Can You See What I See?: Hidden Wonders (From the Co-Creator of I Spy)

by Walter Wick, Walter Wick (Illustrator)

Overview

Optical illusions abound in a brand-new Can You See What I See? book by I Spy co-creator Walter Wick.

Featuring all-new rhymes and photographs, Can You See What I See?: Hidden Wonders explores a world of toys, an enchanted ball, the farthest reaches of outer space, and more. Readers of all ages will enjoy the search-and-find adventures and amazing optical illusions.

Stunning photographs accompany playful rhymes by Walter Wick, the creator of the New York Times bestselling Can You See What I See? series and the co-creator of the I Spy series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338686715
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	03/02/2021
Series:	Can You See What I See? Series
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	216,039
Product dimensions:	10.60(w) x 10.60(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Walter Wick is the photographer of the international bestselling I Spy series as well as the author and photographer of the acclaimed Can You See What I See? series. He lives with his wife, Linda, in Miami Beach, Florida.

Editorial Reviews

* "Rich in wonder, hidden and otherwise... gorgeous and captivating... Brain-bending exercise for eyes and minds of all ages." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Praise for Can You See What I See?: Toyland Express:

"No puzzle here — these well-designed scenes are another success from the picture-challenge master." — Kirkus Reviews

Praise for I Spy Christmas:

Parents Magazine Best Book

* "Features gorgeously styled, full-spread color photos of many objects." — Publishers Weekly, starred review

Praise for I Spy Spooky Night:

* "A must, in multiple copies, for any Halloween collection." — School Library Journal, starred review

"Spectacularly eerie pictures chock full of hidden objects." — Booklist

Praise for I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles:

NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

"Definitely fun, and educational, too; this is a true eye-opener." — Los Angeles Times

From the Publisher

★ 2020-12-25
Rich in wonder, hidden and otherwise.

The best place to hide something, the saying goes, is in plain sight, and the devil, they say, is in the details. Photographer Wick exploits both principles in this gorgeous and captivating challenge to the observational abilities of young and old alike. Wick collaborated on the popular I Spy series with the late Jean Marzollo and continues the tradition in his own Can You See What I See? books. Here, 12 different set pieces of great detail and complexity offer readers hours of enchantment, searching for a menu of objects hidden within each tableau and discovering a great deal more in the process. These dioramas are so richly detailed that the longer one looks, the more one finds to amaze and amuse. Each scene spans roughly five-sixths of a spread, with the remaining strip bearing its title and a rhyming list of items to find within the picture. Mirrors and impossible-object illusions add to the visual complexity. For example, “Costume Ball” takes place in a hall of mirrors while “Space Station Impossible” is designed as a Penrose triangle made up of three right angles. “Wacky Workshop” features perpetually climbing Escher stairs and “a house that’s / impossible / in 3 different places,” and “Flatland” blends 3-D optical illusions with strategically placed objects that make it hard to know what’s flat and what’s not.

Brain-bending exercise for eyes and minds of all ages. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews