Kids love Bananagrams so what better treat for kids who love puzzles and wordplay than a smart, justforthem collection Bananagrams! for Kids. Puzzability, the premier puzzlewriting company who wrote The Brainiest Insaniest Ultimate Puzzle Book! and whose mindbenders have appeared in Disney Adventures, Nickelodeon magazine, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, creates original and unexpected word puzzles that capture the quickonyourfeet spirit of Bananagrams. There are over a dozen of bananathemed varieties, including Bunched Up (a minicrossword), Monkey in the Middle (building a larger word out of two smaller words, with clues), Banana Pancakes (a stack of anagrams using letters in common), and Going Bananas (complete a sentence with two different words made from the same letters). Whats invisible to kids is that behind the silly names and clever formats, these games have a strong educational side they strengthen vocabulary, reward agile thinking, and reinforce the idea that using your brain is fun. The puzzles are rated in difficulty from one to four bananas, and an answer key is included.
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