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Cryptograms and SpygramsCryptograms and Spygrams 
by Norma Gleason
Over 100 cryptogrammatic puzzles, from simple Caesar ciphers to Null ciphers, Nihilist Transpositions, etc. Solutions.

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The Ultimate Hidden Picture Puzzle BookThe Ultimate Hidden Picture Puzzle Book 
by Joe Boddy
Twenty-four delightfully drawn tableaux with ingeniously concealed objects: a near-sighted giant's mislaid glasses; tools belonging to an absent-minded tree-house builder; many other items.

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Nature's Wonders MazesNature's Wonders Mazes 
by Dave Phillips
Includes challenging routes to Niagara Falls, Antarctica, Death Valley, Old Faithful, the Sahara Desert, the Galapagos Islands, a huge meteor crater in Arizona and 29 other phenomena.

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Fairy Tale Hidden Picture Coloring BookFairy Tale Hidden Picture Coloring Book 
by Anna Pomaska
Brief versions of 20 favorite fairy tales with delightful drawings to color. Hidden objects can be discovered in each. Solutions. 20 illustrations.


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Invisible Old MacDonald's Farm Magic Picture BookInvisible Old MacDonald's Farm Magic Picture Book 
by Becky Radtke
Sixteen animals that go "oink, oink," "snort, snort," "cock-a-doodle-doo," and more appear in the farmer's barnyard when the blank spaces are rubbed with a pencil.

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Fun with Secret WritingFun with Secret Writing 
by Geoffrey Lamb
Learn how to invent and decipher a host of codes and secret messages, including those using a revolving circle, a key letter, dots and pinpricks, grills, patterns, wheels, and other systems. 14 black-and-white illustrations.


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Animal Dot-to-DotAnimal Dot-to-Dot
by Fran Newman-D'Amico
Youngsters are introduced to a host of animals when they connect dots to create pictures of a duck, snake, alligator, monkey, bee, and other creatures. Includes 30 large, colorable pictures.



Our Price $2.95


Animal Hidden PicturesAnimal Hidden Pictures
by Cheryl Nathan
Puzzle fans of all ages will love these scenes of wildlife and their clever camouflage of unlikely items. A chart of hidden objects faces each of 14 colorable illustrations.



Our Price $3.50


Big Book of Adventure MazesBig Book of Adventure Mazes
by Dave Phillips
Thrill-seekers will love this giant book of labyrinths. More than 90 mazes await in a compilation of 3 books by a maze master: Monster Mazes, Pirate Treasure Mazes, and Wizards and Dragons Mazes. Solutions.


Our Price $7.95


Big Book of Mazes and LabyrinthsBig Book of Mazes and Labyrinths
by Walter Shepherd
Classical, solid, and ripple mazes; short path and avoidance labyrinths; more — 50 mazes and labyrinths in all. Full solutions.


Our Price $6.95


Cats Activity BookCats Activity Book
by Nina Barbaresi
Mazes, crosswords, hidden pictures, and other easy-to-do activities — all filled with playful cats. 42 puzzles with solutions.



Our Price $1.50


Circus Activity BookCircus Activity Book
by Becky Radtke
Lead clowns to their car by navigating a maze, match figures of tumbling gymnasts with their shadows, search for circus-related words, and more. 50 puzzles and solutions.



Our Price $1.50


Codes, Ciphers and Secret WritingCodes, Ciphers and Secret Writing
by Martin Gardner
Cipher and decipher codes: transposition and polyalphabetical ciphers, famous codes, typewriter and telephone codes, codes that use playing cards, knots, and swizzle sticks...even invisible writing and sending messages through space. 45 diagrams.


Our Price $4.95


Cryptograms and SpygramsCryptograms and Spygrams
by Norma Gleason
Over 100 cryptogrammatic puzzles, from simple Caesar ciphers to Null ciphers, Nihilist Transpositions, etc. Solutions.


Our Price $6.95


Easy Crossword PuzzlesEasy Crossword Puzzles
by Nina Barbaresi
Enlarge a child's vocabulary, sharpen spelling skills with 24 easy puzzles. Hints help identify objects in "my room," "in winter," more. Colorable pictures. Solutions.


Our Price $1.50


Easy Hidden Pictures Coloring BookEasy Hidden Pictures Coloring Book
by Becky J. Radtke
If children look closely at the pictures, they'll discover hidden "treasures," and enjoy coloring the amusing illustrations. There are 48 different puzzles in all, with themes ranging from birthday parties to Santa's elves.


Our Price $1.50


Easy Mazes Activity BookEasy Mazes Activity Book
by Anna Pomaska
Perfect first book of mazes provides ages 4-8 with hours of entertainment. 46 twisting mazes of increasing difficulty lead puzzlists to a treasure chest of gold, a gingerbread house, and more.



Our Price $1.50


Egyptian MazesEgyptian Mazes
by Dave Phillips
Kids can solve 36 mazes and learn fascinating facts about Ancient Egypt. Illustrations of Pyramids, Sphinx, pharaohs, gods, mummies, more. Captions and solutions.



Our Price $4.95


Endangered Animals MazesEndangered Animals Mazes
by Dave Phillips
Entertaining, educational collection. Captions provide instructions for helping the South African bontebok, the Australian broad-headed snake, an American alligator, and 33 other imperiled animals. Solutions.


Our Price $3.50


Fairy Tale Hidden Picture Coloring BookFairy Tale Hidden Picture Coloring Book
by Anna Pomaska
Brief versions of 20 favorite fairy tales with delightful drawings to color. Hidden objects can be discovered in each. Solutions. 20 illustrations.



Our Price $3.95


Fun with Hidden Picture Puzzles Coloring BookFun with Hidden Picture Puzzles Coloring Book
by Jill Droppa
Twenty-six full-page scenes featuring favorite animals invite children to uncover the familiar figures hidden on each page, then color the illustrations. Captions include instructions. Solutions are provided.



Our Price $2.95


Fun with Secret WritingFun with Secret Writing
by Geoffrey Lamb
Learn how to invent and decipher a host of codes and secret messages, including those using a revolving circle, a key letter, dots and pinpricks, grills, patterns, wheels, and other systems. 14 black-and-white illustrations.



Our Price $4.95


The Fun with Tangrams KitThe Fun with Tangrams Kit
by Susan Johnston
120 best tangrams — giraffe, skater, swordsman, fish, funny faces, more — and cardboard insert with 2 complete sets of tangram pieces to punch out and use. Solutions.


Our Price $4.95


Hidden Picture ChallengeHidden Picture Challenge
by Stephen Stanley
Challenging visual puzzles ask players to locate cowboy hats lost on a windy day, find an ice cream cone, straw hat, and sunglasses lost in a snowbound landscape, and more. 24 puzzles.


Our Price $3.95


Hidden PicturesHidden Pictures
by Larry Daste
Loads of brain-teasing diversions for older children and fun-loving adults in 24 pages of cleverly hidden objects — all identified in a caption beneath each charmingly rendered picture.



Our Price $3.95


Invisible ABC Magic Picture BookInvisible ABC Magic Picture Book
by Anna Pomaska
Rub blank spaces on each page with a pencil, names of objects and their pictures appear.



Our Price $1.50


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