Fun and Games Books

I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING JUNIOR BRANBUSTERS. IT SEEMS TO BE FOR SMART KIDS, BUT I'M 65 YEARS OLD, AND I LOVE IT. THERE ARE SCRAMBLED LETTERS FOR EVERYDAY WORDS, THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS, PLUS THEY GIVE YOU CLUES TO GO BY. I'VE ALREADY ORDERED BOOK II OF THE SAME NAME, AND WISH THERE WERE A BOOK III. IT IS A BIG THICK BOOK, LARGE PRINT, AND HOURS OF FUN. STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT. THE SCRAMBLED BOOKS FOR ADULTS, SOMETIMES GOES OVER MY HEAD.

This book by David L Hoyt is fantastic! I recommend it to all who love to work puzzles.

I am a Sunday School teacher, and I teach to K-2 graders. The story telling is very simple and short and the pictures are very interesting to kids. I love it and highly recommand it.

Sharon

This was a really fun book/game. It consist of several games you can play by spinning the wheel on the book. The book reminded me of a "fortune telling" type game for kids. The answer possibilities were very funny! I played this with my daughter and we had a great time spending time together and laughing! One of the spins said my daughter was going to be the first woman president but her car was going to be a garbage truck! She loves to play with her friends and they always have a good laugh! Great book to get the girls reading and fun at the same time!

I think there are two ways to inprove your vocabulary....or maybe three: 1) Read literature written with an "educated vocabulary" and either circle the new words or make a word list of the new words---books like those written by Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities" or "David Copperfield" for example, or, 2) go through a dictionary from front to back 10 times for repetition---alittle hard for most of us to do, right?, or 3) Work through a work-book like this one that will teach you words selected by the author. I think this is a very good book for doing #3 above....use a word work-book. Two things are for sure, the ONLY way to learn new words and remember them is to put the words into your "long term memory". And, the only way for the average person to put words into their "long term memory" is through "REPETITION"---Going back again and again to your "word list" or to your circled words in the book to remind youself and test youself on the words and their meanings. This book will help identify the "new words" you need to learn and it will provide for "repetition" of those words so the words will go into your "long term memory". And....and....then you'll know some "edicated" words to use on your teachers so they'll think you're "smart"! :o) But, seriously, one way tests test for "smartness" is to give a vocabulary test. The theory is that "if a person knows alot of words they are smart". This may or may not be true but that's the way The SAT and other tests test for intelligence. Thus, this book is very worth your time and effort. Get a copy of the book, impress your teacher, and maybe you'll be admitted into a college someday so then you can become a teacher yourself who teaches these words to students. Or, you could become like Frank McCourt, a world famous author. One thing I am sure of though is that having an "educated vocabulary" WILL permit you to do things you would not be able to do without it. Any comments? boland7214@aol.c

Collaboratively compiled by Loris & Marlin Bree for children ages 6 to 12, the Kid's Travel Fun Book is a collection of travel games, puzzles, pictures, and other "car trip appropriate" activities to help while away the hours and the miles. Kids will learn to read road maps and create attention-engaging paper "gizmos". Whether traveling in the family car or simply staying at home on a rainy day with nothing to do, the Kid's Travel Fun Book is an inexpensive sources for hours of "kid friendly" amusement!

This book provides practical activities and assessments with classroom application. Teacher-friendly and research-based...a must for anyone working in a Reading First school.

This book gives you ideas for everything from taking the best photos to scrapping them. Love the design and attention to detail. Fabulous ideas.

This wonderful book of labyrinths is a work of art! Illka Heino has a talent with mazes that far surpasses any other maze artists. I highly recommend anyone interested in mazes and labyrinths to take a gander at this book. You won't be disappointed!

When I ordered the first set of the Montessori Books I wasn't sure about what I going to get. But being familiar with the Montessori teaching method, I thought I give it a try. My sons love these books and activities. The fact that I can click a particular word and the activity repeats it really helped both my sons. I'm glad I took a chance and will continue with all the levels.