The Puzzler's Guide to California
Games, Jokes, Fun Facts & Trivia about the Golden State
Will be published approx. on 21. November 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-5131-4170-1 (ISBN)
Description
With several types of puzzles to delight curious minds, The Puzzler's Guide to California is one part puzzle book, one part natural history guide-and lots and lots of fun!
Visit the beautiful golden state of California! Grab a pencil as you play all kinds of puzzles and games while the local animal residents tell jokes and share trivia. Learn about the official state symbols, its biggest features, the animals that live here, and much more.
The puzzles mix a variety of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) challenges to exercise different parts of the brain, including mazes, tessellations, logic and math reasoning, crosswords, word searches, and language codes. When solved, the puzzles' answers (at the back of the book) reveal facts about California's flora, fauna, history, and culture.
Perfect for long drives, plane rides, meals, and other slow times, The Puzzler's Guide to California keeps young puzzlers ages 8 and up occupied and engaged. Get ready to travel to California, the true puzzler's way!
Visit the beautiful golden state of California! Grab a pencil as you play all kinds of puzzles and games while the local animal residents tell jokes and share trivia. Learn about the official state symbols, its biggest features, the animals that live here, and much more.
The puzzles mix a variety of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) challenges to exercise different parts of the brain, including mazes, tessellations, logic and math reasoning, crosswords, word searches, and language codes. When solved, the puzzles' answers (at the back of the book) reveal facts about California's flora, fauna, history, and culture.
Perfect for long drives, plane rides, meals, and other slow times, The Puzzler's Guide to California keeps young puzzlers ages 8 and up occupied and engaged. Get ready to travel to California, the true puzzler's way!
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
West Margin Press
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
276 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5131-4170-1 (9781513141701)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
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Person
Jen Funk Weber is a writer, professional puzzle maker, traveler, gardener, and natural history guide. She has created and published hundreds of puzzles and activities for kids of all ages for books and magazines for almost 30 years. She lives with her husband in a house they built overlooking the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska.
Content
What's Land Got To Do With It?
What's Special about California?
State Symbols of CA
Our Best Guess
Whatsizname
In Touch with California
Set Your Sights on These Sites
Acclaims and Names
Found It!
Tallest, Largest, Oldest, Weirdest
Tule Elk Hunt
Father of the National Parks
Hot Spot
Back Word 1: It's Everywhere!
A Plethora of Fun Places
Cool, Cool Water
Ready, Set, Erupt
California Critters
I Spy on My Little Island
Poison Protection
The Hills are Alive with Color
Native or Endemic?
Kelp! Kelp!
Forecast Phrase
Famous Californians
Shhh! Location Undisclosed
Banana Slugs Win!
Neighbors
Back Word #2: All in the Family
What John Said
Shape Secrets
Birds, Briefly
California Grown
A Frankly Cool Fact
Meet Karl
Important Perennial, People
Places to Play
Alcatraz Jailbirds
London's Boat is Sailing 'Round
Nicknames
Condor Comeback
Redwoods vs Sequoias
Get a Firm Handle on Shaky Ground
Back Word #3: Hidden History
What John Said
All for Water and Water for All
Bread and Roses Rivers, Too
Credit to the West
California: The Host with the Most
All in a Day's Work Play
Outstanding Landmark
The Most
A Sign of the Times
The Last Grizzly
Wonderfalls
Pinpoint the Pup
Blue Whale Watch
Abracadabra
Back Word #4: A Remarkable Rock
Made in California
ANSWERS
What's Special about California?
State Symbols of CA
Our Best Guess
Whatsizname
In Touch with California
Set Your Sights on These Sites
Acclaims and Names
Found It!
Tallest, Largest, Oldest, Weirdest
Tule Elk Hunt
Father of the National Parks
Hot Spot
Back Word 1: It's Everywhere!
A Plethora of Fun Places
Cool, Cool Water
Ready, Set, Erupt
California Critters
I Spy on My Little Island
Poison Protection
The Hills are Alive with Color
Native or Endemic?
Kelp! Kelp!
Forecast Phrase
Famous Californians
Shhh! Location Undisclosed
Banana Slugs Win!
Neighbors
Back Word #2: All in the Family
What John Said
Shape Secrets
Birds, Briefly
California Grown
A Frankly Cool Fact
Meet Karl
Important Perennial, People
Places to Play
Alcatraz Jailbirds
London's Boat is Sailing 'Round
Nicknames
Condor Comeback
Redwoods vs Sequoias
Get a Firm Handle on Shaky Ground
Back Word #3: Hidden History
What John Said
All for Water and Water for All
Bread and Roses Rivers, Too
Credit to the West
California: The Host with the Most
All in a Day's Work Play
Outstanding Landmark
The Most
A Sign of the Times
The Last Grizzly
Wonderfalls
Pinpoint the Pup
Blue Whale Watch
Abracadabra
Back Word #4: A Remarkable Rock
Made in California
ANSWERS