I Spy Little Animals (Board book)

~ (Author), Walter Wick (Illustrator) "I spy a bird and a small balloon; I spy a turtle and a little spoon..." (more)

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Product Description

Rhyming verses ask readers to find hidden objects and toy animals in the photographs.

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: Baby-Preschool
  
• Board book: 26 pages
• Publisher: Cartwheel (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590117114
• ISBN-13: 978-0590117111
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,334 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FUN!, April 3, 2000

By	AWC (Mississippi) - See all my reviews

We have all the I Spy books to date and this is my 3 year old's favorite. He LOVES searching for the certain animals, identifying the other animals, and even attempts to sound like the different animals. We've had this book since before my son was 1. Don't wait until your child is a toddler to buy this book!

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Way to Teach Observation Skills, February 6, 2001

By	bethlovesbooks (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

These board books are a smaller and simpler version of the original "I Spy" series. If you are not familiar with the "I Spy" series, the basic concept is similar to "Where's Waldo" in that you "search" for specific objects. But in this case, the searching field is a series of photographs that depict varied and interesting items. Each photograph has a particular theme and is full of colorful and inventive objects.

The original "I Spy" books ask you to find many objects in each photo and can be very challenging. My husband and I got a kick out of finding the objects ourselves and by no means breezed through the books. These simplified board books are geared toward a much younger audience--they offer toddlers and younger children a way to play the same type of game. The photographs contain only a handful of objects, and the reader is asked to find only two objects per page.

My daughter really enjoys these types of interactive books. They give her a chance to be "proud" when she finds whatever she's looking for. There is also a similar series I would recommend called "Find the Duck (Puppy, Piglet, Kitten, Teddy)..." books. In the "Find the..." series the child is looking for the same object throughout the book. . If you are interested, I wrote a review on that series where I go into more detail about them.

Overall, these are a nice way to interact with your toddler--they offer an opportunity to teach patience and to carefully investigate things. My only criticism is that I noticed that the photos that they use are just blown up portions of photos taken from their original series. I wish they would be more creative and use entirely new photos.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect size for families on the go!, July 3, 2001

By	Summer Belle "Word Affectionado" (East Coast, USA) - See all my reviews

A smaller version of the full sized I Spy books, these books are just great. They include cropped pictures from the regular I Spy books and are printed on durable cardboard - just right for little hands!

My two year old loves this collection of books - they are just the right size for her to hold, are sturdy enough for her to play with, and there are lots of interesting pictures to hold her attention.

The pictures are lots of fun to look at. They give parents the opportunity to sit with their children and discover the different things in the pictures and to help their children identify them.

These are all very good books!! I highly recommend.