Chicken Games & Puzzles: 100 Word Games, Picture Puzzles, Fun Mazes, Silly Jokes, Codes, and Activities for Kids

by Helene Hovanec, Patrick Merrell

Overview

Peck your way through chicken wire mazes and crack some codes while collecting eggs. Kids 6 to 9 will delight in this romp through a barnyard full of brainteasers, word searches, tongue twisters, picture puzzles, and much more. Rudy and Buttercup, two chickens who know their way around the farm, lead you through this engaging and informative book of chicken-themed fun. Cluck and cackle as you solve one fowl riddle after another.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612120874
Publisher:	Storey Books
Publication date:	12/18/2012
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	217,203
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

About the Author

Helene Hovenec is the co-author of many Storey puzzle books, including Barnyard Games & Puzzles. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Patrick Merrell is a cartoonist, puzzle maker, and author whose work has appeared in hundreds of publications. He is a regular contributor to the New York Times crossword, the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, and the World Puzzle Championship. His other books include Bird Brainteasers and Coffee Time. He lives in Mt. Vernon, New York.

Table of Contents

The puzzles increase in difficulty as you go.

1 Dawn: Wake Up! Time to Start Solving!

2 Day: Stretch Your Legs — and Your Brain

3 Dusk: Time for Some Heavier Lifting

4 Night: Come Home to Roost — and Solve

Dictionary Quiz

Answers

Alphabetical Listing of Features

Editorial Reviews

As part of the "Games and Puzzles" series, this book will appeal to lovers of chickens and seekers of fun. Rudy and Buttercup, two cartoon chickens with a sense of humor, lead young readers through a series of games and puzzles designed to keep their brains engaged and their funny bones tickled. With one hundred word games, picture puzzles, jokes, and other activities, the chickens are sure to bring hours of fun to children of all ages. Although reading and analytical skills are a plus when completing the activities in this book, younger readers with developing language skills may enjoy working their way through the games and puzzles with the help of a parent or an older child. The book is organized with the easiest games, puzzles, and activities in the front of the book; the activities gradually get more difficult as the reader progresses through the pages, deciphering codes and solving puzzles. A fun way to keep brains engaged through the summer months, until school starts again in the fall, this book would be a terrific addition to any youngster's vacation plan. Reviewer: Veronica Bartles

Children's Literature - Veronica Bartles