Book Summary
The story is about a young boy who is at the beach, looking for items that have been washed ashore. The title of the book means things that have been discarded and thought useless. He examines all the items to see if he can use them, then discovers a camera. He needs to clean it up and discovers film in the camera. He takes the film to be processed and sees another child in the developed picture. After looking deeper into the picture he notices, that the child is holding a picture of another child who is holding another picture of another child and so on. The young boy realizes what he needs to do, and follows the pattern. This book has amazing pictures. They are very detailed and makes the story.
APA Reference of Book
Weisner, D. (2006). Flotsam. New York, NY: Clarion Books.
Impressions
I am not a really big picture book fan, however, I feel in love with this book. The pictures are amazing and very detailed. The story line is really cute how he takes a boring day at the beach and turns it into an adventure for this young kid. The cuteness of the picture that everyone adds their own image before returning it back to the sea. The basis of this story is very clever.
Professional Review
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.
Each of David Wiesner's amazing picture books 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. In this Caldecott Medal winner, 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.
Each of David Wiesner's amazing picture books 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. In this Caldecott Medal winner, 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.
(Flotsam. (2008, April). Retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138070.Flotsam)
Library Uses
This book could be used in the lower grades to introduce them to science and the wonders of the ocean, plus the damage we are doing to it.
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