Mind-boggling Word Puzzles - Softcover

Gardner, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806976853 ISBN 13: 9780806976853

Publisher: Sterling Juvenile, 2002

Synopsis

Take your brain for a jog around an entertaining collection of wildly clever twisters, illustrated with zany and delightful drawings. Many play with clues that are numbers, letters, or words. Others use tricky visuals to tease the mind. ALL are favorites of a world-renowned puzzle master--and they're tougher than they look, to provide a really enjoyable challenge. Try this one, just to warm up your wits and whet your puzzle-solving appetite:

HIJKLMNO: These letters, when properly understood, stand for a common liquid. Name it.

Or--complete a crossword puzzle by filling blanks with words that mean the opposite of the clues, finish a joke by making up the punch line, and lots more!
Answer:
1. H to O or H2O, the chemical symbol for water--two atoms of hydrogen combined with one atom of oxygen.

About this title

Synopsis:

Take your brain for a jog around this entertaining new collection of twisters. Many play with clues that are numbers, letters or words, but are tougher than they look. For example: - Find the single letter clue that tells you a monkey's name, where it lives, and its message to you. - Complete a crossword puzzle by filling blanks with words that mean the opposite of the clues. - Finish a joke by making up the punchline. * While you're having fun, you actually learn about literacy and logic.

About the Author:

Martin Gardner is famous for his 'Trick of the Month' column for Physics Teacher magazine - which is in turn reprinted regularly in Magician - the magazine for professional magicians. He has been publishing books of tricks since 1935!

About this edition

• Publisher: Sterling Juvenile
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0806976853
• ISBN 13: 9780806976853
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96