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jamekeith's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
TOO EASY
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting
book_snob420's review against another edition
Difficult read but very rewarding if you're able to make it through!
kashvm's review against another edition
3.0
Oh the hours my brother and i invested into this book... it's not even funny. We were all "once we've found him we refuse to find him again" so we'd circle him in pencil out of pure irritation.
sofielser's review against another edition
4.0
A little to much for me... Although it most be very fun to read this with your kids. The kids will probably love it.
alicebennett's review against another edition
5.0
We used this book to teach a grammar lesson about expanded noun phrases. It showed children that in order to effectively describe a character, for example in their writing they need to add detail to allow the reader to build up a picture.
We chose different pages from the book, paired everyone up and asked them to use noun phrases to describe one of the tiny characters and their partner had to find who were they were describing. After this, in larger groups, the class had to annotate photocopied pages from the book with all of the noun phrases they could come up with to create a vivid description of that picture, for example one group had a picture of a huge multicoloured fish.
We included opportunities for immediate feedback and elicitation by having each person write in a different coloured pen. This way a teacher could assess everyone’s understanding, contribution to the task and perhaps, recognise one of the more quiet children for their progress.
We could also make some links to Maths by dividing the pages of the book into sections in a grid and having the children write directions for finding: “The young boy with sandy-blonde hair, wearing tight red shorts and long electric green flippers”. This would teach prepositional words in a creative and engaging way.
What I loved most about using a ‘Where’s Wally’ book to teach grammar was the fact that not only did it provide the class with an exciting context, but it was also so accessible for every child in my class because it contains no words. Each person was able to use noun phrases to describe a character they could see in the book, making for an incredibly effective teaching resource and lesson.
I am very excited to use this book in school and make full use of the numerous opportunities that it offers from Reception through to Year six.
We chose different pages from the book, paired everyone up and asked them to use noun phrases to describe one of the tiny characters and their partner had to find who were they were describing. After this, in larger groups, the class had to annotate photocopied pages from the book with all of the noun phrases they could come up with to create a vivid description of that picture, for example one group had a picture of a huge multicoloured fish.
We included opportunities for immediate feedback and elicitation by having each person write in a different coloured pen. This way a teacher could assess everyone’s understanding, contribution to the task and perhaps, recognise one of the more quiet children for their progress.
We could also make some links to Maths by dividing the pages of the book into sections in a grid and having the children write directions for finding: “The young boy with sandy-blonde hair, wearing tight red shorts and long electric green flippers”. This would teach prepositional words in a creative and engaging way.
What I loved most about using a ‘Where’s Wally’ book to teach grammar was the fact that not only did it provide the class with an exciting context, but it was also so accessible for every child in my class because it contains no words. Each person was able to use noun phrases to describe a character they could see in the book, making for an incredibly effective teaching resource and lesson.
I am very excited to use this book in school and make full use of the numerous opportunities that it offers from Reception through to Year six.
pussreboots's review against another edition
4.0
Wally, Waldo, Charlie, Walter, Holger, Valli, Willy, Hetti, and Effy. What do they have in common? They're all the name of a traveler who wears red and white stripes, jeans, glasses and brown shoes. Here in the States we know him as Waldo but he started his journey as Wally in Great Britain. The third book in the series by Martin Handford is The Great Waldo Search (also known as Where's Wally? 3: The Fantastic Journey) and was published in 1989.
The Great Waldo Search requires astute attention to detail. Each scene (spread across two pages) builds on the previous one, requiring the reader to search for a growing number of characters and items. The main focus though on every page is to find three things: Waldo, the Wizard Whitebeard and a scroll. There are also characters from previous scenes hidden in each of the scenes.
The scenes included are:
* The Gobbling Gluttons
* The Battling Monks
* The Carpet Flyers
* The Great Ball-Game Players
* The Ferocious Red Dwarves
* The Nasty Nasties
* The Fighting Forester
* The Deep-Sea Divers
* The Knights of the Magic Flag
* The Unfriendly Giants
* The Underground Hunters
* The Land of Waldos
Sean and I have worked through the book together three times and we still haven't managed to find Waldo on every page. We are completely stumped on "The Ferocious Red Dwarves", "The Unfriendly Giants" and "The Underground Hunters."
The Great Waldo Search requires astute attention to detail. Each scene (spread across two pages) builds on the previous one, requiring the reader to search for a growing number of characters and items. The main focus though on every page is to find three things: Waldo, the Wizard Whitebeard and a scroll. There are also characters from previous scenes hidden in each of the scenes.
The scenes included are:
* The Gobbling Gluttons
* The Battling Monks
* The Carpet Flyers
* The Great Ball-Game Players
* The Ferocious Red Dwarves
* The Nasty Nasties
* The Fighting Forester
* The Deep-Sea Divers
* The Knights of the Magic Flag
* The Unfriendly Giants
* The Underground Hunters
* The Land of Waldos
Sean and I have worked through the book together three times and we still haven't managed to find Waldo on every page. We are completely stumped on "The Ferocious Red Dwarves", "The Unfriendly Giants" and "The Underground Hunters."
canada_matt's review against another edition
4.0
Neo enjoyed this book, as it gave him a chance to look and find Waldo and friends throughout this animated craziness on a page. Less 'read' than 'gazed over for long periods repeatedly'. Great to get that grey matter and eyes as sharp as can be!
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