Can You See What I See?: Trucks and Cars [Board book]

Walter Wick (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Can You See What I See?

Search-and-find fun--especially for little ones! From bestselling author/photographer Walter Wick.

From the photographer of the bestselling I SPY books, CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? TRUCKS AND CARS is a rhyming, search-and-find board book--especially written for babies and toddlers. Children can look for all sorts of fun vehicles--hot rods, fire trucks, trains, and more--hidden in the colorful photographs on each spread!

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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.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Board book: 10 pages
• Publisher: Cartwheel Books (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439862302
• ISBN-13: 978-0439862301
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( W ) > Wick, Walter
  • #3 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Sports & Activities > Activity Books > Hidden Picture
  • #26 in Books > Children's Books > Transportation > Cars & Trucks

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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So-so content, May 12, 2007

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K.N. (California) - See all my reviews

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This is a neat book if your little one likes looking at toy trucks and cars, but I was disappointed that it basically uses the same picture (see cover) in segmented close-ups just to point out a handful of vehicles. I realize the 'Can You See' board books basically do this anyhow because of their size and are geared towards pre-schoolers, but I thought this one was just kind of lacking in content compared to some of the others we own.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too easy!, February 14, 2010

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Sylvia Gutierrez "Latina" (San Antonio) - See all my reviews
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Was not impressed with this book...it's way too easy, I was expecting it to be more challenging.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, September 4, 2008

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Evan Montgomery (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Can You See What I See?: Trucks and Cars (Board book)

My 19 month old absolutely loves cars, so this book is perfect for him. It holds his attention and he keeps going back to it over and over. He especially likes the huge picture at the back of all the cars. This book has gotten a lot more use than I expected, as many different questions can be asked. Where is the duck? Where's the school bus? Point to your favorite car.

If you have a toddler that loves cars or things with wheels, this book will fascinate him. Highly recommended.