The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book

Author: Gareth Moore
Publisher: Trapeze
ISBN: 9781409184676
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Are YOU the ultimate map-reader? Do you know your trig points from your National Trails? Can you calculate using contours? And can you fathom exactly how far the footpath is from the free house? Track down hidden treasures, decipher geographical details and discover amazing facts as you work through this unique puzzle book based on 40 of the Ordnance Survey's best British maps. Explore the first ever OS map made in 1801, unearth the history of curious place names, encounter abandoned Medieval villages and search the site of the first tarmac road in the world. With hundreds of puzzles ranging from easy to mind-boggling, this mix of navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams and mathematical conundrums will put your friends and family through their paces on the path to becoming the ultimate map-master!

Alzheimer's Association Presents The Big Brain Puzzle Book

Author: Terry Stickels
Publisher: Liberty Street
ISBN: 9781603208208
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Solving puzzles are a fun way to stimulate your brain. The Big Brain Puzzle Book does just that, with over 150 Alzheimer's Association- approved puzzles from renowned brain teaser Terry Stickels. Stickels writes STICKELERS, a puzzle column, appearing in over 200 local and national newspapers daily. Here is a sampling of the types of mind bending, brain exercising puzzles inside: Frame Games Find an every day phrase hidden inside words or drawings of rebus puzzles. Spatial Visual Answer questions while looking at 3-dimensional objects on a 2 dimensional page. Squeezers Fill in the blanks with letters in the middle of two words creating two 2-syllable words. Word Search Find words within blocks of letters going horizontally, diagonally or vertically. Trivia Answer questions to seemingly obvious questions and learn something new in the process. Trickledowns In five steps, changing one letter at a time, come up with a whole new word. Readers will enjoy this great variety of puzzles from renowned puzzle creator Terry Stickels, while benefiting a great cause.

The Positively Arizona Puzzle Book

Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Gallopade International
ISBN: 063508399X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Each Puzzle Book helps kids build higher order thinking skills and helps with deductive reasoning with these fun puzzles. Each Puzzle Book has a wide range of reproducible activities including logic, acrostics, word boxes, rebus, hidden pictures, crosswords, matching, word search, mazes and many more creative puzzles that will entice any child to learn more about YOUR state. Puzzles touch on history, geography, people, places, symbols, animals, and more!

The Transport for London Puzzle Book

Author: Dr Gareth Moore
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473576547
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description
Test your knowledge and get to know the real London. Can you find your way from Bond Street to Kentish Town on a word ladder? Can you crack a 1950s underground code? Puzzle your way across London with this official TfL quiz book and over 200 word puzzles, cryptic clues, number games, anagrams and spot-the-difference challenges. Explore the capital from a whole new point of view, through the maps, posters and other fascinating artifacts of the iconic Underground, stored in Transport for London’s archive.

A-Z Puzzle Book: Have you got the Knowledge?

Author: A-Z Maps
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008382948
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The ultimate mapping challenge from the world famous map makers. More fiendish mapping puzzles from Gareth Moore, author of best-selling Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book. Do you have the knowledge required to unlock the secrets of Britain’s streets? • This e-book is best viewed on Kindle Fire in landscape view to optimise your experience.

New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary

Author: Edy G. Schaffer
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380724251
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1234

Book Description
With more than 50,000 new words added-now over 225,000 entries-the world′s most extensive, up-to-the-minute and easy-to-use crossword puzzle dictionary is bigger and better than ever! Arranged alphabetically from start to finish, The New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary is a boon for puzzle fans young and old-with thousands of updated references from the worlds of art, literature, sports, politics, and pop culture; geographical and technical terms; famous and not-so-famous figures from the past and present; biblical references; computer terminology; new and old words; variant spellings; idioms, slogans, slang, abbreviations ... and much more!

The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain

Author: Ordnance Survey
Publisher: Trapeze
ISBN: 9781409184713
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book was the biggest-selling puzzle book of 2018. And now it is back, with brand new maps, and bigger and better brainteasers! In The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain map your way around Britain in 40 new regional maps,with hundreds of puzzles, mind-boggling brainteasers, navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams and mathematical conundrums to keep you occupied as you go! With maps covering the 8 areas of South-West England, South-East England, the Midlands, East England, North-West England, North-East England, Wales and Scotland, you'll put your knowledge and skills to the test and become a local - as you discover amazing facts about each region's folklore, famous historical events and the perfect day out from the OS's GetOutside Champions. With four levels of difficulty that make this fun for all the family, The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain is also a celebration of the regional diversity, history and landscapes that make Great Britain so great.

The Ordnance Survey Journey Through Time

Author: The Ordnance Survey
Publisher: Trapeze
ISBN: 9781398707061
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Join the nation's favourite puzzle brand as we take a puzzle journey through landscape and history. In this brand new puzzle book in the bestselling Ordnance Survery series, take a trip through time - from the earliest recorded footsteps of humans in Britain, to the spot where Caesar first surveyed Britannia, to the beaches where the battle of 1066 took place, and on through some of the most iconic moments in British history (as well as plenty of less well-known historical treasures!). Including 40 new regional maps and hundreds of puzzles, mind-boggling brainteasers, navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams and mathematical conundrums, there will be plenty to keep you occupied as you go! With maps covering the whole of the UK and puzzles ranging across four levels of difficulty, The Ordnance Survey Journey Through Time is an adventure for all the family.

The Ordnance Survey Great British Treasure Hunt

Author: Ordnance Survey
Publisher: Trapeze
ISBN: 1409195120
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Are you ready to set out on a puzzle adventure around Britain from your own front room? Can you solve the fiendish clues and make your way from map to map on the trail of a mysterious treasure? Do you have what it takes to follow in the footsteps of history? The bestselling puzzle phenomenon is back with a whole new twist on the treasure hunt. Based on 40 brand new maps stretching across the whole of Britain, The Ordnance Survey Great British Treasure Hunt will offer hours of brain-teasing fun. From the highlands of Scotland, to the White Cliffs of Dover and taking in iconic locations like Loch Ness, Glastonbury Tor, Stratford-Upon-Avon and the cloisters of Cambridge, you'll have to piece together the clues, scour the maps and crack codes and anagrams on the trail of a mysterious treasure. As you travel across Britain you'll discover the riches of myth and history that are hidden throughout the land. With over 330 puzzles ranging from easy to mind-boggling and an ultimate master puzzle with the chance to win real treasure, there's only one question left. Do YOU have what it takes to accept the challenge?

The Super Duper Puzzle Book

Author: Editors of Applesauce Press
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1646431251
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Say goodbye to boredom forever with The Super Duper Puzzle Book, featuring hundreds of wacky and fun games, puzzles, and riddles for kids 10 and older. Make boredom a thing of the past with The Super Duper Puzzle Book, the ultimate wacky activity book for kids 10 and older. With hundreds of number challenges, riddles to solve, limericks to finish, doodles to draw, word problems, memory games, backward crossword puzzles, Sudoku, and more this wacky activity book guarantees that brains are going to get a workout. With The Super Duper Puzzle Book, kids won’t realize they’re actually learning things –they’ll be too busy laughing and having a good time!