Where's Waldo Now (U)

In paperback for the first time! The elusive little guy you loved as a kid has ventured into an affordable new format, ready to boggle a new generationl. Now he's easier to carry around but just as hard as ever to find!Children's LiteratureHandford takes the concept of hidden pictures one notch higher with the chaotic, character-filled drawings that populate his highly-popular series. In this installment, readers travel through time as they search each picture for Waldo, Wenda, Wizard Whitebeard, Odlaw, and Woof the dog (represented only by his tail). Next, readers must find Waldo s key, Woof s bone, Wenda s camera, Wizard Whitebeard s scroll, and Odlaw s binoculars. For those who want to continue searching, there are 25 Waldo-Watchers to be found, each of whom appears only once in the book. There is another character, too, who is not shown in the introduction, but who appears once in every picture. Finally, checklists at the end of the book ask readers to go back and find hundreds of additional objects. Not only is this a great book for honing observation skills, but readers will learn a little history along the way as they visit the stone age, ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, France in the 1800s, the Gold Rush, and more. A look at the future turns fanciful. It all adds up to a winning package providing hours of fun for readers of all ages. Reviewer: Pat Trattles