Flotsam (David Wiesner book) facts for kids
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| Author | David Wiesner |
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| Illustrator | David Wiesner |
| Country | United States |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Clarion/Houghton Mifflin |
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Publication date
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2006 |
| ISBN | 978-0-618-19457-5 |
| OCLC | 71000114 |
| [E] 22 | |
| LC Class | PZ7.W6367 Fl 2006 |
Flotsam is a children's wordless picture book written and illustrated by David Wiesner. Published by Clarion/Houghton Mifflin in 2006, it was the 2007 winner of the Caldecott Medal; the third win for David Wiesner. The book contains illustrations of underwater life with no text to accompany them.
Plot
The book has no words, but is told through pictures. A boy is at the beach and finds an old camera. He takes the film to get it developed, and sees photos of fantastical undersea cities and inventions. The final section of the book consists of a girl, who is holding a photo of a child, who is holding a photo of a child, who is holding a photo of a child, and so on. The boy figures out that he is one in a long line of photographers who have found this camera. He takes a picture of himself holding this photo and tosses the camera back into the ocean; it is carried across the ocean by a variety of fish and sea life, until it again washes ashore and another child finds it.
Awards
Awards
- The 2007 recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration
- A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book
- A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
- A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2006
- A Booklist Editor's Choice 2006
- A School Library Journal Best Book of 2006
- A Horn Book Fanfare Title
- A Child (magazine) Best Book of the Year
- A Parenting (magazine) Book of the Year
- A Nick Jr. Best Children's Book of 2006
- A Book Sense Children's Pick, Autumn 2006
- A Washington Post Top 10 Picture Book of the Year
- A Parents' Choice Award Winner
- A 2006 National Parenting Publications Gold Award Winner
- New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading & Sharing
- Chicago Public Library, Best Books of the Year
- An Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award Winner 2007
