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Good for kids under age 9
(...) I found the pictures and stuff in the book to be fun but is very basic for me. It was written so that I could understand it but would be to hard for a very young kid in 1st or second grade to read without a parent helping. The book has too basic stuff for someone my age who already knew how the pieces moved but needed to learn more.
I got more out of "Lasker's Manuel of Chess" (good for kids 12 on up)and "Chess for Juniors" (good for kids age 8 on up) which contains lots more stuff, but without nice pictures like "Chess for Children". So it kind of matters exactly what you are looking for in deciding which beginners book is best for you. If you are a parent wanting to read the book to your kid and show pictures then "Chess for Children" would be a good place to start. If you want your kid to read the book themselves or they are beyond how the pieces move or if you are an adult wanting to learn then get "Chess for Juniors". "Lasker's Manuel of Chess" would be good for an adult or teen age kid.

Teaches the moves with instruction and entertainment
I am a chess coach with a personal library of over 400 chess books, including many primers that teach the basic moves. Let me tell you why I have starting using this CHESS FOR CHILDREN as a text book for my introductory classes. First, the clear writing style and large pages with attractive diagrams make it easy to follow. Second, the content is almost perfect - everything the kids need to learn (setting up the board, how the pieces move) is shown in precise order. This sounds easy, but it is amazing how many learn chess books out there have been wrecked by some graphic designer putting style over content. Lastly, the book is fun to read, and yet imparts genuine instruction - which is the best way to keep the attention of my classes.

Captivating and well-organized
I gave this book to my son, aged 5, and was impressed when he sat down and read it for two hours straight. As an elementary school teacher as well as a chess player, I would recommend this book for teaching a child how to play. It is well-organized and starts with the basics - the name of each piece, how each piece moves, how to set up a chessboard.
The format is large and the diagrams and arrows are attractive. My son was particularly excited by the Terribly Tough Tests that were set every few pages, with solutions at the back of the book. The authors have got the level exactly right, which in my experience very few beginner books achieve. There are sections on chess notation, draws, basic checkmates and some simple tactics, but these are all extras - the primary aim is to teach the rules and moves of chess to a youngster, and in this the book succeeds well.
The benefits of chess in teaching logical thinking are well known, and it has even been proved that chess can improve a child's skill at maths. As a genuinely instructional primer, this is easily the best I have seen.

Captivating and well-organized
I gave this book to my son, aged 5, and was impressed when he sat down and read it for two hours straight. As an elementary school teacher as well as a chess player, I would recommend this book for teaching a child how to play. It is well-organized and starts with the basics - the name of each piece, how each piece moves, how to set up a chessboard.
The format is large and the diagrams and arrows are attractive. My son was particularly excited by the Terribly Tough Tests that were set every few pages, with solutions at the back of the book. The authors have got the level exactly right, which in my experience very few beginner books achieve. There are sections on chess notation, draws, basic checkmates and some simple tactics, but these are all extras - the primary aim is to teach the rules and moves of chess to a youngster, and in this the book succeeds well.
The benefits of chess in teaching logical thinking are well known, and it has even been proved that chess can improve a child's skill at maths. As a genuinely instructional primer, this is easily the best I have seen.

Lovely book to learn from
I never knew that chess was so simple to learn. This book teaches the very basic moves of chess, and is so easy to follow. I got Chess for Children as a birthday present from my Dad, who is a good player. After showing how each piece moves the books sets you a "terribly tough test" to see if you have understood. It took me one evening to learn how the pawns and pieces move and I played my first game the next day! Great book. ... Read more

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Mazes too easy
My 5 year old son loves mazes, but he found this book to be way to easy. He finished the book in a half hour sitting at dinner at a restaurant.

Not Bad
The age bracket shown for this book is 4-8 but our 6 year old has quickly mastered the puzzles - they are rather easy. He enjoys them but I can't imagine him enjoying them 2 years from now.

So, a good book for kids at the younger end of the recommended age bracket.

Dinosaur Mazes (Dover Little Activity Books)
Good book for the younger kids. My son (he's 4) loved it because it has Dinosaurs. If you /your child likes mazes this book is worth a look. ... Read more

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Adults can now share their love of puzzles with their kids! These crossword puzzles and word games were specially created for children ages seven and above. Edited by the great Eugene T. Maleska, each book is chock-full of fun and imaginative activities. Children are sure to enjoy the challenges that these mini-brainteasers offer. ... Read more

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Dozens of fun, hands-on projects and activities from the days of the American pioneers

Join twelve-year-old Sam Butler and his nine-year-old sister, Liz, on the American frontier in 1843. Discover the hard work, fun, and adventure of their daily lives, and along the way learn how to play games, make toys and crafts, and perform everyday activities just like Liz and Sam.

You can make your own homemade soda pop and cook up a batch of johnnycakes. Use clay to create your own pottery and design a string of African trade beads, or learn the Native American art of sandpainting. You can even make your own holiday decorations out of dough or pinecones—if you're not too busy playing tangram, a Chinese puzzle game, or a beanbag target game.

Pioneer Days is filled with interesting bits of historical information and fun facts about growing up in days gone by. Discover how different—and how similar—life was for American kids in history.

Watch for Colonial Days the next exciting book in the American Kids in History^TM series! ... Read more

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This book brings the Pioneer life into *our* lives.
PIONEER DAYS is a wonderful hands-on approach to teaching our children the pioneer lifestyle. The book follows a ficticious family thru the year 1843 and allows you to learn with your children what life on the homestead was like, including crafts, recipes, games and more. I would recommend it to homeschoolers especially as a good source for pioneer study. It has a good bibliography in the back for additional readings on the time period, including the LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE series. If you are hooked with this style of learning, there are other titles in this series (AMERICAN KIDS IN HISTORY) with which you may continue your study of American History. ... Read more

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Games and giggles
Games and Giggles is very fun and exciting! You do puzzels and learn new games to play at parties and you are never bored with the book. I loved it and wich I didn't finish it yet!

The best book for trips and fun with friends
This book has mazes,games with to do with friends, crosswords, cross-outs, and everything you need if your bored, it also has games to do with your friends,I take it EVERYWHERE! If you liked this book, you would probably like Games and Giggles:Wild about animals

The Greatest book of all
THIS IS THE MOST FUN BOOK OF ALL IT HAVE MAGIC TRICKS AND RIDDLES AND SECRETS AND THE MOST FUN STUFF OF ALL REALLY BUY IT BECAUSE IT IS GREAT ENTRETANIMENT FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS!!!!!!!!

A really fun book
This book is very fun. It has so many fun games that you can do when your bored like on an airplane or a car. ... Read more

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Nobody knows silly better than we do. And with Super Silly Mad Libs Junior, younger readers are introduced to the crazy world of Mad Libs. ... Read more

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Totally Cooooooool
This book is great.It has lots of fun games including crosswords, wordsearches, tounge twisters, and much more.It is a ton of fun, and you can do it almost anywhere(or at least anywhere you take your brain).It's soooooooo good.I TOTALLY reccomend Brain Waves. ... Read more

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What happens when you combine one of today's top-rated reality shows where aspiring singers compete to be the country's next pop star with America's favorite fill-in-the-blanks party game? American Idol(tm) Mad Libs(r), of course! Since its premiere in June 2002,has proven to be an overnight phenomenon. American Idol's audience continues to grow, with viewership in the millions!American Idol(tm) Mad Libs(r) is sure to become a favorite with reality show buffs everywhere! ... Read more

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Math Games for Middle School
I teach middle school mathematics and I think the book is great to aid in cooperative learning groups. Using the information and developing work stations will enhance the students' knowledge of the material. As a lesson, the book would require the creativity of the teacher to add other material and/or adjustments to make it interesting. This book is best for reteaching or review of the topics being taught.

Just a bad math book!
I teach Middle School Pre-Algebra and One Year Algebra. Every summer I try and purchase books and magazines in order to find new and interesting lesson plans. I purchased this book thinking I could get at least something new and interesting to excite my kids. This book definitely didnt help. College students would be bored with the books writing style and exercises. And most of the ideas are old and rejected from years past.

Hand-outs and book assignments are not inspiring. A book titled "Math Games" should be just that; a book full of math games. Not one with mundane hand-outs.

Great "Daily Math" Problems
As a middle school substitute teacher, I'm always looking for things to use as daily problem to open the class with. This book is GREAT!! Problems are divided by topic so it easy to pick & choose. Answers are completely explained. ... Read more

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Excellent ! Entertaining and enjoyable!
Gave this series to a 6 and 9 year old last Fall. This is their favorite book. Educational, entertaining, and fun to find the "seach for" items. PLUS - they learned an incredible amount about Sea Life and Sea Animals - that they rememeber MONTHS later.Adults and children love this. Wonderful "hands on" book for kids!

Excellent for kids that like "hidden picture" books
The illustrations are fantastic and my son really loves to look for all the hidden objects (some of which are very hard to find). The text is really good also and we very highly recommend this whole series. ... Read more

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Helen Oxenbury's delightful board books, featuring her sweet and cuddly babies at play, are back with a whole new look. ... Read more

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Clap Hands
We received this book as a gift when my son was 6 months old. We now have all of these books. My son is intrigued by the pictures and wants us to read it over and over! He's 15 months now and still loves it! A great book!

Clap Hands is wonderful!
My little 16 month old daughter loves this book. We have to read it every night before bedtime so she can "wave to daddy, wave to mom". I also read this book (along with tickle tickle and all fall down) to my 11 year old son when he was a baby/toddler. This book has lasting power over many years and I highly recommend it

Perfect to read out loud
Our toddler had us read this so many times that we memorized it quickly. It's rhythm and rhyme are so catchy that we could repeat the words YEARS after we returned it to the library. Now we're buying it as a baby gift for someone else to enjoy. Like "All Fall Down" (also by Oxenbury) the pictures are adorable multi-cultural children having fun together. It's a nice size and length for a board book. ... Read more

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Poet Jack Prelutsky again pairs up with two-time Caldecott Honor artistPeter Sís to create Scranimal Island, a fantastical, off-the-map place inhabitedby unusual animals from Hippopotamushrooms to Potatoads to a pride ofBroccolions. A boy and girl on a scooter, equipped with essentials from umbrellato inner tube, fly from habitat to habitat over Sís's dreamy, mountainouslandscapes à la Tibet: Throughthe Red Box. They make their way through the clutch of Spinachickens,past the Camelberta Peaches to the "Sweet Porcupineapple, / Unflappable chap, /You happily amble / All over the map." Prelutsky's biological inventions are asclever as they are silly, and it's wonderful that kids are allowed to figure outthe hybrid themselves in Rhinocerose, Cardinalbacore, etc. Prelutsky's glee iscontagious, and kids will get a kick out of the wordplay in poems like "Oh SleekBananaconda": "You slither on your belly, / And you slither on your chin. /You're only unappealing / As you shed your slinky skin." Pronunciation guidesfor each creature garnish each page, in case you can't pronounce Toucanemonesright off the bat, and an iconic guide to the island's animals adorns the tableof contents page. Gorgeous endpapers reveal Sís's map of Scranimal Island andits curious denizens. It's impossible to pick a favorite, between theunbelievably cute Pandaffodil and the detested Radishark. Highly recommended.(Ages 6 to 10) --Karin Snelson ... Read more

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Kids love to be funny! Every classroom or neighborhood has a kid whose greatest ambition is to make people laugh-and all kids love to laugh at the jokes and antics of their friends. Funny Bones is designed to bring out the humor in every kid. For those who already have a comic streak, it provides wonderful new material for routines and scenes. For shyer children, it boosts self-confidence and a sense of fun. The first few chapters tackle the idea of comedy and what makes it funny, introducing famous comedians like Charlie Chaplin and Lily Tomlin and a variety of ways for young comics to create a trademark style. Later chapters offer hilarious improv games and valuable tips-for instance, don't ask questions in improv routines, but instead make statements that other actors can build on. The book concludes with comedic scenes for young people and suggestions for comedic play that kids can perform. ... Read more

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Ideal for birthday parties and budding comedians
Recommended for young people ages 9-12, Funny Bones by Lisa Bany-Winters (Director, Northlight Academy Children's Theater Program, Northlight Theater, Skokie, Illinois) is a 160 page book chock full of comedic activities young people ages 9 to 12 can try out, and range from learning how to tell a joke to improvisational games, to physical comedy, to short comedy scenes from classic plays for young actors, and more. Black and white illustrations add a special charm to this great ideas and reference book, ideal for birthday parties and budding comedians. ... Read more

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Simple, but Fun
I gave this book to my baby when he was about a month old. Although his vision wasn't very developed, he liked to rub the soft puppy on the front of the book.I read him each page (there's only one to three words per page) and pointed out what the puppy was doing.The wording is very simple, and there are only six pages in the book, but that works for young infants with tiny attention spans.

Now that my son is 11 months old, he likes to play with this book on his own.He turns each page and looks at the pictures, and then he goes through it all over again.The nice thing is, I can put it at the foot of his crib when he goes to sleep at night, and when he wakes up in the morning, he has something soft and safe to play with.This occupies him for a few minutes so that I can sleep in just a little bit longer.When he's finished looking at his book each morning, he starts calling for me and I know it's time to get up and go greet him.I just think that "reading" a book is a great way for a baby to start off his day.

Too small to choke on, too large to fit in my wallet
I was a tad disappointed by the tacked-on, hackish ending to this book, but I have to admit that the preceeding five pages really got my pulse racing.Such action!Such adventure!Not to mention the baby-soft feel of the cover.Predictable ending, but overall a fine story.
I'm hoping Ben Affleck will be tapped to play the lead in any up-coming movie version. ... Read more

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Not as fun as the other 'I Spy' books.
If you loved the other 'I Spy' series, you'll be disapointed in 'Super Challenge.'All photographs are repeats of other books with new objects to find.Not very fun or challenging if you've seen the other books.I recommend skipping this book and getting the others in the same series. ... Read more

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Sparkling, romantic and inventive.
What a delightful way to generate ideas for spicing up a cozy/comfy relationship or showing that special new person how thoughtful and creative you are!

Or...wrap it up as a gift to gently say to someone what you really might like and keep the passion alive.

Bu kitabin anasinin amina koyayim!
hep böle orospu evlatlari böle kitaplar yazar zaten amina kodumun çocuklari... Top Tolga kaptanolglu ibne kafali. Ibne murat tugay... Ve buradan bu arkadaslar gibi olan tüm travestilere sesleniyorum! hepiniz ibne evladisiniz ... Read more