A review by nyawind
Flotsam by David Wiesner

5.0

This book has no words, just images. The images are highly detailed and creative. The story depicts a curious boy spending his day at the beach. While observing the creatures of the coast he got knocked down by a wave. When he collected himself, he noticed a camera, “Melville Underwater Camera”. He took it and showed it to his friends, wondering where it could’ve come from. He realized there was film and went to have it developed. He was very anxious in anticipation in what he’d see. The images showed fantastical images of sea life such as a mechanical fish and stretching starfish.

This book was incredible and didn't need words. A book such as this would be great in the classroom. I might use it to ask students to write their own words for the pictures, or ask them to create a short story about what they would do if they had the pictures.