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Author: David Wiesner
Publisher: Clarion Books
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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.
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This book is a wordless story appropriate for children of many ages. The pages are full of beautiful illustrations that actually tell a story without having to use words. It also gives children the opportunity to use their imaginations to some degree because they are not strictly told what happens. In it, a boy finds a camera washed up on shore and develops the film. The pictures reveal underwater fantasies in large, brightly colored images.
Beautifully done. Its too complex for my 16 month old right now but I can see her loving it as much as we do in the future. I won’t be surprised if it becomes one of her favorite books to read. When that time comes we will have lots of fun making up stories to go with the pictures.
this time, Caldecott does uncover a find — an engaging tale well told, with charming images swimming along.
it is a great picture book – my son enjoyed it a lot and infact the next time we visit a beach – he is planning to look out for the underwater camera – hopefully, he will get lucky!
I felt though that there were a few loose ends — these are more like goofs in movie reviews –
1. what happened to the film roll that kid picked up for developing – when did he replace it?
2. the handle to the camera is torn when the kid picks up the camera first time; but, it is stitched together back miraculously when it is floating back in the sea and being picked up dolphins etc.. when did that happen..
these are minor quibbles – this should not deter you from buying this and enjoying it with your kids..
I purchased this book for a 10 year old. He needs more than great pictures.