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I Spy by Walter Wick
I Spy by Walter Wick




I Spy by Walter Wick

Jean showed how I SPY 's educational benefits could be wrapped in entertaining fun. I had made many picture puzzles before I SPY, but I had never worked on a children's book. Bonus for readers beyond the suggested age range: the extra-credit riddles at the end are devilish indeed. I SPY Walter Wick Studio I was lucky to have an experienced children's author and educator, Jean Marzollo, as my creative partner on the I SPY books. PC Games by Publication Order Click on a game to be taken to its page. The original PC I Spy game was later re-released as I Spy School Days. Later games would be released following themes similar to books in the I Spy Classic series, often being named directly after a book. Musical instruments and symbols, clown puppets and toys proliferate and sets incorporating fun-house mirrors, magician's props, dressing room paraphernalia, bandstands and so forth not only create atmosphere but add to the complexity of each puzzle. The I Spy PC series began in 1997 with the first game, I Spy. The fun-house theme is exploited to grand effect in the scenery choices. Wick's dramatic lighting, his diverse use of shadows and his varied backgrounds set new standards for children's photography books, while Marzollo's seemingly straightforward rhymes are marked by wit and subtlety. Walter Wick is an American artist and photographer best known for the elaborate images in two series of picture book activities for young children, I Spy and Can You See What I See, both published by Scholastic. Once again, each spread consists of a spectacular color photograph of an even more spectacularly propped 4 8 set, paired with four lines of verse that challenge the reader (``I spy a fish, five clothespins, a rose / The reflection of an elephant's nose. It's hard to believe that Marzollo and Wick could top their I Spy Christmas, but their latest book of picture riddles is their best yet.






I Spy by Walter Wick