Books in Little Giant Book series

Kids will love it: here are more than 100 of the best word searches ever created! Each puzzle will entice young solvers with a clever title, and all the searches feature distinctive designs that fit the theme. For example “Hang in There” is shaped like a trapeze artist and includes things that might hang—like an ornament or your head. The words (approximately 25 per search) go vertically, horizontally, and diagonally; in an unusual touch, every word in a grid crosses at least one other, and all the words in a grid interconnect. And, as a bonus, every puzzle contains a hidden message—an answer to a punny riddle, a punch line to a silly joke—made up of the uncircled letters!

Who ever imagined that such a small book could add up to so much fun? It sure does, with 150 math puzzles of every imaginable type--puzzles with shapes, ones that use logic or tricks, paradoxes, and a whole lot more. (But, no calculus and trigonometry--they're off limits!) They'll challenge, intrigue, and sometimes even amuse you. Want an example of what's inside? Here's one! Playing the Liar: Four friends--Andrew, Barbara, Cindy, and Daniel--were shown a number. Here's what they had to say about that number. Andrew: It has two digits. Barbara: It goes evenly into 150. Cindy: It is not 150. Daniel: It is divisible by 25.It turns out that one (and only one) of the friends is lying. Which one is it? See how well you do--and if you run into trouble there's a hints section to help you out!

It's dangerous to find over 1,750 riddles in one place, and the silly cartoons throughout this collection only make it harder to stop turning the pages. They're organized into 20 categories to keep you from getting lost (or losing your mind). Still, you can't stop turning the pages as you riddle yourself over money, getting sick, hurling insults, thinking up comebacks, enjoying nature, driving, playing, using computers. Just in time, the last riddle appears: What do joggers say when they leave you? So longùgotta run. 352 pages, 160 b/w illus., 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.

This new collection of riddles brings joke-ography to a whole new level! Kids will be laughing for hours as they turn the pages of this little book that is packed with giant fun. Begin with the “Starting from Scratch” chapter (What is the moral of the story about Jonah and the whale? You can’t keep a good man down!) and travel through the world of riddles with hundreds of “Pucks & Yucks” (Why can’t golfers attend college? They can only count up to “Fore!”). But don’t just take our word for it…as the smartest frogs say, Read-it, Read-it!

Kids love scary stories, and these 84 tales, terrifying and true, will send shivers down their spines. Violent ghosts, lost souls, and strange specters all wander spookily; creepy illustrations heighten the horror. Read a bone-chilling account of a night in a haunted house, of a ghost who scared a dog to death, and of a terrifying face in the mirror that ended up saving a man's life. Hear the creepiest confession ever, told to a priest by a dead man. Meet some very famous ghosts--including the spirit of author Margaret Mitchell, who, it seems, wasn't so "gone with the wind." Many first-hand accounts tell of ghost ships and phantom stagecoaches; of bizarre occurrences (like a flying monk); and of a painting of a lighted castle that mysteriously "goes dark" once every century. Don't let the icy grip of fear grow too tight...if you can help it!

Hundreds of fascinating, flabbergasting, and sometimes freaky facts are at your disposal in this fun-sized compendium. Uncover animal oddities, including the fact that certain species of frogs can survive being frozen solid and thawed. Find out how strange people really are: Did you know that the average human produces 25,000 quarts of saliva in a lifetime—enough to fill two swimming pools? And there are botanical surprises, such as that bananas are actually herbs, plus science tidbits about the Earth, inventions, computers, and more.