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It’s win-win for the whole family: Kids love puzzles—and parents love their kids to love puzzles. Now from Puzzability—the premier puzzle-writing company whose mind-benders have appeared regularly in The New York Times and Disney Adventures, and repeatedly in The New Yorker and Martha Stewart Kids—comes a rich, original, and entertaining category-killer of a book with over 250 puzzles on every imaginable theme and subject. Fully illustrated in color, here is a bonanza of mazes, word games, visual and logic puzzles, and more. With a full range of difficulty, but all totally solvable, the puzzles are not meant to be tests. In fact they’re engaging and humorous, as fun to work on as they are satisfying to solve. In Gray Matter, readers first solve a short crossword, then use the letters in the puzzle to crack a riddle. Hot Lines involves matching kids to their clothing—based on tan lines. Flea Circuit is an unusual maze that you find your way out of by jumping around the page like a flea. A scavenger hunt runs through the book—solve every puzzle to amass the clues and earn the bound-in certificate of achievement. (Yes, the honor system applies.)
Paperback: 194 pages
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; 1 edition (December 13, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0761143866
ISBN-13: 978-0761143864
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.5 x 10.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (113 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #23,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #21 in Books > Children's Books > Activities, Crafts & Games > Games > Word Games #33 in Books > Children's Books > Activities, Crafts & Games > Games > Puzzles #293 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Puzzles & Games
Age Range: 7 - 12 years
Grade Level: 2 - 8
Finally! A great puzzle book for kids that goes beyond word search and mazes! I've seen great logic and puzzle books for kids in Russian and was looking for something in English. I've asked every teacher and parent, I've search the web with every conceivable keyword - nothing. And then this book. My daughter (5.5 years) and I are spending many happy hours together. The right age, though, is probably 7+
I am a 7th grade teacher and this is my go-to book for puzzles after tests and quizzes. Interesting and engaging, my kids love this book!
If you are buying this book for an adult, I wouldn't. If you are buying this book for a child or someone even up to 16, I think it would be a good thing. It is too kiddish for adults and I sent one to a friend who has a lot of time on his hands and he completed it in two days. I also got one myself at the same time and was a little embarrassed that I had sent him the book because it was so kiddish.
This book is awesome I am looking to purchase a second edition. Is there another one in print? This book is so much fun it gives your mind a real work out, hate to put it down. It is not like other puzzle books where you have to struggle to complete or get so frustrated you don't enjoy it. Everyone that sees me with it says it looks like a lot of fun, my response it is.
Sometimes when you are looking for a puzzle book, you want more than activity for your brain. You want something that's a treat for the eyes, too. That's what's so great about this book. Not only are the puzzles top-notch, but the accompanying graphics are stellar. The illustrations -- both for the puzzles themselves, and for the accompanying ornamentation -- are full color and vividly rendered. Cartoon characters abound. There are several main ones, including Einstein, Alice in Wonderland, Sir Lancelot, Sherlock Holmes, and more. These are presented in a bright, clear and flowing style that has personality and humor.And what about the puzzles themselves? I love them. Using the great graphics to the maximum advantage, they draw you in with intriguing scenarios. Many of the puzzles really put you "in the action," such as an excellent one that has astronauts floating all over the place, where you need to match their recorded views with their positions in the picture.This book may more appealing to younger people, though, rather than adults. The puzzles have a decidedly juvenile feel. And the graphics are definitely geared more towards kids. While it's perhaps more appropriate to children, you may still really like this book if you have a soft spot for great cartoon-style illustration.
Just a big heads up for anyone sensitive to holiday issues. This should nearly be titled as some sort of "Halloween puzzle book" due to the MULTITUDE of Halloween material in it. Seriously.. it's a bit over the top without having called it out as such. Almost every 2nd page through the entire book has some sort of themed puzzle with witches, ghosts, spells, mummies, haunted house, gnomes, monsters, cemeteries, etc. There are also a lot of "Christmas" (ie. Santa, stocking stuffers) puzzles. Just so you know what you're buying..
I can't begin to tell you how AMAZING this puzzle book is. There are weeks upon weeks of entertainment in this book! And even though the cover looks like it is geared for a kids only audience, it's not. Kids and kids at heart will enjoy solving the endless variety of puzzles, codes, crosswords, mazes, etc. that this book has to offer. When you open the book for the first time you will be shocked by the full color puzzles that are beautifully illustrated. I've been working on this book for a month now and am still not finished. You will never want to put this book down or ever want the fun to end! There are puzzles in every type of difficulty level so it's sometimes a challenge and sometimes just relaxing and mind-numbing. The puzzles are addicting! And If you want to change to a different style/type puzzle, just flip to a different chapter in the book hosted by different characters like Sherlogic Holmes (logic puzzles) and Alice in Wanderland (mazes). This is a GREAT birthday gift or Christmas gift for anyone that appreciates illustration and puzzles. Even if your child is too young for this book now (I wouldn't recommend for anyone younger than 8) still buy it now while you can and save it for when they are a little older.
My 7 year old loves this book. She wanted to take it to school and share it with her friends. That's always a good sign. I realize that there is a ton of stuff online but I really prefer limit screen time and let them enjoy this stuff on print.
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