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123) The mansion of mazes
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Series
Publisher
QEB Pub
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Solve the mystery of a burglary at the mansion of mazes, using math to solve geometry puzzles involving shapes, space, and measurements"--
124) Geography
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English
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"Did you know that Antarcticas largest land animal is an insect? Did you know that the smallest country in the world is only 0.2 square miles?! Learn more weird-but-true geography facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan Gutmans bestselling My Weird School series. This all-new series of nonfiction books features hundreds of hysterical facts, plus lots of photos and illustrations." -- Amazon.com.
127) Secret coders: 1
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Series
Secret coders volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Attending an elite school where enterprising students are challenged to solve a variety of clues and puzzles using computer programming, Hopper and her friend, Eni, resolve to crack the school founder's most elusive mystery together.
130) Puzzle
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A closely observed portrait of Agnes, who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit immigrant community in which she was raised by her widowed father. That begins to change in a quietly dramatic fashion when Agnes receives a jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift and experiences the heady thrill of not only doing something she enjoys, but being very, very good at it.
131) Christmastime
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and single words present different aspects of Christmas, and the pictures hide links to Christmas songs and carols.
132) A box of bones
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English
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After receiving a wooden puzzle box at a town festival, twelve-year-old Kallie figures out how to open the box and finds that her fate seems to be connected to a young bone carver from another time.
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English
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A smart way to teach children to think logically and creatively
One of the most precious gifts you can offer a child is a sharp mind. The 56 puzzles in this delightful collection were passed down through generations of Chinese families who wanted their children to develop concentration and mental agility. Baifang spent hours enjoying them with her family and friends as she was growing up in the north of China. Now living in San Francisco, Baifang...
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English
Description
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.
Edgar Allan Poe
Try not to go insane as you enter the world of master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, with this fascinating collection of cunning puzzles and curious riddles. The ground-breaking master of mystery and horror Edgar Allan Poe was fascinated by puzzles and codes, as well as being the inventor of detective fiction. So, you will need your wits about you, as you hone your own skills...
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The noted expert and longtime author of Scientific American's Mathematical Games column selects 70 of his favorite "short" puzzles. Enthusiasts can challenge their skills with such mind-bogglers as The Returning Explorer, The Mutilated Chessboard, Scrambled Box Tops, Bronx vs. Brooklyn, and dozens more involving logic and basic math. Complete solutions included.
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Pet Rescue Saga is a puzzle game that is available on Facebook. It is a game that requires the player to remove blocks of the same color to be able to rescue pet animals hence it was named Pet Rescue Saga. The game is available for free. If you have a Facebook account, you can play it as you chat or view your newsfeed on the site. The game is also available through apps so that you can play it via an iPhone, an iPod Touch or through an iPad. There...
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Two fathers and two sons leave town. This reduces the population of the town by three. True? Yes, if the trio consists of a father, son, and grandson. This entertaining collection consists of more than 200 such riddles, drawn from every branch of mathematics. Math enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy sharpening their wits with riddles rooted in areas from arithmetic to calculus, covering a wide range of subjects that includes geometry, trigonometry,...
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When is a car not a car? When it turns into a driveway. Why was the math book so sad? It had too many problems. Jokesters from 8 to 80 will love regaling friends and relatives with these and 58 other zany teeth-gritters. Accompanied by Larry Daste's amusing illustrations.
139) Puzzles and Words 2
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English
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A second quirky dictionary and puzzle book in one pocket-sized volume. Word nerds and puzzle nuts welcome: this is a book to keep your mind tickled. It contains more than 150 original puzzles, from anagrams to riddles and quizzes, for all ages and all levels. Accompanying these are 200 of David's entertaining word stories-exploring what zemblanity means, how cosmic links to cosmetic, or where a seahorse sleeps each night with an almond.
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English
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BIG BOOK of 150 UNIQUE PUZZLES:
In this book, there are 150 unique puzzles and solutions of 16 different categories. Each puzzle is unique. These are nowhere to be found.
All my own production, 150 puzzles with characters numbers, geometric, mathematical, logic and will delight readers of all ages. Puzzles in this book, all illustrated, all different figure, different size and with different levels of difficulty. Some are easy, some are hard some...
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