Games

Educational fun through simple rules, engaging activities, diverse challenges, and playful characters.

Visually compelling puzzles and games engage children in purposeful problem solving and STEM skill development through grit building challenges. Over 150 developmentally appropriate activities are organized by subject and captivate a wide spectrum of learners.

• Spatial Reasoning
• Math Puzzles
• Logic Problems
• Word Games
• Activities
• Two-Player Games

Each section has a low floor but high ceiling as puzzles grow in difficulty, inspiring children through early success which motivates continued engagement.

Beautifully illustrated characters from the 2021 Reader’s Favorite gold medal winner for best children’s picture book, The Gritty Little Lamb, deliver personality while also providing inspiration and encouragement in spirited rhyme as kids work through meaningful activities to build essential problem solving and critical thinking skills fundamental to all curriculum.

Answers are provided in the back of the book and a certificate of achievement is included that can be presented upon completion. 13 pencil and paper two-player games facilitate the direct application of acquired skills and provide the foundation for continued fun and growth after the book is finished.

Whether you are looking for activities to develop or entertain, Logic Workbook for Gritty Kids is unmatched. Comprehensive content is most appropriate for kids ages 6-10, but some puzzles and games are entertaining for older kids and adults, making this book a great family value.

Educational fun.
Playful fun.
Developmental fun.
Engaging fun.
Hard fun.
Motivating fun.
Enduring fun.
Fun fun.

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The ULTIMATE boredom buster for Marvel fans!

Join your favourite Marvel characters and challenge yourself to solve 100 word, logic, number, memory and picture puzzles.

Featuring Iron Man, Spider-Man, Black Widow, Black Panther, Hulk, Wanda, Thor, Captain Marvel and many more characters, bright kids will love exercising their brains the Marvel way.

Marvel Brain Games’ compact size makes it an ideal companion for travel and school holidays – it will keep children entertained for hours!

Also available:
Disney Brain Games
The Ultimate Marvel Studios Quiz Book
The Ultimate Disney Quiz Book

© 2023 MARVEL

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A fantastic follow-up to Brain Games for Clever Kids®, this book is brimming with maths puzzles designed to help kids make the most of their grey matter.

From times tables and shape-based search scenes, to mental arithmetic conundrums and pictorial puzzles, there’s plenty of content to bamboozle the brain.

From bestselling puzzle book author Gareth Moore.

Other Books in the series include:
9781780552491 Brain Games for Clever Kids®
9781780553078 Wordsearches for Clever Kids®
9781780553146 Quiz Book for Clever Kids®
9781780553085 Crosswords for Clever Kids®
9781780554723 Brain Gaming for Clever Kids®
9781780555621 Times Tables Games for Clever Kids®
9781780554730 Word Games for Clever Kids®
9781780555638 Travel Puzzles for Clever Kids®
9781780555935 10-Minute Brain Games for Clever Kids®

Clever Kids is a trade mark of Michael O’Mara Books Limited.

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The latest volume in the bestselling Bite-Size Builds series.

If you enjoyed the first Minecraft Bite-Size Builds book, you’ll love this second volume, jam-packed with all-new builds for you to try out! Why not collect them both!

Featuring a space rocket, super slide, rainbow stables,unicorn statue, jungle shrine, hillside home, lighthouse, fishing shack, hanging home, mineshaft trains, and much more.

Learn how to design, build and customise over 20 Minecraft mini-projects. With detailed instructions, block hacks and build tips, this book will encourage you to learn new tricks and polish old skills as you create a wide range of fun, bite-sized builds.

Each build is accompanied by exploded views, step-by-step guides and detailed instructions to show you how to complete each build from start to finish. Informative text will help you with your construction understanding, and encourage you to use your new knowledge to create your very own builds.

Try our indispensable handbooks for your Minecraft journey:
Minecraft Redstone Handbook 978 0008495992
Minecraft Survival Handbook 978 0755503452
Minecraft Creative Handbook 978 0755500413
Minecraft Combat Handbook 978 0755500420
Minecraft Explorers Handbook 9780008608507
Minecraft Legends Handbook 978 0008595012

Brilliant books full of inspiration:
Minecraft Bite Size Builds: 978 0755500406
Minecraft Super Bite Size Builds 978 0008534127
Minecraft Epic Inventions 978 0008496012
Minecraft Epic Bases: 978 1405296472

Perfect Gifts:
Minecraft Maps 978 1405294546
Minecraft Blockopedia 978 0755500390

Sticker, humour and activity:
Minecraft Survival Sticker Book 978 1405288552
Minecraft Sticker Adventure Treasure Hunt 978 0755503582
Minecraft Sticker Adventure Mobs Attack 978 0008533953
Minecraft Joke Book 978 1405295253
Minecraft How to Draw 978 0008534028
Minecraft Would You Rather 978 0008534028
Minecraft Catch the Creeper 978 0755503575

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Search for your favourite mobs in this official Minecraft Search and Find book!

Meet five intrepid explorers as they set out in search of an explosive creeper, a mysterious enderman and more elusive mobs. But these blocky beasts are harder to track down than expected and now the explorers need your help to hunt them all down. Do you have what it takes to find these sneaky mobs?

Explore the world of Minecraft and its biomes as you journey across the Overworld, through the fiery Nether and even into the terrifying End dimension, as you join the chase to track down Minecraft’s most popular mobs.

Illustrated by Mr Misang, each scene is packed full of weird and wonderful details to pore over. There are also bonus items to find on each page, ensuring hours of fun.

Collect all of the official Minecraft books to become the best Minecrafter you can be:

Minecraft Maps: 9781405294546

Minecraft Let’s Build! Land of Zombies: 9781405294539

Minecraft Let’s Build! Theme Park Adventure: 9781405293075

Minecraft Guide to Creative: 9781405285988

Minecraft Guide to Redstone: 9781405286008

Minecraft Guide to the Nether and the End: 9781405285995

Minecraft Guide to Enchantments and Potions: 9781405288958

Minecraft Guide to Farming: 9781405290104

Minecraft Blockopedia: 9781405273534

Minecraft: Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress: 9781405284172

Minecraft The Survivors’ Book of Secrets: 9781405283335

Minecraft Survival Tin: 9781405288200

Minecraft Mobestiary: 9781405286022

Minecraft: The Ultimate Construction Collection: 9781405291927

Minecraft is a multi-platform block-based gaming sensation available on Xbox, PlayStation, PC and mobile devices. Whether you’re in Creative, Survival or Hardcore Mode, the official Mojang-approved Minecraft books contain all the advice you need to survive and thrive.

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Did you hear about the creeper’s birthday party? It really went off with a BANG!

Why does Alex love redstone lamps?
Because they light up her life.

Where do tired miners sleep?
On bedrock.

The official Minecraft Joke Book is packed full of hilarious jokes that will have you laughing your blocks off! There’s something for every Minecrafter, whatever their age.

Collect all of the official Minecraft books to become the best Minecrafter you can be:

Minecraft Guide to Exploration: 9781405285971

Minecraft Guide to Creative: 9781405285988

Minecraft Guide to Redstone: 9781405286008

Minecraft Guide to the Nether and the End: 9781405285995

Minecraft Guide to Enchantments and Potions: 9781405288958

Minecraft Guide to PVP Minigames: 9781405288965

Minecraft Guide to Farming: 9781405290104

Minecraft Blockopedia: 9781405273534

Minecraft: Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress: 9781405284172

Minecraft The Survivors’ Book of Secrets: 9781405283335

Minecraft Survival Tin: 9781405288200

Minecraft Mobestiary: 9781405286022

Minecraft: The Ultimate Construction Collection: 9781405291927

Minecraft is a multi-platform block-based gaming sensation available on Xbox, PlayStation, PC and mobile devices. Whether you’re in Creative, Survival or Hardcore Mode, the official Mojang-approved Minecraft books contain all the advice you need to survive and thrive.

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For the first time, get all the brand-new handbooks together in one set!

With this four-book collection, you’ll have all the tools to enjoy your very best Minecraft journey.

Learn how to stay alive in the Survival Handbook, don your armour and fight battles with the Combat Handbook, ignite your imagination with the Creative Handbook, and become an inventor with the Redstone Handbook. This is the perfect gift for beginners or anyone looking to improve their Minecraft skills.

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For the first time, get all the brand-new handbooks together in one set!

With this four-book collection, you’ll have all the tools to enjoy your very best Minecraft journey.

Learn how to stay alive in the Survival Handbook, don your armour and fight battles with the Combat Handbook, ignite your imagination with the Creative Handbook, and become an inventor with the Redstone Handbook. This is the perfect gift for beginners or anyone looking to improve their Minecraft skills.

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This is the ultimate guide to having fun outside from the National Trust!

Coinciding with the National Trust’s relaunch of the 50 Things to Do Before You’re 11 3/4 campaign, this book is bursting with ideas to help children from any background discover the great outdoors and get closer to nature.

The pocket-sized companion contains 50 fantastic activities, selected by children around the country. Splash in the waves, build a den in the woods, fly a kite and much more! Full of handy tips, nature facts and activity checklists, it’s the perfect nature journal – with lots of space for notes, photos, leaves and doodles. And when it’s just too wet to go outside, you can always turn to the rainy-day activities.

This book is the perfect size for putting in your pocket or rucksack and taking on an outdoors adventure!

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Celebrate pets with this fun seek-and-find title! Hundreds of objects are hidden inside full-color photo puzzles featuring your favorite animal friends and more. Each to-find list includes pictographs and word labels to engage pre-readers and early readers alike.

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From the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories!

It’s time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguing pages of Queen Victoria’s Secret Diary.

First! Terry Deary steps into the mind of one of history’s most quirky queens, bringing you Victoria’s thoughts on:

• the Government!
• incredible inventions!
• Buckingham Palace!
• the Empire!

Horrible Histories’ Secret Diaries of the most extraordinary (and Horrible) characters of all time will blow your mind.

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Horrible Histories’ Secret Diaries are the perfect introduction to important figures from history.

Fully illustrated throughout and told from the character’s (sometimes delusional) point of view, each diary reveals the (quite likely) inner workings of their minds during the events that shaped their lives.

Covering key moments in Victoria’s life and the history of the Victorian era, the Secret Diary of Queen Victoria reveals her:

• reaction to ascending the throne at 18
• arguments with Prince Albert
• experience of the open sewers at Buckingham Palace
• thoughts on her enemies and allies

Each diary is the perfect introduction to a pivotal era in British History, brilliantly immersive and sure to capture the imagination!

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Discover all the foul facts about the Rotten Romans with history’s most horrible headlines.

All the foul facts about the Rotten Romans are ready to uncover, including:

• what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts
• and how ancient Britons got their hair nice and spiky.

Fully illustrated throughout and packed with horrible stories – with all the horribly hilarious bits included

• with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new
• the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read
• Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019’s brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie – Rotten Romans.

Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot.

Read all about it!

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A hilarious book from bestselling author and stand-up comic James Campbell, who has visited over 3,000 primary schools to tell stories and encourage children to write their own.

Ever wondered why sharks have such a bad reputation? Are they dangerous, human-munching monsters? Or have we got it all wrong? In fact, only SIX people get attacked by sharks every year across the WHOLE WORLD. And how many sharks are eaten by humans every year? ONE HUNDRED MILLION! So maybe sharks are more afraid of us .

Take a deep dive into the ridiculously funny life of sharks (and some things that have nothing to do with sharks but are still splendidly funny) according to James Campbell, comedian extraordinaire.

This face-achingly funny book will also teach you about great white sharks, tiger sharks and hammerhead sharks, just how incredibly old sharks are, and why sharks are SO important for the environment and how to look after them.

So, whether you’re seriously afraid of sharks or love them so much you want to invite a shark to your next birthday party, this HILARIOUS book is for you. Prepare to roll around the floor laughing with the snot-inducingly brilliant The Funny Life of Sharks, with side-splittingly funny illustrations from Rob Jones.

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A hilarious book from bestselling author and stand-up comic James Campbell, who has visited over 3,000 primary schools to tell stories and encourage children to write their own.

Uncover the ridiculously funny life of teachers (and some things that have nothing to do with teachers but are still splendidly funny) according to James Campbell, comedian extraordinaire. Ever wondered what teachers do when they’re not in the classroom? Are they undercover detectives, champion roller-blade dancers or do they spend their evenings playing with their 576 cats?

This face-achingly funny book will also teach you why you should carry an emergency banana with you at all times, how to fart in class silently without anyone knowing it was you and how to catapult yourself to school by building a medieval style catapult in your back garden!

Whether you love or loathe your teachers, want to become one when you grow up or don’t give two figs about your teacher but simply love a HILARIOUS read, this book is for you. Prepare to roll around the floor laughing with the snot-inducingly brilliant The Funny Life of Teachers.

But be warned – this is NOT a normal book. You can read it forwards, backwards, sideways and in approximately 861,000 different ways in between. Whichever way you read it, look no further for fantastic real-life teacher facts, incredibly funny illustrations, imaginary stories and an impossibly silly read!

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CELEBRATE THE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP WITH THESE UNBELIEVABLE AND COMPLETELY TRUE ENGLAND FOOTBALL STORIES

Think you know everything about the Three Lions and the Lionesses?

Have you heard of . . .

– The naughty pitch-invading dog that stole the show at the 1962 World Cup?

– The English amateurs who achieved Olympic Gold?

– The spy who snuck into training?

– The Lost Lionesses who made it big in Mexico?

– The infamous World Cup handball that sealed England’s fate?

The beautiful game has always reigned supreme in England. These incredible and sometimes ridiculous stories may give you some idea of why. From penalty pain to unbelievable comebacks, discover some of the best true tales of our beloved national teams.

Compiled by bestselling author Matt Oldfield, this is the third book in the award-winning Unbelievable Football series and the perfect gift for young football fans everywhere.

Now includes the story of when the Lionesses came roaring back at Euro 2022.

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The perfect read for the football-mad kid in your life

*WINNER of the Telegraph Children’s Sports Book of the Year, 2020*

Do you think you know everything there is to know about football?

Have you heard of …

* The psychic octopus who could predict the winner?
* The Lancashire Lasses who became football’s best kept secret?
* The dog detective who saved the World Cup trophy?
* The superstar footballer who never actually played football?

Discover the most incredible, sometimes ridiculous, and always completely unbelievable football stories you never knew. From bestselling author Matt Oldfield, this is Unbelievable Football – true tales from the world’s favourite game where there’s everything to play for and anything can happen.

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