Flotsam: 1

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The story is delightful and universal, full of wonderful detail and whimsical invention: how many of us have often dreamed of finding something which would be special and unique just by chance, to feel the joy of discovery? In fact, when I read this story, the illustrations got me hooked on this book more than the plot itself.

Finally, with the last photograph, the boy discovers something about the journey of the camera itself, through time, and through the hands of many other beachcombers worldwide. We always recommend that teachers have at least one copy of the book and read the original text with their pupils, then switch to the amended version that is based on the original.Wiesner, through the use of smart story-boarding, a child's point of view, and a strong dose of whimsy, provides a tale eschewing the need to stay young. While there are multiethnic characters, the majority of the illustrations starring people seemed rather dated, ones I wouldn't be surprised to see in a book from the 1970s, so much so that I had to check the publication date - 2006. A story about a boy who finds an underwater camera washed up on the shore of his local beach and makes discoveries both fanciful and unusual when her gets the film he found in the camera developed. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. This can build into an exercise where half the class are ‘taunters’ on the beach, and half work together as the waves, ‘replying’ to them.

The pictures he gets from the camera are amazing and show pictures of underwater sea life, including some strange mechanical fish. He gets the film developed and there are pictures of two different kinds of things; one, marvels of underwater fantasy life and 2) pictures (selfies) taken by other kids who have found the camera. the boy tries to see as far into the past as he can with a magnifying glass and then a microscope, until he sees the original picture from the late 1800s. It is a great book for children (of all ages) to read on their own and to read together with their older companions.

And there’s a great photo of the author as a 5 year old at the seashore on the back inside cover with the author information section. Meet unexpected underseas denizens and enter fascinating worlds within worlds in this entrancing celebration of imagination, creativity, and the impulse to share that which delights and amazes us. 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. It is against copyright to take and reproduce the text/pictures directly from a published book, so we always try to use our texts for the units based on the original. The illustrations are done through many different perspectives, making turn paging that much more exciting.