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Summary
Search-and-find riddles paired with amazing photographs will captivate kids of all ages in the bestselling I Spy series.Acclaimed I Spy creators Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo use everyday objects to enhance intellectual discovery.From pirate maps to hidden caves, readers can examine the different objects, solve the picture riddles, and become an I Spy detective!A perfect fit for STEAM curriculum.
Author Notes
Jean Marzollo was born Jean Martin in Manchester, Connecticut on June 25, 1942. She graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1964, and received a master's degree in teaching from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1965. After graduating, she taught high school English for several years and then became involved in educational publishing. She was the editor of Scholastic's kindergarten magazine Let's Find Out for twenty years.
Her first book for parents, Learning Through Play, was published in 1972 and her first children's book, Close Your Eyes, was published in 1978. She wrote over 150 books for children and has illustrated some of her own children's books starting in 2003. Her works include the I Spy series; Soccer Sam; Mama Mama/Papa Papa; Close Your Eyes; Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King; and the Shanna Show books. She died in her sleep of natural causes on April 10, 2018 at the age of 75.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 1-4-The "I Spy" legacy continues with Treasure Hunt, the 10th installment in this successful series. Marzollo's structured rhymes provide the clues while Wick's stunningly detailed miniature village provides the hidden answers for readers to seek out. Some of the pictures require a lot of searching to find all of the objects mentioned in the rhyme. For those readers who can solve the rhymes in record time, Marzollo concludes with two pages of "Extra Credit Riddles." In addition, instructions are offered on creating individual riddles in the series format. A background note explains how the sets for Treasure Hunt were built and photographed. This title is sure to be popular in libraries that experience heavy usage in their 793.73 section.-Lisa Gangemi Krapp, Rockville Centre Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Using the familiar formula, Wick creates and photographs a coastal village. Pedestrian rhyming riddles lead the reader back to the pictures as they hunt for treasure. Additional riddles are provided for the advanced searcher. Marzollo's piece on How to Write I Spy Riddles will help teachers and librarians replicate this type of wordplay, which will appeal most to picture puzzle fans. From HORN BOOK Fall 2000, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Ages 5^-8. Tenth in the popular I Spy picture-book series, this book not only challenges children to hunt for small objects in the illustrations, but also asks them to solve the mystery of a pirate's hidden treasure. Marzollo's rhyming text leads children to explore each scene in detail. For the illustrations, Wick has built and photographed a miniature coastal village called Smuggler's Cove, complete with lighthouse, seaside cave, and mysterious island. Intricate and ingenious, the sets will delight fans of minatures as well as fans of the series. The perspectives and lighting effects of the photos create some distinctive scenes. Appended are the author's and illustrator's notes on the making of the book. Happy hunting. --Carolyn Phelan
