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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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10/22/14

Flotsam


AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: David Wiesner
PUBLISHER: Clarion/Houghton Mifflin PUBLICATION DATE: 2006
AWARDS: 2007 Caldcott Medal
GENRE: Fiction READING LEVEL: Wordless picture book
BRIEF OVERVIEW: A beachcombing boy finds an interesting item washed ashore while collecting beach artifacts.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Write the backstory for one of the scenes in the pictures the boy has developed. Write a story about the boy on page 25. (Who is he? Was this his camera? How did it get into the ocean?)
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Rhonda Herb, Valdosta State University ECSE
LABELS: Science, Writing
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