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I Spy: Fantasy (Hardcover)
by Jean Marzollo , Walter Wick (Illustrator)
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Picture riddles, Ages 4-8, Children's book |
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The most unbelievable pictures make finding the hidden objects in this book a great family time. |
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Author: Jean Marzollo , Walter Wick (Illustrator)
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
Pub. in: May, 2005
ISBN: 0439787327
Pages: 40
Measurements: 12.1 x 9.1 x 0.3
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00424
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0439787321
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- Awards & Credential -
More than 2.5 million copies sold (the first five books in the series) |
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Another book of picture riddles from this creative team. Each double-page spread is a rich visual delight consisting of elaborate sets constructed around fantasy themes including "City Blocks," "Sand Castles," "Into the Woods," "Monster Workshop," and "Sweet Dreams." The clever riddles suggest things to search for in each large, crystal-clear, full-color photograph, although there are many other objects that youngsters will spy on their own. Even more challenging are the riddles at the end of the book that can be matched to the previous photographs. This volume provides hours of fabulous fun for children to enjoy with a friend or on their own. And best of all, there are no right or wrong answers, as the possibilities are only as limited as readers' imaginations.
Target readers:
Baby pre-school
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Jean Marzollo is the author of over 100 books, including the bestselling, award-winning I SPY books as well as Home Sweet Home, Sun Song, and the Growing Tree title Do You Know New? She lives in Cold Spring, New York.
Awards:
2000 Rip Van Winkle Award by School Lib.
Media Specialists of SE NY Assoc.
The author’s Web site is www.jeanmarzollo.com.
From Walter Wick:
"I grew up in a rural part of Connecticut. We loved exploring the nearby woods. Sometimes I would find objects I could use for homemade projects. I loved to tinker and build. My first serious interest in art began with drawing and painting in high school. It was then that my brother Robert introduced me to the magic of photography. I studied photography at Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut. After graduating in 1973, I worked as a lab technician and assistant to a commercial photographer. I was fascinated with the technical challenges of making shiny surfaces, shadows, and highlights look exactly right in photographs.
In 1979, I moved to New York City and started my own studio. At first it was hard to find clients. The lack of work gave me time to explore new ideas and techniques, which resulted in a small but effective portfolio of seven images. One of these images came about almost by accident. I was organizing screws, paper clips, and other odds and ends. As I began sorting, I liked the way the objects looked spread out in my light box. After hours of careful arranging, I took a picture. This photograph of odds and ends was the spark that helped inspire the first I Spy book!
The "odds and ends" photograph caught the eye of Jean Marzollo, the editor of Let's Find Out, a kindergarten magazine published by Scholastic Inc. She asked me to photograph colorful fasteners for a poster. This poster caught the eye of editors in the Scholastic book division. In 1991, Jean Marzollo and I collaborated on I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles.
As the I Spy series has grown, I've had opportunities to visit schools and see firsthand how kids respond to my work. It occurred to me that subjects that have long fascinated me - science and visual perception - are of interest to kids, too. That led to the creation of three books of my own:A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder; Walter Wick's Optical Tricks; and Can You See What I See?
In all the years I've worked as a photographer, I've never had a more appreciative audience than children. I suspect I'll be doing children's books for a long time to come."
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Thirteen amazing photographs filled with fun objects to search-and-find! Contents include "City Blocks," "Into the Woods," "Clouds," "Yikes!" "Blast Off!" and more! There are more than one million copies of I Spy Fantasy in print!
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Publishers Weekly, USA
<2008-01-03 00:00>
Were this volume the first in the I Spy series instead of the fifth, it would astonish the reader with its ingenuity. Once again, rhyming riddles direct a hunt for a series of objects in each of 13 sumptuously styled photographs, and once again Wick goes to extraordinary lengths to achieve just the right look. For example, in creating the set for a photo of an elaborate sand castle under attack by armored knights, he used two tons of sand, compressed it in a frame, then carved out the castle. In another noteworthy spread, titled "Blast Off," kitchen gadgets are arranged to construct a space station complete with launch pad; eerily diffused lighting seals the otherworldly effect. Aside from one truly magical shot (of a spinning Saturn made up of plastic toys) the volume goes no further than its remarkable predecessors-then again, maybe it need not. |
Rowan (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-03 00:00>
We have numerous I Spy books, including Fantasy, Mystery, Treasure Hunt, and even Ultimate Challenger. I use these books as a great way to pass time. Otherwise, the idea is cute and there are a lot of fantasy themed riddles, including the sand castle, toy planet and candy store riddles. |
Adrianna Flavin (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-03 00:00>
My son really loves this book! We just got it in the mail and he loves to sit beside us and pour over the pictures. I can really see how this would be a fantastic vocabulary builder! And his memory is sharp as can be... astounding to see it in action when he reviews pages that we've already solved and goes right to the items. I'm so happy that I went ahead and bought him this book. It will probably be the first of many "I Spy" purchases! |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-03 00:00>
This book in the I Spy series was a long-lasting adventure for my children, ages 3 and 5. They were able to complete many of the riddles on their own, working together to solve them. Then we (the parents) jumped in, and we were hooked immediately. Once we solved all the riddles, we then used the "extra-credit" suggestions in the back. That prompted us to make up our OWN riddles from the pictures. Then, it got interesting... one day, Poppy (Grandpa) came to visit, and he saw the girls working on the Fantasy Book. He became deeply engrossed in this book, as I had never seen before. After 10 minutes, my kids were helping my father solve the riddles. Seems he needed a refresher course on powers of observation (although eyesight was mentioned once, but discounted). My father spent an hour of his visit working and playing with my kids on this book. I know what his stocking will be full of this Christmas. I can recommend that to others as well... not for kids only! |
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