Clarion Books Flotsam
$36.72
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2006
Summary
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. In each of his amazing picture books, David Wiesner 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. 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. AUTHOR David Wiesner’s interest in visual storytelling dates back to high school days when he made silent movies and drew wordless comic books While a student, he created a painting nine feet long, which he now recognizes as the genesis of Free Fall, his first book of his own authorship, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal in 1989. David won his first Caldecott Medal in 1992 for ‘Tuesday’, and he has gone on to win twice more: in 2002 for ‘The Three Pigs’ and in 2007 for ‘Flotsam’. He is only the second person in the award’s history to win the Caldecott Medal three times. AGES:5-8 years Kindergarten 3rd class
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780618194575 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0618194576 |
| Brand: | Clarion Books |
| Author: | ,David Wiesner |
| Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin |
| Imprint: | Houghton Mifflin |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2006 |
| Weight: | 476g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 292mm x 231mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-7 |
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Critics Review
“Wiesner offers another exceptional, wordless picture book that finds wild magic in quiet, everyday settings.”
- Booklist (starred review)
“New details swim into focus with every rereading of this immensely satisfying excursion.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A mind-bending journey of imagination.” - School Library Journal (starred review)
“In Wiesner’s much-honored style, the paintings are cinematic, coolly restrained and deliberate…An invitation not to be resisted.”
- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Wiesner’s detailed watercolors make the absurd wonderfully believable…and children will surely love ‘Flotsam’ from start to finish.”
- New York Times Book Review, Notable Book
“The meticulous and rich detail of Wiesner’s watercolors makes the fantasy involving and convincing.”
- Horn Book Magazine
“Wiesner continues to show children that things aren’t always what they seem. Would the Caldecott committee consider a three-peat?”
- BookPage
“Wiesner returns with his traditional wordless-narrative format for another fantastical outing.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
,David Wiesner
David Wiesner is internationally renowned for his visual storytelling and has won the Caldecott Medal three times–for Tuesday, The Three Pigs, and Flotsam–only the second person to ever do so. He is also the recipient of three Caldecott Honors, for Free Fall, Sector 7, and Mr. Wuffles. He lives near Philadelphia with his family.
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