New Releases by Beth L. Blair

Did you know... The average person eats up to 430 insects a year? Dinosaurs used bad breath as a weapon? A soccer player runs about 7 miles per game? An ear of corn always has an even number of rows? Want to perplex your parents and flabbergast your friends with the who, what, where, why, how, and "yuck!" about the world we live in? Then you need this all-in-one collection of the weirdest, most fascinating, and sometimes just icky truths out there! You will gasp, gag, and giggle at facts about: Sports and famous athletes Animals at home and in the wild Science and chemistry Bugs and other creepy crawlies Dinosaurs and dragons Planets and the sun Featuring factoids and experiments about almost everything under the sun, this book is perfect for curious kids who won''t be satisfied with ordinary truths--after all, the stranger the better!

SPECIAL SHRINKWRAPPED BUNDLE! The Everything Kids'' Word Search Bundle features over 200 puzzles designed to flex your mental muscles and give you hours of fun! Inside, you''ll find dozens of hidden-word puzzles, plus clever clues that lead to even more challenges. You''ll even have the added excitement of solving word searches with mazes, rebuses, secret messages, riddles, and more! Search up, down, and across through fun categories like a monster''s lair to find scary words; the worlds'' rainforests to find exotic animals; a giant gumdrop for delicious candy flavors; a state fair for fantastic rides; and much, much more! Sharpen your pencils--and get ready for hours of fun!

SPECIAL SHRINKWRAPPED BUNDLE! The Everything Kids'' Mazes Bundle is the most a-MAZE-ing collection of mazes you''ll ever find! Featuring over 200 of the trickiest, twistiest mazes, you won''t be able to stop until you''ve finished them all. Sharpen your pencil and get ready to enter a world of twisted paths and surprise dead-ends. Can you unravel the mystery of the ancient tomb? Escape from a creepy monster lair? Then you''re ready to wind your way through an iceberg, help a lion cross the grassland, find your way to the baseball hall of fame, and eve more thrilling adventures. This bundle is perfect for a rainy day, car trip, or after-school fun!

Where''s the fun? It''s in this book! Kids will love searching through 100 puzzles as they seek out pictures in hidden places such as: A dragon''s lair A teacher''s messy classroom A Mayan kingdom A Fourth of July parade A pumpkin patch And many, many more! Picking out pictures from a busy background helps kids identify shapes and objects while providing endless entertainment. In this brand-new book, seasoned puzzlemaker Beth L. Blair sends kids on a picture-finding adventure they''ll never forget!

What''s the word you''re looking for? F-U-N! In this book, you''ll uncover new and exciting words in 100 creative puzzles! Search up, down, and across through: A monster''s lair to find scary words The world''s rainforests to find exotic animals A giant gumdrop for delicious candy flavors A state fair for fantastic rides The galaxy to locate bright stars and planets . . . and much, much more! You''ll love the added excitement of solving word searches with mazes, rebuses, secret messages, and riddles. Sharpen your pencils--and get ready for hours of fun!

From our bestselling Everything® Kids’ series comes The Ultimate Everything® Kids’ Books. Featuring hundreds of puzzles, jokes, recipes, and activities, these books are sure to provide days of fun for any kid with some time—and a pencil! In The Ultimate Everything® Kids’ Activity Book, kids will whiz through puzzles, word searches, fascinating facts about all 50 states, and fun science experiments. This book will strain kids’ brains—and keep them entertained!

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Get ready for an up-ROAR-ious adventure with the Jumbo Animal Puzzle & Activity Book. You''ll go back in time with the dinosaurs, plunge into some fun-infested waters with the sharks, and even explore the world of animals found in your own backyard. Full of puzzles, exciting animal facts, and do-it-yourself activities, the Jumbo Animal Puzzle & Activity Book is a wildly good time. AUTHOR: Beth Blair is a freelance illustrator and graphic artist. She lives in Canterbury, New Hampshire.

Intended for kids, this book presents mazes, hidden pictures, and gross activities, including 75 bright stickers.

Packed with word searches, hidden pictures, and fun facts, this book helps kids test their mind. It also includes 75 stickers.

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Do you ever wonder what scientists really have bubbling away in their beakers, or in what strange ways pirates really passed the time at sea? The Everything KIDS'' Gross Hidden Pictures Book is packed with puzzles and facts about the extreme lifestyles and zany behavioral habits of everyone from athletes and ancient peoples to knights and pioneers. You''ll have a blast searching for clues to uncover the secret ways behind their daily lives. Packed with all-new puzzles for hours of fun, The Everything KIDS'' Gross Hidden Pictures Book is sure to meet your grossest expectations! Book jacket.

Packed with pages of entertaining mazes and games, this activity book will keep young buccaneers-in-training busy for hours.

Presents a collection of gross puzzles and activities.

A follow-up to "The Everything( Kids'' Puzzle Book," this volume is full of new topics and more puzzles, mazes, hidden pictures and favorite activities. Illustrations. Consumable.

Provides hours of entertainment! The Everything KIDS'' Animal Puzzle and Activity Book is jam-packed with creative games and exciting activities designed to take kids on a wild tour across frozen tundras and wet jungles, where they''ll encounter everything from penguins and mountain goats to leopards and pandas. Among the dozens of puzzle and game themes: Ocean animals Dessert animals Farm animals Extinct and endangered animals The perfect companion for a wild imagination, The Everything KIDS'' Animal Puzzle and Activity Book paves the way for a totally untamed adventure!

It''s out of sight! For all you supersleuths out there, it''s time to sharpen your searching skills and gear up for some serious fun! The Everything Kids'' Hidden Pictures Book has tons of puzzles that take you from the beach to the classroom and all over town in search of out-of-the-way objects hidden from plain view. Grab a pencil and start exploring these creatively mastered puzzles! Whether you''re sorting through laundry or posing for pictures, you can plow your way through themes such as: Fun with pets Schooltime activities Friends and family Outdoor entertainment With hundreds of objects just waiting to be discovered, you''re in for page after page and hour after hour of fun!

The Everything® Kids'' Halloween Puzzle & Activity Book is a must-have activity book that helps you get psyched up for the big event! You are personally invited to dive into a web of mazes, crossword puzzles, and brain teasers to discover how frighteningly fun Halloween can be. Trick-or-treat your way through haunted houses and discover monsters tucked away in hidden picture games before they find you! The Everything® Kids'' Halloween Puzzle & Activity Book includes fun puzzles incorporating such Halloween favorites as: Haunted houses Costumes Trick-or-treating Candy Jack-o''-lanterns With The Everything® Kids'' Halloween Puzzle & Activity Book, trick-or-treating never has to end!

Wind your way through pages of endless fun! Decode a secret message using the phases of the moon. Wind your way through a pizza maze. Find hidden presidents, borrow some drachmas, and unscramble an invention time line. Play super duper tic-tac-toe, classic hangman, and match up snowflakes. And look for Mervin the Mouse every time you turn the page—he''s watching from his hiding place to help you through this wild and whacky jam-packed puzzle book! Sharpen more than one pencil--there are enough puzzles here to keep you entertained for hours!

Get your pencils out and keep a pencil sharpener close by! The Everything Kids’ Mazes Book is the most a-MAZEing collection of mazes you’ll ever find. Once you start figuring out these incredible mazes, you won’t be able to stop until you’ve finished them all. Can you unravel the mystery of the ancient tomb? Escape from a creepy monster lair? Or, maybe you’re so good that you’re ready to tackle these thrilling adventures: -Wind your way through an iceberg in the chilly Antarctic. -Pull a thread from one corner to the other of an Inca key textile design. -Find the wind current that will take your hot air balloon around the clouds and into clear sky. Almost anything could be a maze—the cluttered path from the door of your room to your bed, a tangle of your kid brother’s shoelaces, even the braces on your sister’s teeth! Once you get into this book you will see mazes everywhere!