“From arguably the most inventive and cerebral visual storyteller in children’s literature comes a wordless invitation. Here is a great quote about the book, taken from the author’s website: Check out this web article about how wordless books like this are EXCELLENT for English Language Learners.Children will love sharing and comparing their versions of the story. This book creates a great writing activity: Write out your version of the story! The sentences could be placed on sticky notes right onto the book’s pages, or onto lined paper.These are pictures of different fish and other treasures the boy finds while on his journey through the ocean. The boy has a camera he takes pictures with while on his journey through the ocean. Flotsam is about a boy’s journey through the ocean. For an at-risk reader, there is no stress in not knowing words or understanding, yet comprehension and thinking still take place! Flotsam is a wordless picture book this means there are no words at all How simple. Students who are bombarded with academic texts at school might enjoy the freedom to create their own mental story based on the pictures.The creative plot allows for higher level reading skills like inferring and predicting.Here are some IDEAS on how this book could be used in grades 3-4: What he finds inside will captivate and intrigue even the most hesitant readers, as they scour over the detailed and beautiful artwork that does all the “speaking” needed. But can I even say that I “read” it, if it has no words? You be the judge! Flotsam, by David Wiesner is a wordless picture book about a mysterious underwater camera device a boy finds on the ocean beach. Do you know what flotsam is? I didn’t either, until I read this book.
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