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Tough Puzzles for Smart Kids

Illustrated by Steve Harpster
Paperback
$5.95 US
8.01"W x 10.02"H x 0.32"D   | 10 oz | 44 per carton
On sale Sep 01, 2011 | 80 Pages | 9781936140404
Age 7-10 years | Grades 2-5

Smart solvers will have a blast putting together jigsaw-style pieces to create larger shapes, decoding cryptograms to reveal a secret message, and investigating optical illusions. With futoshiki to tackle, wickedly difficult mazes to weave through, and loads of wordplay, this compilation offers hours of satisfaction.
Terry Stickels is well-known for his three internationally syndicated columns. FRAME GAMES, seen in USA Weekend magazine, is read by over 48,000,000 people in 600 newspapers weekly. He concurrently writes STICKELERS for King Features, appearing in over 200 newspapers daily, including the Washington Post, the Chicago Sun–Times, the Denver Post, and the Toronto Star. He also is the featured puzzle columnist for the Guardian, London’s largest newspaper. In addition, Terry finds time to write books for both adults and children, and do motivational speaking.

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Smart solvers will have a blast putting together jigsaw-style pieces to create larger shapes, decoding cryptograms to reveal a secret message, and investigating optical illusions. With futoshiki to tackle, wickedly difficult mazes to weave through, and loads of wordplay, this compilation offers hours of satisfaction.

Author

Terry Stickels is well-known for his three internationally syndicated columns. FRAME GAMES, seen in USA Weekend magazine, is read by over 48,000,000 people in 600 newspapers weekly. He concurrently writes STICKELERS for King Features, appearing in over 200 newspapers daily, including the Washington Post, the Chicago Sun–Times, the Denver Post, and the Toronto Star. He also is the featured puzzle columnist for the Guardian, London’s largest newspaper. In addition, Terry finds time to write books for both adults and children, and do motivational speaking.

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