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Never Get Bored in a Car Puzzles & Games

By Tom Mumbray and Lan Cook
Series: Never Get Bored
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Never Get Bored in a Car Puzzles & Games is an engaging children's book filled with a variety of games, puzzles, and activities designed to keep kids entertained during car journeys. This book is packed with fun and creative challenges that stimulate young minds and ensure hours of entertainment while travelling. Its interactive nature makes it perfect for children eager to explore and play on the go.
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This book may appeal to you if you have restless young travellers who need engaging entertainment on long car journeys. Packed with puzzles and games, it offers a variety of activities to keep children interested and occupied while on the road.

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Keep children occupied and entertained in the car with this write-in activity book's impressive variety of puzzles and games.

This collection of puzzles and games is the antidote to boring car journeys.

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This collection of puzzles and games is the antidote to boring car journeys.

Keep children occupied and entertained in the car with this write-in activity book's impressive variety of puzzles and games. There are amazing mazes, things to spot, challenges of logic, engaging word puzzles, and inventive games for one or more players.

Never Get Bored in a Car Puzzles & Games will keep boredom at bay—no matter how long the journey—and make the question "Are we nearly there yet?" a thing of the past.

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  • Never Get Bored in a Car Puzzles & Games
    This collection of puzzles and games is the antidote to boring car journeys. Keep children occupied and entertained in the car with this write-in activity book's impressive variety of puzzles and games. There are amazing mazes, things to spot, challenges of logic, engaging word puzzles, and inventive games for one or more players. Never Get Bored in a Car Puzzles...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474985468

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Various
  • Illustrated by Various

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 164.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 104

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Activity Books and Kits Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children's Word Puzzles & Quiz Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids Lan Cook Series: Never Get Bored Tom Mumbray

About the Author

Lan joined Usborne after working as a bookseller. She absolutely loves learning about anything and everything. She has lived in China, attempted to create the perfect aquarium biotope, studied Anglo- Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Cambridge University, and can hit an archery target from 100 feet away. Lan has always loved collecting knowledge and as many weird facts as possible, so working for Usborne really is a dream job!

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