I Spy A To Z: A Book of Picture Riddles [Hardcover]

Jean Marzollo (Author), Walter Wick (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: I Spy

From the bestselling series by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick, here's a fun way for children to learn the ABC's. Includes foil on the cover!

Easy-to-read riddles by Jean Marzollo are paired with 46 object-filled photographs by Walter Wick to create the most engaging alphabet book ever! Young readers can use the simple picture clues to recognize the letter and letter sound featured on each page.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2–A comparison of this book to earlier I Spy publications shows that virtually every illustration in it appeared in those titles. One redeeming quality is the new text and a nod to phonics. An introduction for parents and teachers includes suggestions on how to use the book to help children learn to read. Marzollo's familiar rhymes feature consistent phonetic sounds for letters that have more than one. For example, the c page colors in red only the instances in which c sounds like a k. The hidden items in the colorful photos, full of kid-friendly objects, are easy to locate. This is for a slightly younger audience than the previous books in the series, but those children might be better served by Roxie Munro's Mazeways (Sterling, 2007).–Debbie Whitbeck, West Ottawa Public Schools, Holland, MI
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About the Author

JEAN MARZOLLO has written many award-winning children's books, including the I Spy books, the I Spy Little books, and Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King. Jean lives with her husband, Claudio, in New York State's Hudson Valley.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 56 pages
• Publisher: Cartwheel Books (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0545107822
• ISBN-13: 978-0545107822
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Kids loved A to Z cover to cover, June 15, 2009

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This review is from: I Spy A To Z: A Book of Picture Riddles (Hardcover)

Such a fun book with entertaining and interesting pictures-the kids love to pull this book out again and again! I would suggest taking this with you when you know the kids will be sitting around getting antsy and fussy. The best part is, more than one child can play/read/search at a time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful pictures and a great book, October 7, 2009

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J. (ID, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Spy A To Z: A Book of Picture Riddles (Hardcover)

I got this book for my four year old autistic son because he enjoyed the smaller books so much. Naturally, since this book is hardbound and bigger, the pages are better quality than the little paperback pages. Also, I was amazed how beautiful the pictures are. The book is a wonderful size so the pictures are as well. They're not hard to see like some of the smaller books. Each "picture riddle" is for a certain letter. Some letters have two pages, others just one page. There are a lot of different "picture riddles." My son never gets bored with this book. I'm glad I found this book and took the advice of the other reviews. It has been a much-loved book in our home.

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner!, January 10, 2012

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This review is from: I Spy A To Z: A Book of Picture Riddles (Hardcover)

Colorful pictures, good riddles, enjoyed the book. Very well done. I liked the super challenger better. But, this was a good one to have on hand.