Space Puzzles

Bursting with space-themed logic games and puzzles, this is the ideal travel companion for school holidays or a bit of downtime in the evening.Filled with wordsearches, mazes, spot-the-differences, logic puzzles and more, with all the answers at the back of the book.

Blast off into space with this Hidden Pictures puzzle book! Featuring over 100 out-of-this-world scenes and more than 1,800 hidden objects to find in Highlights trademark black-and-white puzzles, Space Puzzles is a perfect gift for future astronauts ages 6-12. With illustrations of astronaut activities, wacky aliens, and more otherworldly adventures, kids will love puzzling and giggling their way through this galactic collection. Can you find the peanut on a planet or spy the banana in orbit? Space Puzzles is sure to please every space-loving child! This 144-page book is great for on-the-go travel (on Earth or outer space!), after-school fun or screen-free entertainment on rainy days. Each space-themed puzzle is carefully designed to engage and entertain children while honing their concentration skills, visual perception, critical-thinking ability and attention to detail. Finding the hidden objects gives puzzlers a confidence boost, making it great for the entire family.

Don't panic, but you're alone on a space ship roaring away from Earth! Solve a series of puzzles to pilot the ship to the Moon, then refuel for the return to Earth. Devised by an expert on brain training, these mental gymnastics will help you survive your outer space ordeal! You can't skip a challenge, but there are hints to help and full answers to get you on your way.

A perfect gift for any space-loving child, this collection of Hidden Pictures puzzles offers a unique puzzling experience. Kids can use the included blue highlighter to find hundreds of hidden objects and create fluorescent scenes. This out-of-this-world activity book with inverted white-on-black puzzles combines the fun of coloring with highlighters with ever-popular Hidden Pictures puzzles. Space-themed images, such as a flying saucer tea party, a silly spaceship repair crew, and animal astronauts, create a fun and engaging puzzling activity for the whole family.

This book convenes a selection of 200 mathematical puzzles with original solutions, all celebrating the inquisitive and inspiring spirit of Nobuyuki “Nob” Yoshigahara – a legend in the worldwide community of mathematical and mechanical puzzles. A graduate from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yoshigahara invented numerous mechanical puzzles and published over 80 puzzle books. In 2003, he was honored with the Sam Loyd Award, given by the Association for Games & Puzzles International to individuals who have been made a significant contribution to the world of mechanical puzzles. In this work, the reader will find some of the most ingenious puzzles ever created, organized in ten categories: Logic, matchstick, maze, algorithmic, combinatorial, digital, number, geometric, dissection, and others. Some of them could rivalry with those found at Mathematical Olympiads tests around the globe; others will work as powerful brain teasers for those with an interest in problem-solving. Math teachers, curious students of any age and even experienced mathematicians with a taste for the fun in science can find in this book unconventional paths to develop their problem-solving skills in a creative way.

Blast off with this new edition in the first book in the best selling Professor Astro Cat series! Featuring updated details about how rockets work, recent missions to Mars, space junk, and black holes. “Conducted by a cat in a retro-futuristic space suit, this tour of the solar system and beyond earns style points for both its illustrations and its selection of “Factoroids.” -Kirkus Reviews "Cute characters (such as the titular Professor Astro Cat and his assistant Astro Mouse) give a humorous, conversational tone to this nonfiction book's information about space, our solar system, and changing space exploration technology. Like the text, the book's browsable layout encourages readers to keep exploring. Overall, a great book to nurture interest in and wonder at the infinite possibilities of space." -The Horn Book "Both modern in its scientific spirit and with a sensibility modeled after the delightful mid-century children’s books from the Golden Age of space exploration, it tickles young readers - as well as their space-enchanted parents - into precisely that “palpable zest to make contact with the cosmos.” -Brain Pickings Professor Astro Cat is the smartest cat in the alley. He's got a degree in just about every discipline under the sun! Speaking of the sun, he happens to be specialist on that too, and Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space will tell you everything that there could be to know about our star, our planet, our solar system, our galaxy, our universe, and many more new insights into the ever-developing science of space and the outer reaches of the universe! The professor's made sure of that; he's a fastidious little feline! Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space also explores topics such as gravity, extraterrestrial life, time, and many other fascinating subjects that will take you and your children on a journey to the very frontiers of space!

Keep puzzlers busy all winter long! This winter-themed collection is packed with over 100 types of puzzles and activities, including ever-popular Hidden Pictures puzzles. With bright illustrations, varied levels of complexity, and plenty of humor, this 144-page book is sure to challenge, entertain and amuse kids ages 6-9 with expertly crafted activities. This collection is brimming with brain-boosting challenges like mazes, number puzzles, wordplay, brainteasers and Hidden Pictures puzzles. With a wide range of kids' favorite activities delightfully designed around snow, sledding and more winter fun, this activity book is a perfect solution to winter-break boredom for the whole family. Kids love working to achieve a goal, and every puzzle solved encourages them to take on new challenges and builds their self-esteem. Solving puzzles also help kids with following directions and developing concentration, attention to detail and reasoning skills. Like all Highlights products, Puzzlemania Winter Puzzles is well thought out, well constructed and visually appealing in order to bring kids meaningful benefits and maximum fun.