Flotsam: 1

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As his parents tell him it was time to go, he decided to continue the chain by using the camera to take a picture of himself. As an optional additional study, this could also link to a study of the history of cameras and report writing about this and could include a historical link about the way cameras have changed the way history is recorded. Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning. This book is about a boy who finds a camera on the beach I like this book because it is interesting. Horn Book Magazine says, "The meticulous and rich detail of Wiesner's watercolors makes the fantasy involving and convincing.

A bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam-anything floating that has been washed ashore. The author and illustrator, David Wiesner, is famous for creating other wordless texts, such as Tuesday and Free Fall. Flotsam has won the 2007 Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children. This is a three-week Writing Root for Flotsam by David Wiesner in which children dicsover a range of ‘Flotsam’ items (either after a visit to the seaside, or that have appeared in the classroom). He went on to become a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he was able to commit himself to the full-time study of art and to explore further his passion for visual storytelling.Shifting perspectives, from close-ups to landscape views, and a layout incorporating broad spreads and boxed sequences, add drama and motion to the storytelling and echo the photographic theme. Many versions are sketched and revised until the story line flows smoothly and each image works the way he wants it to.

They include purposeful writing suggestions, links to the wider curriculum so that texts can be used across other subjects, key questions as well as spelling or phonics investigations. Children go on to read and reflect on the book, making predictions and retelling orally and in writing.

It is carried across the ocean by a variety of fish, sea life, the artic, and even a city of mermaids until it again washes ashore and another child finds it.

His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have won numerous awards in the US and all over the globe. But there’s no way he could have prepared for one particular discovery: a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera, with its own secrets to share . Wiesner offers another exceptional, wordless picture book that finds wild magic in quiet, everyday settings. David Wiesner is one of the best-loved and most highly acclaimed picture book creators in the world.

At heart it is a humorous fantasy story that also looks closely at the cyclical nature of life, as well as the ultimate power of nature. Children and parents will like this book because it is a good book and it is interesting - by Cameron age 9.