10/23/09

Flotsam

Author: David Wiesner

Publisher: Clarion Books

Publication Date: 2006

Genre: Wordless Picture Book

Audience: Gr. Pre-K-2

Awards: Caldecott Medal Award (2007)

Overview: This book is about a boy at the beach who stumbles upon an underwater camera. This camera contains pictures that have stories within each one of them. The book is filled with elaborate and very creative pictures. There are even some unexpected twists that come together in the end.

Activity: Have the students draw what they imagine to be underwater.

Reviewer’s Name: Alex Corbutt