Description: With more than 2.5 million copies sold of the first five books in the series, I Spy has proven itself a winner. The best and brightest yet, I Spy School Days is filled with glorious, color, two-page photographic spreads which feature brainteasers to solve in a blackboard scene, hundreds of tiny objects to ponder in a classification puzzle, Rube Goldberg contraptions to figure out, and more.

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Children's Literature Review: Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo's creations exist only as long as it takes to photograph them. In their newest collaboration, I Spy: School Days the assemblages include collections of preschool/kindergarten blocks and other building toys and an assortment of miniatures placed, " la Venn diagrams, within hula hoops. Ms. Marzollo's riddles identify specific items "spy-ers" can locate. Extra riddles, suggestions for classroom activities, and the story behind this volume's origin wrap up the intriguing treat. Open it up, one spread per week, in a classroom window or on a hallway or library bulletin board so that youngsters passing by can seek the items Ms. Marzollo--or a class riddler--pinpoints. Reviewed by Beverly Kobrin.

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