Can You See What I See?: On a Scary Scary Night: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve [Hardcover]

Walter Wick (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Can You See What I See?

In this latest addition to the hugely successful CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? series, acclaimed photographer Walter Wick welcomes readers out for some spooky search-and-find fun!

Co-creator of the popular I SPY series,Walter Wick is at it again. Mr. Wick dazzles the senses with spooky scenes that achieve new levels of aesthetic excellence! This book offers readers lots of search and find fun as they peer through pages and pages of brilliant photographic compositions looking for fascinating toys and objects.

This highly collectable book is a must.

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About the Author

Walter Wick is the photographer of the I Spy series of books, with more than twenty-four million copies in print. He is both author and photographer of A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder, winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, and Walter Wick's Optical Tricks, which was named a Best Illustrated Children's Book by The New York Times Book Review. Walter Wick's stunning photographs and magical special effects have made his picture books a hit with young readers everywhere.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Cartwheel Books; First Edition edition (August 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439708702
• ISBN-13: 978-0439708708
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 10.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #69 in Books > Children's Books > Holidays & Celebrations > Halloween

More About the Author

When I was young I was a reluctant reader. It was hard for me to sit still and read a book. I preferred activities that got me moving, like neighborhood ball games, bike riding, skiing, sledding, skating, climbing trees, and exploring the woods in Connecticut where I grew up.

I taught also myself to draw. I became fascinated with shapes, shading, and trying to make the objects in my drawings appear to pop out in 3-D. Later I became interested in photography. I took pictures in the woods with my camera, tinkered with equipment in the darkroom, and experimented with artistic effects.

Much later I became the photographer of the I SPY books, in collaboration with writer Jean Marzollo. I did more than take the pictures. I thought of ideas, sketched ideas, collected props, made props, built sets, arranged objects, hid objects, adjusted lights, and took a picture. Then I rearranged objects and took another picture -- sometimes over and over again.

I write as well as illustrate my own books now. In A DROP OF WATER, I combine simple text with clear photographs to explain science secrets of the everyday world. In WALTER WICK'S OPTICAL TRICKS, the everyday world is turned upside down with impossible objects, phantom images, and other perplexing illusions. With the CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? series, I continue the picture-puzzle tradition, taking readers on ever more amazing adventures of the imagination in their quest for hidden objects.

Happy reading!

Walter Wick

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars book review, January 19, 2009

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D. E. Andrews (vienna,virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Can You See What I See?: On a Scary Scary Night: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve (Hardcover)

Both my sons, 9 and 12 enjoy this series of books. this one has not disappointed. would recommend this book to other children, it is a great occupier of time when travelling.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can You See What I See? On a Scary Scary Night, November 8, 2008

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Vittoria A. Bailey - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Can You See What I See?: On a Scary Scary Night: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve (Hardcover)

My two year old grandson loves loves loves this book. I loved the photos and he found things that I could not find on my own. Great to help alleviate fears that children may have of some "scary" things.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FUN FOR ALL AGES!!, January 9, 2010

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This review is from: Can You See What I See?: On a Scary Scary Night: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve (Hardcover)

I started out as a fan of the "I SPY" books, and continued being a Walter Wick fan with the "Can you see what I see?" books. I don't have kids myself, so don't think this a "kids only" type of book! The settings and photography are artistically beautiful to say the least. Doing these "puzzles" really relaxes me and clears my mind. I'm sure some doctor somewhere could honestly say that these books are good for your health - keeping your mind active and your blood pressure low at the same time! Of course, these books are perfect for cuddling close with a child and solving the puzzles together! It's perfect a perfect way to wind down at the end of the day. If you like this book and also like the Halloween theme, try the I "SPY SPOOKY NIGHT".