I Spy Spooky Night (I Spy)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • I Spy A Winner!
  • Striped Cat!!!
  • BAT
  • FOUND THREE SPRINGS
  • Austria needs help!
I Spy Spooky Night (I Spy)
Jean Marzollo
Manufacturer: Cartwheel
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0590481371

Book Description

From its rickety gate to its cobwebbed attic, this haunted house contains 13 spooky environments. Readers will marvel at Walter Wick's beautifully executed photographs as they travel through each enchanting scene and solve the rhyming riddles, reading the story along the way. Over two million "I Spy" books have been sold to date.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I Spy A Winner!.......2006-12-13


The I Spy Spooky Night book is one of many 'I Spy' books our family has enjoyed. We have the 'I Spy Extreme Challenger!',
'I Spy Super Challenger', 'I Spy School Days', 'I Spy Treasure Hunt' and the 'I Spy Mystery' book just to name a few of them. They will entertain no matter what your age. Our children and now our grandchildren have pulled these books out many times. They are like magnets and will draw in whoever is around to your side to help find the hidden I Spy items. Here's a hint. If, no - when, you have trouble finding any of the objects turn the book upside down and that just might help. The I Spy Spooky Night Book in combination with the Boo-opoly Game will provide some frighteningly good Halloween entertainment. ~ Mrs. B.

5 out of 5 stars Striped Cat!!!.......2006-10-09

Thank you to the earlier reviewers.... I (as well as my husband, father, and mother--not to mention my five year old!!) have been going CRAZY looking for the striped cat!!!

These books are just incredible--my son is well on his way to collecting ALL of them! And, we already have ALL of the CD-Rom games--he's solved them all several times. These are the perfect books (and software) for kids--and has occupied more than a few hours of my time since I discovered them. Even my 18 year old daughter has been challenged and frustrated by these books! There's not much out there that can entertain (or drive crazy) both kids and adults.

There are small differences in the books and software--some kids like the spooky motif of this book--while other kids seem to prefer the space or school motifs--but, all-in-all, any of these books and software are WELL worth the $$ you put into them. Enjoy!!! (Dang that striped cat! LOL)

5 out of 5 stars BAT.......2006-06-20

The bat on page 19 is a baseball bat, held by the boy in the picture glued to the inside right door (just above the word "workshop").

5 out of 5 stars FOUND THREE SPRINGS.......2006-06-20

The three springs on the library page: 1) on the "Smoke" book next to the chair ("Smoke" is on top of "Science Experiments"), 2) on the floor in front of the chair, and 3) on the grandfather clock to the left of the saxophone. THANKS for finding the striped cat!

5 out of 5 stars Austria needs help!.......2006-04-25

Through friends in the US we got to know the great I spy books, but unfortunately we are not that perfect in English. Could someone explain to us what "birdies of brass" are? We don't even know what to look for! And what about the "ostrich beak"? Does that really meen the beak of an ostrich or is there a completely different meening of it when these two words are combined? And: could anyone give us a hint where the bat on page 18/19 is?
To help the person who looks for the third spring on page 16/17:
we assume that you are looking for the one on page 16 on the very edge where the books are (left from the wishbone)!
Can You See What I See? The Night Before Christmas (Can You See What I See?)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Gorgeous - Can You See?
  • Highly recommend
  • See for Yourself!
  • another great I spy book
  • Another Tradition
Can You See What I See? The Night Before Christmas (Can You See What I See?)

Manufacturer: CARTWHEEL BOOKS
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ASIN: 0439769272

Book Description

The first photograph, "The Night Before Christmas," features a gingerbread house, Christmas cookies, candles, bulbs, and more. "Visions of Sugarplums" is an abstract composition of Christmas confections; and "Such a Clatter!" is a dynamic explosion of objects. In "It Must Be Saint Nick," Santa is shown in shadow; and in "A Bundle of Toys," the presents in Santa's sack are revealed as a magnificent jumble. The final photograph, "Happy Christmas to All" is a beautiful, pastoral landscape, lustrous under new-fallen snow. The original poem is printed on the endpapers. Can You See What

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous - Can You See?.......2007-05-08

This series of of books is terrific! Fantastic art work, and the book can be enjoyed by many ages. A definite "must-buy" for Grandmothers!

5 out of 5 stars Highly recommend.......2007-01-10

Approprately intriguing and challenging while this book is also in season and fun. I recommend it highly due to the invitation to interact with a young person while "reading" it and see it as one more way to stimulate initiative, observation, and awareness.

5 out of 5 stars See for Yourself!.......2007-01-03


Can You See What I See? The Night Before Christmas, using The Night Before Christmas theme, is a seek and find it book similar to the 'I Spy Christmas: A Book of Picture Riddles' book. We bought one each for our granchildren so they could more easily and peacefully look for things together rather than trying to jockey the book to get the best viewing angle for themselves. This is another great low key way to spend some time together. It's a fun Christmas seek and find book. We like it and they enjoy it! I think I see a winner! ~ Mrs. B.

5 out of 5 stars another great I spy book.......2006-07-13

I bought this book for my kids ages six and seven. Good mix of tough to find and easy to find. If you are thinking of giving this as a gift I think it would be good for ages five and up.

5 out of 5 stars Another Tradition.......2006-03-10

My husband has taken great delight since our son was born, 30 years ago, in reading his copy of "The Night Before Christmas" to him. Our son now wants to be the one to read this book to his daughter every year. My husband and I found this book while shopping one day and he thought Jessie might like it. That was an understatement. She's two years old and absolutely loves the book. She loves it so much, I couldn't bear to pack it away til next year. She only wants "grandaddy sonny" to read it to her and runs to get it every night before bed, and before naps. She never seems to tire of it and gets better and better at spotting the items. She has her favorite pages, and I even noticed that every page has something on it that relates to another. It's like a surprise every time she reads it! I would like to find others in this series, they're definitely books for life, and books to keep a tradition going forever.
I Spy Super Challenger
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Super Challenge Showdown
  • I Spy A Winner!
  • Not as fun as the other 'I Spy' books.
I Spy Super Challenger
Jean Marzollo
Manufacturer: Cartwheel
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0590341286

Product Description

Are you up to a real I Spy challenge? The special collection of challenging new riddles accompanies favorite photographs from the first seven books in the I Spy series Age: 5,6,7,8 Manufacturer: Scholastic

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Super Challenge Showdown.......2007-07-23

Me and my sister ages 6 and 7 thought this book was challenging but fun. We loved it.

5 out of 5 stars I Spy A Winner!.......2006-12-13


The I Spy Super Challenger book is one of many 'I Spy' books enjoyed by our family. Among them we have the 'I Spy Spooky Night', 'I Spy School Days', 'I Spy: Year-round Challenger' and the 'I Spy Extreme Challenger!' to name just a few. These books will entertain no matter what your age. Our children and now our grandchildren have pulled these books out many times. They are like magnets and will draw in whoever is around to your side to help find the hidden I Spy items.
Here's a hint. If, no - when, you have trouble finding any of the objects turn the book upside down and that just might help. ~ The Boss

3 out of 5 stars Not as fun as the other 'I Spy' books........1998-07-12

If you loved the other 'I Spy' series, you'll be disapointed in 'Super Challenge.' All photographs are repeats of other books with new objects to find. Not very fun or challenging if you've seen the other books. I recommend skipping this book and getting the others in the same series.
I Love My Hair!
Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
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I Love My Hair!
Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
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ASIN: 0316525588

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Where's the book?.......2007-03-23

I was so excited to order this book for my daughter. I have YET to receive it. I was emailed by Amazon that I was quoted the wrong price for this book. However, this vender did not give me an alternative and I am still waiting for the refund.:{
iMovie 2: The Missing Manual
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Must-Have iMovie book -- a bit outdated though
  • Informative, Clearly Organized and Useful
  • Solved a problem in my first reading
  • It's OK
  • Simple Simon
iMovie 2: The Missing Manual
David Pogue
Manufacturer: Pogue Press
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Macintosh products are known for being easy to use, and deservedly so. You can muddle your way through pretty much any Mac OS program, and make it do what it's supposed to, without a manual or the online help. The latest version of the video-editing software for Mac OS, iMovie 2, is no exception, but David Pogue delivers real value in iMovie 2: The Missing Manual. Composed in Pogue's trademark friendly style, the book contains enough excellently written explanations and examples to significantly flatten the iMovie 2 learning curve, so it's a pleasure to read, bookmark, and refer back to.

For an example of how this book is technically precise in an engaging way, consider how it explains the purpose of the QT Margins check box, which has to do with compensating for a margin-cropping characteristic of televisions. Pogue proposes an equivalent label: "'QT Margins' means 'Assume this movie will be shown as a QuickTime movie, and therefore won't have chopped-off margins.'" The meaning of a fairly cryptic label becomes absolutely obvious.

Further kudos go to the book's designers for their liberal inclusion of illustrations. Where multiple frames are needed to illustrate a point, they're included. Tips and notes serve a valuable purpose, and are likely to introduce even seasoned iMovie editors to features they've missed on their own. --David Wall

Topics covered: Capturing video with a camera, then editing it on the Mac to include appealing transitions, effects, titling, and audio. The process of exporting edited video from the computer (such as for videotape or Web publishing).

Book Description

When it created iMovie in 1999, Apple Computer made digital video editing almost as easy as using a word processor--and even less expensive. Built into most modern Macintosh models is the circuitry needed to record pro-quality video from a digital camcorder, and then send the edited movies back to TV or tape with zero picture-quality loss.

Now Apple takes the revolution to the next level with the dramatically enhanced iMovie 2.0. The new software adds the option of inserting new video over a continuous audio track; removes limitations on the number of raw clips from which to choose scenes; and offers bonuses such as special effects and brightness and contrast adjustments, much greater typographical flexibility in its title- and credit-maker, and a far more useful and complete audio-track editor.

But one thing hasn't changed: iMovie 2, though much more sophisticated than its predecessor, still doesn't come with a single page of printed instructions.

Pogue Press/O'Reilly's iMovie: The Missing Manual, released in May 2000, became an instant bestseller, requiring two reprints in three months and earning rave five-star reviews on Amazom.com. This entertaining guide covers every step of iMovie video production, from choosing and using a digital camcorder to burning the finished work onto CDs. The book's philosophy: Giving someone iMovie without also teaching basic film technique is like giving a map to a teenager without teaching him to drive.

Now author David Pogue is back with an expanded, revised edition, now called iMovie 2: The Missing Manual, rewritten to cover iMovie 2 and nothing but.

Far deeper and more detailed than the meager set of online help screens included with iMovie, the book helps iMovie users realize the software's potential as a breakthrough in the cost, complexity, and difficulty of desktop video production.

With a technical review by Glenn Reid, architect and lead engineer of both iMovie and iMovie 2.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Must-Have iMovie book -- a bit outdated though.......2003-02-20

First I have to give props to David Pogue and his Missing Manual series. As a bookseller and computer geek I've long favored the Dummies books as the best entry-level source for third-party information on software. However, O'Reilly made a smart move when they turned their attention on that market and grabbed Dummies standby Pogue to headline the new series. The Missing Manuals (and their mutant-dogcow mascot) are a credit to O'Reilly and a must-have... assuming, that is, that they cover the program you need. The series is still too small, but I'm sure it won't stay that way.

Now, to the book itself. If you need to do something with iMovie, it's in there. That pretty much covers what I need to say in this review, but it doesn't cover everything the book has to offer. Remember back in the 80s when the Mac made desktop publishing a reality, only to unleash a torrent of wretchedly amateurish graphic design? Well, Pogue spends much of the first couple of chapters attempting to prevent that from happening. This book starts off with a very basic primer on video production and how to use your equipment -- assumed to be a typical consumer-grade MiniDV camcorder, but it covers other options as well, particularly video bridges and the like.

The meat of the book discusses iMovie 2's capabilities, including discussions of its weaknesses and how to work around them. Effects, titles, and transitions are discussed in detail, including some useful information on crossfades (never fade straight to black -- instead, you want a black stillframe). Conversion to other formats is also an issue, and a significant part of the book discusses postproduction using QuickTime Pro. Directions are given for converting your work for DVD or VCD as well.

The issue I have with the book is largely its focus on iMovie in MacOS Classic, and the bugs that are present in that version that might not be in the OS X version. Screenshots all come from 9.x, with the only Aqua material being the interface of iMovie itself. I don't mark down for this since the program operates more or less the same, but an inexperienced user may have trouble. (I might note as well that the book works just as well for iMovie 3, which has a superficially different interface but handles more or less identically.)

So, yeah. If you're doing video production on iMovie, this is the book to get, hands down.

5 out of 5 stars Informative, Clearly Organized and Useful.......2002-10-22

I bought three books to teach myself how to produce DVDs. The Erica Sadun book is for advanced users and was not helpful to me. The Bob LeVitus "Little iDVD Book" is probably one of the most poorly organized and edited books I've ever come across on any subject.

Pogue's "Missing Manual", on the other hand, is comprehensive, clear and well-organized. I've produced about half a dozen DVDs since reading (and re-reading) Pogue's book and it clearly made a huge difference in what I was able to construct using iDVD.

In my opinion, this is the only book you need to read to learn how to produce movies using iDVD.

Beyond teaching readers to work with iDVD, Pogue also offers loads of helpful suggestions about editing in general. This book is outstanding.

5 out of 5 stars Solved a problem in my first reading.......2002-08-11

I love this book! I was ready to give up trying to use iMovie because of a small glitch that was incurring. After browsing thru the book the very first time I opened it, I came across the trouble I was having with iMovie. Mr. Pogue directed me to the correct settings and I am now having a great time editing my DV movies.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone attempting to use iMovie. There is so much more to this program than Apple addresses in the help file. Mr. Pogue's writing is concise but not out of reach for the average Mac user.

I have many books by Mr. Pogue and I would recommend any of them if you are stumped and need a well explained how-to-manuel.

3 out of 5 stars It's OK.......2002-06-17

It's OK. It has about the same amount of material as the "iMovie 2 for Macintosh Visual Quickstart Guide" - The missing manual is fatter because it contains additional stories and things that a reader might find amusing, but that are not particular relevant to the topic. The section on movie making basics is very good. For an expanded view see "The Five C's of Cinematography". I thought I would find more information in this book since it is fatter than in the VQG, but it ended up that they are about even in content.

5 out of 5 stars Simple Simon.......2002-05-21

Can it get any simpler !! ha ha ha ha ha
I found this book to be extremely informative and easy to understand (especially since i am yet to purchace a mac and digital video cammera ).. I will have no hesitation now to go out and purchase a Mac and a Digital cammera .. and feel confident making my first feature film or "Home Movie " LOL
Who Am I? Sports!
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Who Am I? Sports!
    Alain Crozon
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    Lift-the-flaps to solve the riddles in this fun series.
    The Macintosh iLife: An Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Shoppers, take note! This is an older edition of my book
    • Great for the beginner! Good for the expert!
    • Simply fantastic -- please, Jim Heid, More!!!
    • The Gold Standard for computer learning books
    • At last... a how-to book that delivers value for money
    The Macintosh iLife: An Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD
    Jim Heid
    Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 0321170113

    Amazon.com

    A DVD/book combo--what a great idea! Think of The Macintosh iLife: An Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD as "iReading." You get a 90-minute movie that allows you to peer over author Jim Heid's shoulder as he demonstrates all the essentials of the four iApps. In iTunes, he shows how to create playlists, change the info tags for a batch of songs, burn a compilation CD, and more advanced features like choosing equalizer settings for each tune. In iPhoto, he shows how easy it is to organize even the largest collection of family pictures, and even how to make minor touch ups. In iMovie, he shows how to create a home movie that won't put your friends to sleep by incorporating cross fades, an audio track of both ambient sounds and MP3s from iTunes, still images from iPhoto, and titles. He then shows how to use iDVD to create custom menus and chapter openings.

    You can watch the book's DVD on the computer and hit pause whenever you feel like practicing something for yourself. The book goes into even greater detail on each iApp, for example, covering cross fades in iTunes, working with multiple libraries in iPhoto, and tweaking variations of the Ken Burns effect in iMovie. In bonus chapters and sidebars, Heid goes in depth on related topics like the inner workings of an iPod, tips for taking better digital photos and movies, and how to hook up a TV for improved playback while editing in iMovie.

    Anyone working in OS X, even seasoned Mac users, will learn new techniques, timesaving tips, and lots of ideas on how to get the most out of everything the iLife promises. And it may even turn skeptics who thought this was just another advertising gimmick into giddy converts. --Angelynn Grant

    Book Description

    In the Macintosh world, Apple's digital hub tools--iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD—are the driving force behind the convergence of digital media and digital devices. You can use these tools to entertain, educate, persuade, and inspire your audiences at home, school, and work. To help you master this elegant and fun desktop studio, there's no better place to turn than The Macintosh iLife.

    Updated to cover iTunes 3, iDVD 3, iPhoto 2, iMovie 3, new iPod models, and the conversion to .Mac, a fee-based Web service replacing the previously free iTools Web service, The Macintosh iLife is a unique book-DVD hybrid that provides an interactive tour of the digital hub. Written by noted digital media expert Jim Heid, a contributing editor of Macworld since 1984 and a Macintosh columnist for the Los Angeles Times, it uses clear, to-the-point text, gorgeous illustrations, and interactive video to do justice to the digital hub's enormous capabilities. The book-DVD combo addresses the basic concepts behind the digital hub, like how to balance file size and image quality in digital photography and how to create effective DVD menus. It also tackles more advanced concepts, like how to record Internet radio for later playback, prepare video for Web distribution, and get digital photos printed onto mugs and mousepads. Updated chapters include completely new sections covering iTunes 3's Smart Playlists, iDVD's AppleScript support, the iPod's new calendar features, and more!

    The accompanying DVD-Video disc contains two hours of entertaining instruction covering all of Apple's i-programs. You'll see how to produce professional-looking digital media, and you'll see hardware add-ons that will round out your digital studio. Beautiful to look at and enjoyable to watch, The Macintosh iLife is your user manual for the digital lifestyle!

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Shoppers, take note! This is an older edition of my book.......2004-11-13

    It's November 2004 as I write this, and I'm surprised and a little distressed to see that this book is still selling fairly well.

    Why distressed? Because this book is an older edition that covers the 2003 iLife product.

    If you're using iLife '04, be sure to check out the new edition of my book/DVD, called -- amazingly enough -- "The Macintosh iLife '04." Every page has been updated for iLife '04, and the DVD is completely new, too.

    Of course, if you're still using the original iLife suite -- or if you want the older DVD, which contains material not present in the '04 edition -- this is the book/DVD for you.

    5 out of 5 stars Great for the beginner! Good for the expert!.......2004-04-22

    I have decided to review "The Macintosh iLife" by Jim Heid
    in addition to the iMovie 3 Visual QuickStart Guide. This book, also distributed through Peach Pit Press, takes a more visual approach to teaching you how to use
    iMovie 3 (along with the iPod, iTunes 3, iDVD 2, and iPhoto 2). When I
    say visual I don't really mean pictures in the book. The book includes
    a feature-length DVD (broken up into digestible parts) literally
    showing you how to do the things that are written in the book.

    Heid is a quality presenter both in writing and demonstration. It'd be
    VERY difficult to watch this DVD and not learn how to do some pretty
    sophisticated things. The pace of the DVD is well-suited to the novice
    user, but not tedious for those with experience. The book on it own is
    a decent reference for each of the products covered, but used as a
    follow-up reference to having watched the DVD, it is a powerful
    instrument making it easy to recall what you've seen without having to
    actually load the DVD back into a player.

    While Heid's book focuses more on the most-commonly used features, it
    makes up for any gap (say, between it and the iMovie 3 VQSG) by
    covering the whole suite of iLife programs rather than just one. Even
    if you have the new version of iLife '04 (like I do), you can still
    benefit from this book because the material in it is geared toward
    utilizing functions that will exist in the new versions too. Even if
    the interface has changed a little, I did not find that it was
    difficult to follow anything that Heid demonstrated. Unless he
    specifically updates this book (and DVD) to match iLife '04, I can do
    no less than highly recommend it to all iLife users.

    5 out of 5 stars Simply fantastic -- please, Jim Heid, More!!!.......2004-01-17

    This book/DVD combo is simply superb. I am not technically gifted -- though I'm the son of a rocket scientist! -- but I am totally geeking out. Jim Heid is a master instructor with an utterly uncanny knack for speaking to exactly the point that you want him to address next. His sense of sequence is flawless! Apple has done a stunning job of creating an awesomely powerful, yet completely accessible, package in iLife. I'm already importing tunes, burning custom CDs and running out to buy a digital camera. I am even considering personally creating instructional DVDs for my Los Angeles based media training firm. That, in itself, is a minor miracle. I used to concede everything to IT experts; now I'm not so sure! I think Jim Heid's book -- along with David Pogue's Missing Manual series -- ought to be standard issue with any Mac.
    The Mac, in my obviously biased opinion, is the most elegantly intuitive computer on earth. Equally so is this book and DVD combination. You'll be amazed at how quickly you assimilate information and navigate with growing confidence. My only criticism of this set is that I wish there was more. To that end, I plan to check out what else is available from Peachpit Press and Avondale Media (they collaberated on this combo). Well, folks, I hope I've made myself clear: The Macintosh iLife book and DVD are as good as it gets. If you've been on the wrong side of the digital divide, and if you're now ready to advance exponentially in your multimedia skills, then you simply can't go wrong with this purchase. Buy it!

    5 out of 5 stars The Gold Standard for computer learning books.......2004-01-13

    As a typical instruction-manual-phobic kinda guy, this is a delight. The real clincher is the well-presented DVD tutorial, so I can sit back and learn on "autopilot".

    ...

    This is the sort of guide that Apple should be shipping with every Mac.

    ...

    5 out of 5 stars At last... a how-to book that delivers value for money.......2004-01-05

    Jim Heid doesn't waste time about getting into doing things with the iLife suite. The DVD alone is worth the purchase price if you're a new or novice user. I use the iDVD portion of the DVD with beginning students to video editing. It's a no nonsence approach that keeps things moving.
    I Can Do It!
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      Jana Novotny Hunter
      Manufacturer: Frances Lincoln
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