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1) C D C?
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An illustrated collection of word puzzles ranging from easy to difficult.
4) Punished!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Logan and his friend Benedict are playing tag in the library. Logan gets caught when he runs into a mysterious man. When Logan doesn't apologize sincerely, the mysterious gentleman punishes him by causing him to speak in puns. Only finding seven examples each of oxymorons, anagrams and palindromes within the time limits will return Logan to normal.
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"What do 'I Scream!' and 'Ice Cream!' have in common? Nothing--besides the fact that they sound the same! The ever-surprising Amy Krouse Rosenthal unleashes her prolific wit in this silly and smart book of wordplay. Perfectly complemented by equally clever illustrations from the talented and internationally renowned Serge Bloch, this mind-bending book will have young readers thinking about words in an entirely new way!"--Provided by publisher.
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Cross-train your brain. All it takes is ten to fifteen minutes a day of playing the right games. (It's fun.)
Exercising your brain is like exercising your body-with the right program, you can keep your brain young, strong, agile, and adaptable. Organized on an increasing scale of difficulty from "Warm-up" to "Merciless," here are 399 puzzles, trivia quizzes, brainteasers, and word game that are both fun and engaging to play, and are expertly designed...
12) Wordsmithery
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©2018
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Wordsmithery is dead easy. Guess the meaning of a word. All 700 of our words are exactly the kind of words that you pretend to understand... when you don't. Words like egregious, phalanx, and salubrious. Don't worry. You'll get three possible- and fun- definitions to chose from. First to ten points wins. Over to you.
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2016.
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One part game, one part conversation starter, you don't need to be a pun master to master Punderdome: the goal is to make bad jokes and have fun along the way. A player (the prompter for that round) draws two prompt cards from the deck, and then reads the prompts to the rest of the group, who have 90 seconds to create a single, groan-worthy pun that combines the two prompts. When time is up, pun makers share their puns with the prompter, who awards...
14) Scrabble
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[2015]
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Players form interlocking words, crossword fashion, on the board using letter tiles of different values. Each player competes for high score by taking advantage of the letter tiles, as well as the premium squares on the board.
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This engaging range of different types of puzzles lets readers stretch all their problem-solving muscles. They'll develop math, language, logic, reasoning, and critical thinking skills while having a blast. This unique combination of visual, number-based, and language-based riddles will keep readers entertained for hours. Playful illustrations add charm to every problem. Helpful introductions to each problem give readers a handy starting point. Age-appropriate,...
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There's more than what meets the eye in these puzzling pictures. Readers will pour over the pages of this immersive book of image-based riddles. Even reluctant readers will love engaging with these mysterious visual conundrums. Each puzzle features charming illustrations. Handy intros to each puzzle help readers get started. As they progress through each problem, readers will develop critical and creative thinking skills. They'll practice logic and...
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Language games allow children to stretch their communication abilities, enhancing vocabulary, conversation, and storytelling skills. A suggested age range accompanies each game in this book; some games may be adapted to different age groups. Language games for beginners focus on making children aware of the ways letters look, the presence of letters in their surroundings (on signs, for instance), and the different letter systems in different cultures....
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Yes! Another book by Erica Bentel, author of the much-loved word play book "Has a Book Got a Spine?"
With more funny, quirky illustrations by cartoonist/artist Neil Elliott.
Can You Crack Them? are word games that make the mind think laterally - often with laugh-out-loud consequences. Youngsters and adults alike will strain their brains to solve these unique visual/word puzzles.
Highly interactive, hugely fun. Crack them if you can...
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Has a Book Got a Spine?
Has a Bottle got a Neck?
Has a comb Got Teeth?
Young readers (up to the very old) will laugh aloud at this highly interactive book full of brainteasers.
It's a great book to get your brain thinking outside the box.
Readers will pick up heaps of new vocabulary on the way, and learn to love just how quirky words can be.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Encuentre distintos tipos de cosas que se mueven en este libro de Primeras Palabras con hermosas ilustraciones de la artista Lisa M Gardiner, perfecto para sus hijos que empiezan a leer y descubrir la alegría de los libros. Pueden buscar y encontrar cosas que se mueven... rápido, hacia arriba, en el agua, y mucho más!