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We have a collection of picture books and I'm rereading some. I just love these, the illustrations are wonderful. Tagged book has no words. Glad we have grandkids to share them with. Published 2001 and 2006.

This book is a good book for students to infer and does not contain any words throughout.

This book has no words just pictures so students can make their own assumptions about the story which I found super interesting.

This book can be creative and engaging for students as well as allow students use there imaginations

“You never know what you might find on a boring day at the beach.”

This book is great for teaching about perspectives and history. I would follow up with an activity making time capsules.

Caldecott Medal Winner
Published 2006
Flotsam is a wordless picture book about a boy who is at the beach when an old underwater camera washes ashore. When he gets the film developed, he is given a peek inside what life is like in the ocean. The illustrations capture the magical, whimsical mood of the story with the details in underwater photos. As the story develops, the boy finds out the camera has quite some history.

If I were in a higher grade level, I would show my students the wonderful pictures in this book and have them write a persuasive letter about ocean pollution. For lower grades, i would have the students respond to their reaction of the book with their own art, since art is the most prevalent thing in the book.

This book is a wordless book that helps children use their interpretation and imagination skills. On each page, the realistic illustrations are set up in a different way to help create a different flow throughout the book.