Can you See What I See: Seymour and the Juice Box Boat [Hardcover]

Walter Wick (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Can You See What I See?

An all-new format and story based on the best-selling Can You See What I See? series!

Seymour, a character in both CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? and DREAM MACHINE, has his very own story in this 9x9 paper-over-board storybook!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS–In this whimsical search-and-find story, readers join a little toy man as he gathers together an assortment of items, builds a boat out of a juice box, and sails away on a sea of blue. The clear, neatly composed photographs show colorful scenes packed with all sorts of interesting things, while the rhyming text prompts children to seek out particular objects (photos of the articles appear next to the words, rebus style). A helpful "Discussion Guide" offers pointers on building vocabulary and noticing details. Just right for the youngest seek-and-find aficionados, this engaging offering will sail right off of the shelves.–Andrea Tarr, Corona Public Library, CA
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From the Publisher

Can you see a turtle, scissors, 2 spools? Can you see Seymour with a cart full of tools?

From Walter Wick, photographer of the best-selling I SPY series, comes a book with colorful photos, search-and-find fun, and layers of learning!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Cartwheel (June 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439617782
• ISBN-13: 978-0439617789
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( W ) > Wick, Walter
  • #24 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Sports & Activities > Games > Puzzles

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars picture adventure, December 7, 2004

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Melissa Sack (georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Can you See What I See: Seymour and the Juice Box Boat (Hardcover)

Seymour is a little wooden doll who makes him self a boat from a juice box and sails away in the sea. Follow him on his adventure and see if you and your child can find all the items he is looking for.

The photos are very clear and in full color. The book includes a guide in back for more learning fun to talk about with your child.


I would recommend this book to kids ages 2-4. They will enjoy looking for all the items Seymor needs to build his boat!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We Love Seymour, November 10, 2004

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K. L. Bell "Always Reading" (Pearland, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Can you See What I See: Seymour and the Juice Box Boat (Hardcover)

My 3-year old daughter was first introduced to the I SPY series through her older brother's computer software. She loves the large picture puzzle books and some of the I SPY JR books did not hold her interest. She needed something in between and Seymour is the answer. We have read this book almost every night since her brother picked it up for her at a school book fair. She loves finding Seymour on every page. She can find all of the pictures fairly quickly but Seymour definitely won her over while building his juice box boat!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars for a younger child than the previous book, October 15, 2004

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Wilbert Shin "ex-pat mom" (frankfurt, germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Can you See What I See: Seymour and the Juice Box Boat (Hardcover)

I was initially disappointed to see that the latest Seymour book was much simpler than the last. It is, however, very well-planned in a way that can appeal better to a 2-6 year old. My son is three and he loves it. He has loved all the big I Spy books and their spawn, but he can grasp this story in a more complete manner than he could its predecessors.