Flotsam
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2006

Flotsam

Written by David Wiesner

A boy finds a mysterious camera on the beach, revealing secrets of the deep.

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40 pages· ~970L
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A curious boy, armed with a microscope, scours the beach for treasures washed ashore. His usual finds are mundane, until he stumbles upon a barnacle-covered camera. Developing the film, he uncovers layers of astonishing images, each more mysterious than the last. What secrets do these photographs hold, and how deep do the mysteries go? This discovery propels him into an imaginative journey, challenging his understanding of the world beneath the waves. As he delves deeper, the boy must decide what to do with the secrets he's uncovered. Will he share them, or keep them hidden?

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When a young boy discovers a camera on the beach and develops the film, he finds with his microscope many layers of pictures within the photographs.

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~6.4
F&P level
~W
Scholastic level
W
Publication
Published
January 1, 2006
First published
September 4, 2006
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780618194575

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