Flotsam

David Wiesner

Andersen, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 40 pages

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.

About the author

American children's book author and illustrator David Wiesner was born in Bridgewater, New Jersey on February 5, 1956. He graduated with a BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design. Known for his imaginative work, Wiesner is particularly celebrated for using wordless storytelling in his picture books. His latest picture book is about two artists; it is entitled, Art & Max. "Sector 7" and "Free Fall" are Caldecott Honor Books, while Wiesner won the prestigious Caldecott Medal for "Tuesday" (1992), "The Three Pigs" (2002), and "Flotsam" (2007). Wiesner is only the second person to have won this award three times.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Flotsam
• Author: David Wiesner
• Illustrated by: David Wiesner
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Andersen, 2012
• ISBN: 1849394490, 9781849394499
• Length: 40 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Visionary & Metaphysical