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The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book

Author : Gareth Moore

Publisher : Trapeze

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 37,12 MB

Release : 2019-10-29

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9781409184676

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Are YOU the ultimate map-reader? Do you know your trig points from your National Trails? Can you calculate using contours? And can you fathom exactly how far the footpath is from the free house? Track down hidden treasures, decipher geographical details and discover amazing facts as you work through this unique puzzle book based on 40 of the Ordnance Survey's best British maps. Explore the first ever OS map made in 1801, unearth the history of curious place names, encounter abandoned Medieval villages and search the site of the first tarmac road in the world. With hundreds of puzzles ranging from easy to mind-boggling, this mix of navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams and mathematical conundrums will put your friends and family through their paces on the path to becoming the ultimate map-master!



The Ordnance Survey Journey Through Time

Author : The Ordnance Survey

Publisher : Trapeze

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 36,60 MB

Release : 2022-08-02

Category :

ISBN : 9781398707061

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Join the nation's favourite puzzle brand as we take a puzzle journey through landscape and history. In this brand new puzzle book in the bestselling Ordnance Survery series, take a trip through time - from the earliest recorded footsteps of humans in Britain, to the spot where Caesar first surveyed Britannia, to the beaches where the battle of 1066 took place, and on through some of the most iconic moments in British history (as well as plenty of less well-known historical treasures!). Including 40 new regional maps and hundreds of puzzles, mind-boggling brainteasers, navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams and mathematical conundrums, there will be plenty to keep you occupied as you go! With maps covering the whole of the UK and puzzles ranging across four levels of difficulty, The Ordnance Survey Journey Through Time is an adventure for all the family.



The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain

Author : Ordnance Survey

Publisher : Trapeze

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 50,30 MB

Release : 2020-04-21

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9781409184713

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The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book was the biggest-selling puzzle book of 2018. And now it is back, with brand new maps, and bigger and better brainteasers! In The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain map your way around Britain in 40 new regional maps,with hundreds of puzzles, mind-boggling brainteasers, navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams and mathematical conundrums to keep you occupied as you go! With maps covering the 8 areas of South-West England, South-East England, the Midlands, East England, North-West England, North-East England, Wales and Scotland, you'll put your knowledge and skills to the test and become a local - as you discover amazing facts about each region's folklore, famous historical events and the perfect day out from the OS's GetOutside Champions. With four levels of difficulty that make this fun for all the family, The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain is also a celebration of the regional diversity, history and landscapes that make Great Britain so great.



The Ordnance Survey Kids' Adventure Book

Author : Ordnance Survey

Publisher : National Geographic Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 38,92 MB

Release : 2021-09-28

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0241480795

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*The brains behind The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book and The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain, bring you the ultimate guide to adventure.* Perfect for ages seven and up, and the best introduction to map-reading, navigation and the great outdoors. Want to become an expert map-reader? Want to explore the great outdoors armed with hints and tips from the map creators themselves? Want to test your new-found skills with a host of challenging map puzzles? Then this is the book for you. Created by Ordnance Survey, who make all the iconic maps for the whole of Great Britain, this book will teach you how to read a map like an expert, and confidently and safely explore the incredible outdoors. You'll also have the chance to test your skills with map-reading puzzles that'll keep you entertained for hours. So strap on your boots, pack up your walking essentials, and start your map-reading adventure!



The Ordnance Survey Great British Treasure Hunt

Author : Ordnance Survey

Publisher : Trapeze

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 43,45 MB

Release : 2020-11-12

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1409195120

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Are you ready to set out on a puzzle adventure around Britain from your own front room? Can you solve the fiendish clues and make your way from map to map on the trail of a mysterious treasure? Do you have what it takes to follow in the footsteps of history? The bestselling puzzle phenomenon is back with a whole new twist on the treasure hunt. Based on 40 brand new maps stretching across the whole of Britain, The Ordnance Survey Great British Treasure Hunt will offer hours of brain-teasing fun. From the highlands of Scotland, to the White Cliffs of Dover and taking in iconic locations like Loch Ness, Glastonbury Tor, Stratford-Upon-Avon and the cloisters of Cambridge, you'll have to piece together the clues, scour the maps and crack codes and anagrams on the trail of a mysterious treasure. As you travel across Britain you'll discover the riches of myth and history that are hidden throughout the land. With over 330 puzzles ranging from easy to mind-boggling and an ultimate master puzzle with the chance to win real treasure, there's only one question left. Do YOU have what it takes to accept the challenge?



The Ordnance Survey Ireland Puzzle Book

Author : Ordnance Survey Ireland

Publisher : Hachette Ireland

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 23,33 MB

Release : 2020-04-21

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9781529311181

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Can you guess the nine counties the Wild Atlantic Way passes through? Would you be able to identify on the map the highest point in the Burren? Or work out the distance from one point to another as the crow flies? With forty maps and hundreds of puzzles ranging from Easy to Challenging, the Ordnance Survey Ireland Puzzle Book is guaranteed to test your wits, put your friends and family through their paces and cause plenty of good-natured arguments along the way. With questions covering the island of Ireland - from Cork to Dublin, Waterford to Belfast - this unique puzzle book will get your brain fired up and reacquaint you with Ireland's coastlines, rivers, lakes, valleys and mountain ranges, while you rediscover the joy of maps. A fun-filled book jam-packed with facts, general knowledge questions and brain-teasers - enjoyment for all the family.



The Shipping Forecast Puzzle Book

Author : Alan Connor

Publisher : Random House

Page : 259 pages

File Size : 39,14 MB

Release : 2020-11-05

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1473532248

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Attention all Shipping Forecast fans. Set sail on a voyage unlike any other... Each day, millions tune in to hear the Shipping Forecast's unique cadence and poetry, words thatturn our island landscape into something strangeand magical. It's almost like a puzzle to be solved... The Shipping Forecast Puzzle Book tests your general knowledge and lateral thinking through a series of fiendish puzzles, in which all the answers can be found on a map as place names on the coasts or in the seas. For example: · An eagle's under this · What a Komodo Dragon really is · Near where someone was horribly cruel to 343 felines And because your voyages trace the shapes of letters of the alphabet, that's just the beginning... With a foreword by Zeb Soanes, the voice of the Shipping Forecast, and fully illustrated with specially commissioned maps, The Shipping Forecast Puzzle Book will help make you a Master of the quizzing world.



The Times World Atlas Puzzle Book: Put your knowledge of the world to the ultimate test (The Times Puzzle Books)

Author : Gareth Moore

Publisher : HarperCollins UK

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 32,58 MB

Release : 2019-09-19

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 0008382956

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Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games. This e-book is best viewed on Kindle Fire in landscape view to optimise your experience. The ultimate geographical challenge from the world’s leading atlas makers. World mapping quizzes and puzzles to test how well you know your countries, flags and capital cities



Gray's Anatomy Puzzle Book

Author : Gareth Moore

Publisher : Frances Lincoln

Page : 195 pages

File Size : 29,83 MB

Release : 2020-11-10

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 0711254427

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Think you know your cranium from your clavicle? Tibia from your trachea? Think again… Test your brain, solve riddles and learn about how the body works with this unique puzzle book using illustrations from Gray’s Anatomy. Divided into different sections of the body, the Gray’s Anatomy Puzzle Book takes the medical reference classic as its starting point for puzzles, riddles and general knowledge questions that will test your wits and challenge your brain. Learn more about the body in an easy and fun way with questions that vary in difficulty, from easy to fiendish, and are suitable for those with little knowledge of the human body, or those in the know who are interested in testing themselves with a new challenge. Puzzle types include: Sudoku Anagrams Crosswords Encoded pairs Missing letters Secret codes Lettermorphosis Follow visual clues and apply logic to reveal fascinating facts from medical history and learn about how our amazing bodies function.



The Art Puzzle Book

Author : Susie Hodge

Publisher : White Lion Publishing

Page : 195 pages

File Size : 39,10 MB

Release : 2019-11-26

Category : Art

ISBN : 0711248168

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THINK YOU KNOW BOSCH FROM BOTTICELLI? MONDRIAN FROM MIRO? THINK AGAIN... The Art Puzzle Book turns art history on its head by testing your brainpower and perception on some the world's most iconic paintings. Journey from ancient Egypt to 1980s New York solving riddles, discovering hidden secrets and challenging your general knowledge. Esteemed art historian Susie Hodge and leading brain trainer Dr Gareth Moore introduce you to 36 iconic pieces of art – including Botticelli's Primavera, Van Gogh's The Starry Night and Picasso's Guernica. For each painting, they reveal fascinating facts about the work and artist (and give clues on what to look for), before challenging you to decipher the art for yourself through carefully crafted questions. Look at art in new ways as you: Decode the hieroglyphs from the Book of the Dead Find new symbols in The Arnolfini Portrait Solve riddles based on The Garden of Earthly Delights Navigate M.C. Escher's gravity-defying staircases Reassemble the Mondrian With over 300 questions, The Art Puzzle Book is designed to entertain and perplex, whether you're an art novice or an art connoisseur. Features artworks by: Altichiero, the Limbourg Brothers, Gentile da Fabriano, Jan van Eyck, Botticelli, Hieronymus Bosch, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Bruegel the Elder, Paolo Veronese, Basawan and Chetar Munti, Caravaggio, Hendrick Avercamp, Artemisia Gentileschi, Diego Velazquez, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco de Goya, Hiroshige, Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Georges-Pierre Seurat, Vincent van Gogh, Suzanne Valadon, Sonia Delaunay, Joan Miro, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, M.C. Escher, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.