| Barnyard Games & Puzzles: 100 Mazes, Word Games, Picture Puzzles, Jokes & Riddles, Brainteasers, and Fun Activities for Kids Contributor(s): Hovanec, Helene (Author), Merrell, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1580176305 ISBN-13: 9781580176309 Publisher: Storey Publishing OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2006 Annotation: Kids love animals as much as they love puzzles and silly word games. "Barnyard Games & Puzzles" follows the success of "Horse Games & Puzzles for Kids" and "The Petting Farm Poster Book." Full of lively drawings, it offers page after page of word games and picture puzzles, as well as jokes, riddles, and word play. Puzzle books for kids are often either too simplistic or too frustratingly difficult for young solvers. "Barnyard Games & Puzzles" was created by two experienced puzzle makers who have designed a variety of puzzles specifically for five-to eight-year-old readers. With nearly 100 puzzles, the book clusters simpler games in the front and draws the reader on to more complex ones. Connect-the-dots pictures and find-the-hidden-items drawings will entice younger children, while the mix of crossword puzzles, fill-in-the-blanks, mazes, word searches, logic puzzles, codes, and other games will provide hours of fun and delight for both beginning and more experienced readers. Each illustrated page has lots to look at and plenty of room for small fingers to write. A pair of funny farmyard friends wander through the pages giving directions and telling silly jokes. Kids love animals as much as they love puzzles and silly word games. Barnyard Games & Puzzles follows the success of Horse Games & Puzzles for Kids and The Petting Farm Poster Book. Full of lively drawings, it offers page after page of word games and picture puzzles, as well as jokes, riddles, and word play. Puzzle books for kids are often either too simplistic or too frustratingly difficult for young solvers. Barnyard Games & Puzzles was created by two experienced puzzle makers who have designed avariety of puzzles specifically for five-to eight-year-old readers. With nearly 100 puzzles, the book clusters simpler games in the front and draws the reader on to more complex ones. Connect-the-dots pictures and find-the-hidden-items drawings will entice younger children, while the mix of crossword puzzles, fill-in-the-blanks, mazes, word searches, logic puzzles, codes, and other games will provide hours of fun and delight for both beginning and more experienced readers. Each illustrated page has lots to look at and plenty of room for small fingers to write. A pair of funny farmyard friends wander through the pages giving directions and telling silly jokes. "Barnyard Games & Puzzles" is sure to appeal to country and city kids alike. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities - Puzzles - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Farm Animals - Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books - Coloring |
| Dewey: 793.73 |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Series: Storey's Games & Puzzles |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 8.28" W x 10.7" (0.87 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The farm animals are getting up to some fun and games, and they're looking for kids to join them Children ages six and up will love these word games, picture puzzles, mazes, jokes, and brain teasers. Crawl through a Worm Squirm, find out how to tell if there are cows in your refrigerator, and use the letters in "Rhode Island Red" to fill in an entire crossword puzzle. Delight in hours of enjoyment packed with pig races, clever riddles, and coloring challenges. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hovanec, Helene: - Helene Hovenec is the co-author of many Storey puzzle books, including Barnyard Games & Puzzles. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Merrell, Patrick: -Patrick Merrell is a cartoonist, puzzle maker, and author whose work has appeared in hundreds of publications. He is a regular contributor to the New York Times crossword, the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, and the World Puzzle Championship. His other books include Bird Brainteasers and Coffee Time. He lives in Mt. Vernon, New York. |