Where's Waldo? The Incredible Paper Chase [Hardcover]

Martin Handford (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Where's Waldo?

He’s a master of the paper trail! Keep your eyes peeled for Waldo’s amazing seventh adventure — his most interactive journey ever.

Take a page from Waldo’s sketchbook — but first you’ll have to find it! In this new classic title, fans follow the wily guy through more astounding scenes, each containing a maddeningly hard-to-find piece of paper torn from his sketchpad. Add in an exciting parade, a confounding maze, the trickiest spot-the-difference challenge in history, and Martin Handford’s incomparable artwork, and you’ve got one extraordinary hands-on expedition. Waldo lovers will have tons of fun with:
— A fold-out Muddy Swampy Jungle Game with press-out counters — and tongue-twisting forfeit cards
— A press-out circus for fans to put on their very own show

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (October 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076364689X
• ISBN-13: 978-0763646899
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 0.4 x 12.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #251,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Martin Handford is the creator of the hugely popular Where's Wally? series. Beginning in 1987, the books went on to become a multi-million-selling global success.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mostly a reproduction, November 20, 2009

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neetypeety (Australia) - See all my reviews

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I am a Where's Waldo (Wally here in oz) collector, but when I had a look at this book in the store I couldn't bring myself to buy it. It is mostly a reproduction of "The Ultimate Fun Book" that was published in 1990. That is why the book is not up to Handford's current standards.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the previous ones, October 21, 2009

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There are some fun scenes in this book (actually, just 2), and the rest is a bit simple compared to the previous books. If you got all Waldo books so far, go ahead and purchase, but prepare to be dissapointed. Never bought a Waldo book before? Get any of the previous ones instead.

It all feels a bit empty, I see a lot of empty space in several scenes (the maze one, opposing armies). There's a also an added boardgame, which is a simple dice throwing/100% luck game, and a circus you can set up (just a couple of benches with crowd, and a few circus people).

I sincerely hope mr Handford can pick up the pace again from the last few books (Hollywood, Wonder book, Great Picture Hunt), because in my humble opinion, this is a step back from those.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not Handford's best, September 25, 2011

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I loved Waldo books when I was a kid, and still appreciate the intricacy and creativity today as an adult. So I recently bought the entire set, in hardback.

As I expected, the original Waldo books are better than the more recent ones, just as the original mom and pop shop is better than the franchised version. I still think this book is worth buying if you've exhausted the other Waldo books, but it's lacking a lot of the creativity and character of the original Waldo books. Some of the scenes are just strange.