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Gollywhopper Games volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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Zane thinks about little but football until after his second concussion, when his parents say he must take a year off, so when he gets a chance to compete in the Gollywhopper Games he is excited about applying many of the skills that help him excel on the football field to a different kind of competition.
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Gollywhopper Games volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Tired of living in his brother Spencer's shadow, twelve-year-old Cameron Schein considers taking an unfair advantage to win the second Golly Toy and Game Company's Gollywhopper Games, in which the brothers and other children compete by solving puzzles, answering riddles, and doing stunts.
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METRIC PUZZLESWritten and Illustrated by Peggy Adler"Fifty-two carefully developed games including mathematical computations, anagrams, and word puzzles teach the metric units for determining area, volume, and temperature. Readers must determine measurements for several children and three hedgehogs who take vitamin C, pick mushrooms, and travel. Peggy Adler's black-and-white pen drawings add to the fun of these well-conceived exercises which help...
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There's one corpse too many in this ingenious mystery featuring husband-and-wife sleuth duo PI Rosco Polycrates and crossword editor Belle Graham The residents of the bucolic Massachusetts hamlet are up in arms. A developer has bought the sprawling Quigley homestead, and his construction crew is causing a ruckus digging up the land. The noise stops abruptly when a female skeleton is found buried in the garden. Hired to find out who killed Jane Doe-and...
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Having fun and learning while you do it is the basis of this book. A variety of games are provided - over 50 including variations. Each game is designed to work with the minimum of equipment - sometimes just paper and pencil, sometimes coins or counters. Simple to understand instructions about how to play, and a simple gameboard, and complemented by an easy to understand game goal. But - and here's the clever part - the games have math embedded in...
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" Brain Teasers, Fun Puzzles, and Engaging Stories for Clever Kids " is a delightful book filled with brain-teasing puzzles, captivating stories, and engaging games that will keep kids entertained and challenged for hours on end.This book has a wide range of logic puzzles, lateral thinking problems, riddles, and word games, all with amusing tales that will capture children's imaginations and inspire their creativity. The puzzles are designed to be...
11) Puzzled
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From French spies to Flemish painters, Lincoln's beard to beer can patents, child labour laws to the Great Depression – Puzzled is not your typical history book. This is a captivating and colourful journey through the history of jigsaw puzzles, over time and around the world.Puzzled tracks the evolution of the jigsaw puzzle from expensive collectibles available only to society's elite, to a mass-produced commodity enjoyed by millions the world over....
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Une énigme est un type particulier de test mental, de jeu ou d'intérêt, dans lequel quelqu'un se voit proposer une énigme/un puzzle, planifié rapidement et explicitement dans le but qu'il puisse tenter de découvrir sa réponse. Cela nécessite régulièrement de la réflexion, de l'instinct et un esprit créatif, souvent excentrique. Un type de détournement ne repose pas sur des informations antérieures, mais sur un exercice psychologique...
13) Lucky Scramble
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2024
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Six competitive cubers face off at the Speed Cubing national championships in this graphic novel that's perfect for fans of Roller Girl and the Last Kids on Earth series.
Despite qualifying for the Speed Cubing National Championships in Las Vegas, twelve-year-old Tyler Goodman and his mom don’t have the money to get him there. That is, until the retailer CubeMania offers him one of their coveted all-expenses-paid sponsorships!...
Despite qualifying for the Speed Cubing National Championships in Las Vegas, twelve-year-old Tyler Goodman and his mom don’t have the money to get him there. That is, until the retailer CubeMania offers him one of their coveted all-expenses-paid sponsorships!...
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¿Su hijo está pidiendo una mascota, ese encantador y adorable perro de cuatro patas? Cuidar de la nueva mascota familiar conlleva una gran responsabilidad.Este libro puede ser adecuado para usted, ya que Paige, de 7 años, habla sobre tener un cachorro como mascota.Los niños y los padres estarán encantados con los excelentes puntos de vista y sugerencias útiles que los ayudarán a saber cómo cuidar al perro de la familia.Un libro de lectura...
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Discover the intricate world of modular Kusudama paper folding!
Kusudama are elaborate geodesic spheres assembled from many small folded pieces of paper. They were originally used to hold incense in Japanese Buddhist temples. Modern Kusudama consist of dozens of colorful papers folded and fitted together to form ornate spherical sculptures.
In this exciting new book, master paper folder Byriah Loper presents 29 of his own original and spectacular...
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"Have you ever picked up this cube and been baffled by its complexity? Ever wondered how anyone can complete the whole thing? Did you come to the conclusion that you'll never be able to complete it? This little puzzle as fascinated and confused millions of people since its conception since 1974. It even took the inventor of the cube Ernő Rubik a whole month to solve his own creation. Don't worry though, we're going to do it in a fraction of that...
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"Experienced international Mah Jongg instructors Gregg Swain and Toby Salk walk you through the basics of American Mah Jongg--introducing readers to the tiles, rituals, history, rules and winning strategies of the game. Using the humor, warmth and professional tips they share with their own students, this narrative-style instruction book offers an accessible way to learn this popular game." --
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2024
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"When a little girl is told by her sister that mermaids aren't real, she doesn't believe it for a second. To prove her sister wrong, she makes a list of places to search and sets off to prove her wrong. From the lake to the park to the beach, she looks for mermaids everywhere. Could her sister be right? Or are mermaids hiding just out of sight?" --publisher's website.
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