Flotsam by David Wiesner is a wordless book that describes one boys adventure through amazing illustrations. The story all begins when an old underwater camera washes onto the beach still intact. The boy decides to develop the film and he is astonished at what he sees in the pictures. The pictures are full of how life is underwater. Every page in the book is covered in details of life in the sea. The next picture the boy comes across is a picture of a girl holding a stack of pictures showing more kids with more pictures. After using his microscope and magnifying the pictures 70 times the boy realizes that this camera has been used by kids all around the world for generations. The book ends when the boy takes a picture of himself holding his pictures, and then tosses the camera back into the water. The camera floats around the ocean, documenting detailed underwater societies and finally being washed onto shore once more. This book is unlike any other book I have ever seen. The illustrations were amazingly detailed and realistic. I know that any child, or adult, would enjoy reading this book and letting their imagination run wild. Fantastic book!
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