I Spy a Balloon

I Spy Readers

by Jean Marzollo, Walter Wick (Photographer)

A Level 1 reader with picture riddles and search-and-find fun! All new, easy-to-read riddles by Jean Marzollo are paired with fun photographs culled from previously published I Spy books to create this I Spy easy reader that's perfect for spring! With rhythm, rhyme, and picture clues, this book is written to support the newest reader!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

About the author

Jean Marzollo was an American children's author and illustrator best known for the I Spy series, a best-selling and award-winning collection written entirely in rhythm and rhyme and illustrated by Walter Wick. Over her career, she wrote more than 100 books for children, parents, and educators, including Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20, The Little Plant Doctor, and Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King. Born and raised in Connecticut, she graduated from the University of Connecticut and earned a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She taught high school English and later worked in educational publishing, serving for 20 years as editor of Scholastic’s Let’s Find Out Magazine. Later in life, she began illustrating her own books.

Reviews

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is a smaller version of the I Spy books. This book would be a great tool int he classroom to make learning fun. This could be put in a center where children cool look at the last few pages and answer the riddles.

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Level 1 Scholastic reader...helps children learn the words by having them look for the objects in a larger picture. My kids found it fascinating--it was their first time reading one of these many Marzollo/Wick books.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picture puzzles for pre-readers! Youngsters are encouraged to find a few items per spread. Items are introduced in rhyming text and in pictures. For a greater challenge children can cover up the pictures and just look for the items based on the rhyming text.

Family fun, themed for PreK-2.

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it a lot because i like finding.

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super great book

[0959kedi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got it for free from Burger King. Helps children learn words. Not bad for reading in toilet👍

[Katy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would've liked this better if the kid let me find everything, he's not very good at it...

[Rochelle Sondae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beginning Reader 50-250 words Level 1
The little guy likes this series and so do I. The riddles are written in a rebus format so even at 3 1/2 he can read along with me. He's not all that interested in finding the objects on the facing page. For now he's too excited to help read the book to really pay attention to the seek and find aspect.
I like recommending this book for travel. They are a great size and are a more reasonable price point than the full size hardback series.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 2 and 1/2 year old loves this book. A good book for building vocabulary.

[Peony · Rating 4 out of 5]

easy reader, verse, realistic

4-8

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

28 moths - another book typical of I Spy series but O really likes them and for $1 I can't go wrong. She's loved them since 13 months and this one will be good for airplane travel.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Part of a set of four I Spy books. Tommy likes to read this one at bedtime.

[Tracy Schillemore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used this for an activity for my storytime about balloons.

[Sarah A · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun puzzler book for those lazy afternoons. Enough hunting required to work a bit without having to get help. Fun and gentle.

[Lumi / Otso · Rating 5 out of 5]

i have to give this book 5 stars because this is the one that renewed my 6 year old's interest in learning to read. i'm not sure why -- maybe the speed was just slow enough and the pictures and words go together a bit and the rhymes helped.