free Fall, his first book of his own authorship, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal in 1989. Tuesday was the 1992 Caldecott Medal Winner, and in 2002 David won his second Caldecott Medal for The Three Pigs. Mr. Wiesner and his wife, Kim Kahang, and their two children live in Philadelphia, where he devotes full time to illustration and she pursues her career as a surgeon.
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Kris_VandenBerg, October 8, 2008 (view all comments by Kris_VandenBerg)
For children - or people who appreciate children - or people who appreciate imagination. I have purchased this particular book to be given as an AWARD to groups of adults, and to specific children, and to grandparents of children who will understand that stories can be told - via pictures - without words. The books have been passed around until they are frayed. Congratulations to an author/illustrator who understands that a "story" does not always need words - and that the audience could include grandparents, not only children. I have purchased other books "written" and illustrated by this same author. RISD should be very proud of their Alumnus.
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127highland, February 19, 2008 (view all comments by 127highland)
Like a sweet Vidalia onion, this brillant picture book's many layers create a new visual experience every time you open the covers. David Wiesner's illustrations have won Caldecott Medal and Honor awards and looking through this one alone will have any children's book lover coming back for more.
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Elena.williams, January 31, 2007 (view all comments by Elena.williams)
This book is another very creative addition to David's list of winners! My students love it.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780618194575
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Clarion Books
- Location:
- New York
- Subject:
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
- Subject:
- Science & Technology
- Subject:
- Nature & the Natural World - General
- Subject:
- Stories without words
- Subject:
- Beachcombing.
- Copyright:
- 2006
- Edition Description:
- HARDCOVER
- Publication Date:
- September 2006
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Grade Level:
- Children/juvenile
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- , Y
- Pages:
- 40
- Dimensions:
- 9.32x11.66x.41 in. 1.18 lbs.
- Age Level:
- 05-08
