Word Searches and More

Don’t laugh — word searches take some serious concentration. But the puzzles in Wacky Word Searches may make even the most solemn solvers grin. This fun book includes dozens of puzzles based on The Simpsons, Seinfeld, clowns, mimes, and more. Deceptively designed as straightforward word searches, these brain-busters add a comic twist to the content. For example, the Seinfeld puzzle includes a list of phrases from classic episodes — "Man Hands," "Bubble Boy" — that will have solvers smiling as they seek. Includes 45 word searches.

This title is suitable for children of ages 9 to 12 years. Use these crossword puzzles and word searches based on the Olympic Games to improve word skills and to teach about other subjects.

Kids will love to see what's under the sea...and what words they can find in these marine-themed puzzles, too. It's a fun mix of fabulous facts and word games that's pure enjoyment. For every watery creature, there's information on its size, where it lives, what it eats, and what color it is-and lots more too. As children read, they'll find bolded words, which they can then try to locate in the puzzle itself. The 33 entries include lobsters and oysters, a fierce barracuda, a big blue whale, sea horses and sea lions, giant clams and giant squid, a stinging Portuguese man-of-war, sunfish and swordfish, electric eels and elephant seals, and other cool swimmers.

Children will happily embark on these "wild" word searches featuring creatures from alligators to zebras. Each puzzle contains at least 35 words to find, and the animals come from an exciting variety of environments, including the North American plains, Brazilian rain forests, African jungles, and mountains of China. There are reptiles, mammals, birds, and even insects included, with information on their lifespan, habitat, food, natural predators, and more. Children will enjoy learning about the anaconda, cheetah, chinchilla, elephant, giant panda, hippopotamus, polar bear, spider monkey, and many other species of wildlife. To guide solvers, all the words included in the puzzle appear in boldface.

From the educators who developed the best-selling High Q(tm) series. This series introduces youngsters to the joys and challenges of Crosswords, Dot-to-Dots, Word Search Puzzles and Mazes. Each title offers extras such as mystery-word searches, scrambled letters and fun facts, to extend the play and learning value of the puzzles. Young puzzle solvers will find hours of enjoyment and learn essential skills all at the same time. Entertaining and educational, these books: * Develop reading skills * Build vocabulary * Teach problem solving Look for these other titles in our Active Learning Series: FIRST CROSSWORDS *Go to Town: ISBN 0-7681-0018-6 FIRST DOT-TO-DOTS *Our Wonderful World: ISBN 0-7681-0020-8 *What's Going On?: ISBN 0-7681-0021-6 FIRST WORD SEARCHES *All About Me: ISBN 0-7681-0022-4 *Curious Critters: ISBN 0-7681-0023-2 FIRST MAZES *Amazing Earth: ISBN 0-7681-0109-3 *Treasure Hunt: ISBN 0-7681-0108-5

Young dino lovers will happily sink their teeth into these 33 super-saurus word searches. Not only will they learn all about Iguanodon, T-Rex, Pteranodon, Brachiosaurus, Eoraptor, Trilobites, Velociraptor, and more, but kids will give their language skills a fun workout as well. Every dinosaur gets an information-filled paragraph with specific words capitalized; these become the terms to look for in the grid. The facts include when each creature lived, where its fossils were found, its length and habitat, what it ate, and how to pronounce its name. Children will have a great time word—and dinosaur—hunting.The author lives in New York, NY.

Casual web surfers, research librarians, Internet search professionals, and online database professionals will benefit from this series, which teaches simple techniques and strategies to uncover the best information on the Internet. Each book focuses on a selected topic in depth and explains how search engines work and how to select effective search terms. Presented are useful tricks and tactics such as the "minus .com trick" to exclude commercial web sites from search results; the use of the word tutorial in searches; and the addition of the words online databases to find free databases packed with good information. Explained are the importance of studying search engines; how to create search strings; and the uses of synonyms, dates, learning words, and location words to improve and focus search results. Each book also includes access to the custom programmed Magic Search Word web site, which electronically helps users select the right search words to improve their search results.