If you haven't had a chance to pick up Flotsam yet, put it on the list for you next library trip! Author/illustrator David Wiesner won the Caldecott Medal for this wordless picture book about a boy's day of discovery at the beach. As described on the jacket flap, flotsam is "something that floats. If it floats in the ocean, it may wash up on the beach, where someone may find it and be astonished, and share the discovery with someone else..."
When an inquisitive boy explores the beach he's visiting with his parents, he finds something amazing has washed in with the waves: a Melville Underwater Camera. He runs to get the film developed and what he sees in the pictures is food for many fantasies. The last picture in the bunch gives him an idea, and allows him to further the journey of this magical found object.
And if that description isn't enough to tempt you, don't miss the glowing reviews on Amazon about this much-loved book!
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