I Spy Treasure Hunt: A Book of Picture Riddles
by Jean Marzollo
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Author: Jean MarzolloBrand: Scholastic
Photographer: Walter Wick
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-10-01
ISBN: 0439042445
Number of pages: 40
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
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Book Review: look closely! fun hidden sub-stories
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is way more fun than the other I Spy books! Look more closely!
I bought this book a couple years ago to use during a tutoring session for a 7yo boy. He enjoyed looking for the hidden pictures, as with the other I Spy books. I use it now with my 2yo twins, although right now they just like looking at the obvious things in the pictures (boats, bikes, trucks).
However, I flipped through this book myself... and then looked AGAIN, and then REALLY LOOKED - and I was delighted not only with the clever main story, but also with all the little sub-stories that can be discovered!
Here are some of the really fun things:
- follow the story of the dice cube that shows up first on p11... you can find out who is dumping the trash that shows up on p27!
- on most pages, the last thing mentioned in the rhyme gives the clue where to go next... so the treasure hunter goes there next, and you see the view on the next page (look for more fun clues yourself!)
- compare the map with the other scenes, especially the scene on the next page... it shows the same town, but with the expected changes from a hundred or so years difference! (for example, no railroad on the map, and an old building is now gone, but you can still see the foundation stones left over)
- the main character (who we never see?) brings things along from page to page, like the lamp... And on page 29, there is no crosspiece on the well to allow anyone to pull up a bucket from it... but then on the next page, there is a crosspiece - so you have to figure out where the main character got it!
These things are too fun to miss! Look closely!
Summary of I Spy Treasure Hunt: A Book of Picture Riddles
With 24 million copies sold, the bestselling I Spy series is being relaunched with new designs and foil covers.
This bestselling book features riddles that send readers searching for hidden objects in 12 photographs with treasure hunt themes.
This bestselling book features riddles that send readers searching for hidden objects in 12 photographs with treasure hunt themes.
Can you spy "a tortoise, a hare, a tea bag, a key/ a clock, and a flag on a house in a tree"? It's not easy--but readers of all ages will have a whole lot of fun trying. With more than a dozen I Spy picture books under their belts, including I Spy Gold Challenger, the award-winning photographer/riddler team of Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo are masters of their art form. And in Treasure Hunt, they've outdone themselves. Readers search for subtly hidden objects on every beautifully composed and photographed page. At first glance the setting seems like any other quaint seaside town. Take a second look and discover that it's in fact a very realistic model, with giant pencil erasers filling truck beds and gargantuan pennies nestled among the boulders of an island. The result is stunning, a surrealistic adventure.
Children will love to pursue the mystery of the pirate's hidden treasure, narrowing their search with every delightfully cluttered page. Looking for an additional challenge? Try the extra-credit riddles. For the inspired reader, Wick and Marzollo also include pages on how to create I Spy riddles and pictures. (Ages 3 to 8) --Emilie Coulter
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