Flotsam

Winner of the 2007 Caldecott Medal

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.

Each of David Wiesner's amazing picture books 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. In this Caldecott Medal winner, 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/01/2006
ISBN: 9780618194575
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.10h x 11.50w x 0.50d
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Winner
Award: Red Clover Award - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Quill Awards - Winner
Award: Caldecott Medal - Winner
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Honor Book
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/24/2006 pg. 56
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2006 pg. 798
Booklist 08/01/2006 pg. 76
School Library Journal 09/01/2006 pg. 186
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2006 pg. 44 - Recommended
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2006 pg. 571
Time 12/11/2006 pg. 92
New Yorker (The) 12/04/2006 pg. 93
Kirkus Best Children's Books 12/01/2006 pg. 26
New York Times 11/12/2006 pg. 26
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2007 pg. 16
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 50 - Superior,Well Above Average
Christian Home & School 10/01/2007 pg. 26
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2006 pg. 43