From Dr Gareth Moore, the author of Buster's bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids series, comes a new collection of puzzles to get kids training their brains from an early age. For children aged 7-9, the Bright Sparks series is aimed at sharpening the minds of the next generation of puzzle masters. Brain Teasers for Bright Sparks contains more than 80 mind-boggling brain games, including codes to crack, pairs to match and logic puzzles to solve. The activities gradually get more difficult as the book progresses, letting the reader get to grips with each puzzle style and then build on their skills.

Packed with dozens of the most difficult Hidden Pictures puzzles Highlights has ever created, this book is perfect for advanced puzzlers ages 8-12 looking for a next-level challenge! This jam-packed collection includes over 80 advanced Hidden Pictures puzzles, including photo puzzles, puzzles without clues, puzzles with scrambled clues and more. A great gift for anyone who loves a puzzle challenge, this engaging activity book is filled with more than 1,500 total objects to find. Kids (and grown-ups, too) will need to keep their eyes peeled searching through hilarious scenes like sloths playing ping pong, dogs enjoying a fiesta, and a fishy carnival. There are both full-color and classic black-and-white scenes to solve. Over 125 pages of puzzles adds up to hours of screen-free fun, great for keeping kids engaged during road trips or rainy afternoons at home. Plus, this book is crafted by puzzle experts to include learning benefits parents can count on. Searching for hidden objects is a great way for kids to develop important school skills like vocabulary, concentration and visual perception. Every puzzle solved will boost kids' confidence and encourage them to take on new challenges.

Young detectives can pore over more than 17 scenes of Bible events to find the answers to questions posed on each page in this brilliantly imagined seek-and-find puzzle book. Each two-page spread, accompanied by pertinent and engaging Bible trivia, is brightly and engagingly illustrated, with the main scene taking up the center of the page and the items to "seek" decorating the edges. Some puzzles involve looking for details of everyday life, others highlight things that happened in the Bible stories—offering hours of fun to readers as they search for the answers. With lots to find, this kind of picture book is particularly great for reluctant readers and visual learners, helping all children get an overview of the Bible's history and content as they super-sleuth their way through to the end.

This book 'A Masque Of Days, From The Last Essays Of Elia' was originally published in 1901. The masque was a courtly feast involving dance, theatre, music and song popular in sixteenth century Europe and this work is a charming allegorical tale in which the guests at such a masque are The Days of the year, whose invitations are brought to them by twelve foot-pages called The Hours. Guests include Pay Day, who arrives late, Rainy Day dressed in wet stockings, and Wedding Day, who wears his marriage finery. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality, colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children. About the Illustrator: Walter Crane (1845-1915) was one of the earliest contributors to children's literature and one of the most influential illustrators in the development of children's colour picture books. Crane began working for Edmund Evans in 1864 producing bright, colourful books which revolutionised the type of children's books available. His Arts and Crafts illustrations came to typify children's books for decades to come.

Is your roleplaying in a rut? Flip the table and try something new! Proactive roleplaying will re-energize your players – and your game.

Most adventures in traditional TTRPGs start out the same way: Something bad happens and your players have to muster their courage to stand against it. Whether it’s rescuing the little dog that was kidnapped by the local troll, stopping an assassination attempt at the archduke’s wedding or recruiting an army to disrupt the construction of a world-ending ritual site, the party will always find a way to save the day. After all, what kind of heroes would they be if they let the dog, duke or entire population die? Saving the day is fun, but it starts to get repetitive after a while. If you’re using a “bad guys try to do stuff, good guys try to stop them” engine to drive all your sessions, you’re taking all the agency out of your players’ hands. Bad stuff happens, good people have to try to stop it, roll, rinse, repeat.

There’s a better way to play (and prep) your sessions. The Game Master’s Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying shows you how to convert your TTRPG gameplay from predictable action/reaction cliches to player-driven narratives that put all the choices (and most of the prep work) in the hands of your players. The goals are theirs. The decisions are theirs. Everything that happens in the world you’re building together occurs not because you planned it, but because the PCs are following their own paths, rather than Game Master breadcrumbs, to the scene of the next adventure.

The proactive approach ensures every battle has tension, every faction has a function and every session is high-stakes (and an absolute blast), putting the players and their characters in the driver’s seat so you can sit back and simply put giant goal- (and soul-) crushing roadblocks in their way.

You’ll also find:

• Foreword by Ginny Di with an afterword by Jeff Ashworth
• Writer’s block-breaking charts
• Case studies from decades of sessions
• Templates for goal-driven NPCs and factions
• A modular adventure setting and much more!

The Game Master's Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying is compatible with your favorite 5th edition Fantasy Tabletop RPGs!

This info-packed book is bursting with over 250 mind-blowing facts and illustrations on a range of fascinating subjects, from space and science to dinosaurs and minibeasts. Did you know ... The Argentinosaurus was the biggest dinosaur ever. It was 40 metres (130 feet) from head to tail. That's the length of four double-decker buses. The Antarctic can be so cold that a cup of boiling water thrown in the air turns to ice before it hits the ground. Every fact is accompanied with a hilarious illustration by artist Andrew Pinder to bring the information to life. With tons of awesome things to discover, this book will keep curious kids laughing and learning for hours on end. Also available in the series: 9781780559261 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 7 Year Olds 9781780559278 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 8 Year Olds

From the creators of the bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids, this book contains mental maths conundrums to solve.

Clever Kids can test their mental maths by working out simple fractions, times tables, telling the time and much more. All the answers can be found at the back of the book.

From best-selling puzzle book author Gareth Moore, creator of the chart-topping success Brain Games for Clever Kids that has sold over 70,000 copies in the UK.

Did you know that sloths poo only once a week? Or that poo from crocodiles was sometimes used as make-up in ancient Rome? Or that ancient Romans sometimes purchased vials of gladiator sweat? Or that apes and monkeys sweat from their armpits just like humans do? Welcome to Gross FACTopia!, a wonderland of fantastically foul facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica! Every fact in this book is linked to the next in an ingenious trail of information, where you will slither from topic to topic in surprising and stomach-churning ways. Sometimes your path branches, and you can catapult forwards or creep backwards to a totally different (but still connected) part of the book. Follow your curiosity (and your nose) through this ridiculously revolting world of facts!

Join Harry Potter (TM) and his friends Ron Weasley (TM) and Hermione Granger (TM) in this awesome activity book. It includes puzzles, games, comics and even a story to read. Plus, it comes with your very own Cedric Diggory (TM) LEGO (R) minifigure to play along with. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. (c)2021 The LEGO Group. WIZARDING WORLD characters, names, and related indicia are (c) & (TM) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights (c) JKR. (s21)

'A super book for children to enjoy as they puzzle their way through the challenges, which get harder as they progress through the book' - Parents in Touch ___________________ Brain Games for Clever Kids (R) is a fantastic bestselling puzzle book, brimming with memory, word and number workouts for the cleverest of kids! Including battleships and mind-bending spot the differences to Japanese puzzles including hanjie, kakuro, futoshiki, sudoku and lots more. Let the brain games begin! Clever Kids is a trade mark of Michael O'Mara Books Limited.

The new Pokemon are here, and kids gotta catch 'em all! This updated guidebook features the unique and mysterious new Galar region Pokemon from the hit new games for Nintendo Switch, Sword & Shield. Discover the origins of the most fascinating and unusual Pokemon! You'll get the scoop on Legendary and Mythical Pokemon from Kanto all the way through Galar. It's the insider's guide to the rarest and most powerful known Pokemon. This expanded edition of the 2019 deluxe guidebook includes the latest information about the new Legendary and Mythical Pokemon from the Galar region. Features the latest information on Galar region Pokemon Full-colour illustations throughout Perfect for old and new fans.

Join Pikachu and pals to help Ash and Goh solve a mystery in Galar! The new Pokémon are here, and you’ve gotta catch 'em all! Start by joining legendary Pokémon trainers Ash and Goh. They are trying to solve the mystery of the missing food in Cerise Park. Can Pikachu and pals help before the other Pokémon get too hungry? Enjoy exploring in Galar, the new region from the blockbuster games, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.

Who exactly are the Guardians of the Galaxy? Why are the Infinity Stones so important? What's the best order to watch the films in? And are Iron Man and Captain America friends or enemies? If you've ever mixed up the different ?Thor ?movies, or you get confused by which Avengers villain is which, fear not! ?Marvel Studios: All Your Questions Answered? is the book for you - whether you want to take your very first steps into this pop-culture colossus, you have friends who are die-hard Marvel fans and seem to speak in another language, or you just want to have all of the questions answered that you've been dying to ask.

Featuring a sneak peek of the highly anticipated ?Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War?, this friendly companion untangles plots and characters, film by film. Even if you've never seen a Marvel Studios movie, it's hard to miss that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a really big deal. 10 years' worth of movies, all linked together into a vast, unique and compelling storyline. If you want to find out more but aren't sure where to start, this entertaining, illustrated book breaks down everything in a straightforward and fun way!

© 2018 MARVEL

Challenge yourself at home with number puzzles

Stretch your powers of logical deduction with these 200 new Su Doku puzzles, in easy, medium and difficult categories.

Keep your mind sharp and test your powers of deductive reasoning. Ideal for whiling away those long commutes, travelling on holiday or relaxing at home.

There are puzzles here for all levels ranging from easy, through medium and difficult. Coffee Break Su Doku will satisfy on every level.

These colorful, easily assembled spaceships require neither rocket fuel nor dilithium crystals -- just scissors, tape, and paper clips. Best of all, they really fly! Simple instructions and diagrams with numbered folds assure aerodynamic perfection. Sixteen futuristic models include the Star Shuttle, Lunar Freighter, and Orbital Zoom Glider. 16 color illustrations.

Kids of all ages will love to lose themselves in this bumper book of mazes. With hundreds of twists and turns, the a-mazing mazes get increasingly tricky, from simple, square mazes to brain-boggling 'bridge' labyrinths across four levels of difficulty. This pocket-sized book is the perfect travel companion and is sure to delight kids and adults alike. Featuring a stylish new cover design, this title is now part of the `Buster Puzzle Books' series. Other books in the series: 9781780555027 The Kids' Book of Mazes 2 9781780554402 The Kids' Book of Wordsearches 1 9781780554341 The Kids' Book of Wordsearches 2 9781780554419 The Kids' Book of Crosswords 1 9781780554334 The Kids' Book of Crosswords 2 9781780555010 The Kids' Book of Sudoku 1 9781780555034 The Kids' Book of Sudoku 2 9781780555058 The Kids' Book of Dot to Dot 1 9781780555041 The Kids' Book of Puzzles 1

Build your Neville Longbottom (TM) minifigure, then join him, Harry, Ron and Hermione as they discover magical surprises in and around the corridors of Hogwarts (TM). Master the cryptic puzzles and complete the wizarding challenges in this astounding LEGO (R) Harry Potter (TM) activity book!