![]() The simple question, ‘what do you think is happening here’ opens a child up to unguarded, creative thinking that is such an important life skill. ![]() Each page presents an opportunity to ask a child questions and help them explore their own imagination. Again, revealing layers that add depth and wonder to the story.īesides the beautiful illustrations, I love the fact that when you share this book, it is virtually impossible for it to not inspire conversation. Just when you think it can’t get better, the story cleverly shows the history of the camera and the lives that it has touched. The illustrations are elaborate, inspired and showcase the creative mind of David Wiesner. As you go through the photos with the boy, each page becomes more and more exciting. What he gets back are possibly the most unexpected and fantastic photos of life under the sea. After getting knocked over by a big wave and sitting in the wet sand, an old fashioned camera washes up at his feet-a “Melville Underwater Camera.” When he opens it up and finds a roll of film, he runs to have it developed. The story opens with a young boy at the beach with his parents. ![]() The book’s clever and stunning art captures the imagination in a whole new way. ![]() Flotsam by David Wiesner is the illustration-only story of the ocean world, as told by the photos in a camera that washes ashore. ![]()
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