Sun Jumbo Quizword Book 5


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Britain's best-selling daily newspaper brings you this fifth collection of its hugely popular Big Quizword - the crossword that's like a quiz.




The Sun Jumbo Quizword Collection


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Every Saturday the Sun publishes a large general knowledge crossword - the Quizword. The Quizword provides a real challenge and this book brings together over 100 crosswords to tax the enthusiast. The Quizword is a sort of pub quiz in which the questions have been turned into clues. The subjects covered include music, television, sport, radio, history, geography, mythology and current affairs. Of course with a pub quiz you have to know the answers right away but with a Quizword you have the time to take up the challenge and hunt down the right answer. Just to give a flavour, here some examples of clues: BBC TV series featuring computer-generated re-creations of extinct monsters (7,4,6)Hybrid offspring of a male lion and a female tiger (5)Capital of Cameroon (7)What David Attenborough describes in his series as the Blue Planet (5)Gorgon of Greek myth, sister of Medusa and Stheno (7)Former federation of southeast Asian kingdoms that become a part of Malaysia (5,6)Pop superstar who returned to the charts in 2001 with The Music's No Good Without You (4




Nelson English


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Nelson English has been specifically designed to ensure that you cover the basics of the National Curriculum and other UK curricula. Activities cover NLS Text, Word and Sentence Level objectives.




Daily Mirror


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The Alchemist


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An Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasures found within.







Masters of Deception


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Rings of seahorses seem to rotate and butterflies seems to transform into warriors right on the page. Astonishing creations of visual trickery by masters of the art, such as Escher, Dali, and Archimbolo make this breathtaking collection the definitive book of optical illusions. Includes an illuminating Foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hofstadter.




The Giver


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The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and exclusive Q&A with members of the cast, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites and Cameron Monaghan.




501 Word Analogy Questions


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Helps students become familiar with the question format on standardized tests and learn how to apply logic and reasoning skills to word knowledge. Focuses on exact word definitions and secondary word meanings, relationships between words and how to draw logical conclusions about possible answer choices. Identifies analogies, cause/effect, part/whole, type/category, synonyms, and antonyms.




Word Searches For Dummies


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A travel-friendly puzzle-packed book that keeps the brain in shape One of the best ways to exercise the mind is through word and logic games like word searches and Sudoku. Studies have shown that doing word searches frequently can help prevent diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia. Word Searches For Dummies is a great way to strengthen the mind and keep the brain active plus, it's just plain fun! This unique guide features several different types of word searches that take readers beyond simply circling the answer: secret shape word searches, story word searches, listless word searches, winding words, quiz word searches, and more. It provides a large number of puzzles at different levels that will both test and exercise the mind while keeping the reader entertained for hours.