Word Searches and More

These nearly 50 child-friendly word searches will build kids’ vocabulary effortlessly. Each puzzle features an appealing theme, like “Baseball” which includes ball, bat, cap, glove, and helmet. “At the Grocery Store” has boxes, cans, cart, drinks, and food. And “Ages” teaches numbers from one to ten.

The Boston Baseball Fan Word Search is packed with 90-plus word search puzzles containing nearly every Red Sox player to take the field at Fenway. An index of the All-Time Boston Roster is featured at the back of the book. Creative puzzles abound. Find your favorites in puzzles like When Baseball Was Still a Baby, Southpaws, Legends, A World Champion Lineup, and Pinky Higgins Was Their Manager.

256 pages

If you thought that reviewing Spanish vocabulary meant memorizing long lists of words, think again! This book of Sopa de Letras ( Letter Soup, or Word Search ) puzzles lets you review Spanish vocabulary through a series of puzzles presented in increasing order of difficulty. In order to solve each puzzle, you have to pay close attention to the spelling of each word. Doing so will help you remember those words better. The fun part of it is that you can actually relax with a good puzzle while learning and reviewing selected groups of Spanish vocabulary. Each Puzzle Book comes with a full set of solutions and a complete Spanish-English list of all the words used in the puzzles.

Since our First Word Search puzzle books debuted two years ago, this wildly successful series has sold over 60,000 copies. Clearly, parents who want to help their children get a head-start in reading are snapping these up—and youngsters are enjoying the learning experience. This new addition continues the phonics fun as it presents puzzles that teach basic sounds (“bake’” for the long A) and letter combinations (“oo” as in book). Charming line drawings by Steve Harpster—the illustrator of Sterling’s new Kids Draw series—add to the puzzles’ appeal.