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Car Games for Clever Kids®

More than 100 Puzzles to Boost Your Brainpower
Brief Description
With more than 100 mind-boggling puzzles to solve, this book is the perfect way for kids to keep busy while on long journeys. The book is full of car-themed mazes, sudokus, spot-the-differences, sequences, and other fun-fuelled puzzles. Can readers spot the difference between the sports cars,... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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With more than 100 mind-boggling puzzles to solve, this book is the perfect way for kids to keep busy while on long journeys.

A car-themed puzzle book for kids aged 8+.

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With more than 100 mind-boggling puzzles to solve, this book is the perfect way for kids to keep busy while on long journeys.

The book is full of car-themed mazes, sudokus, spot-the-differences, sequences, and other fun-fuelled puzzles. Can readers spot the difference between the sports cars, guide the racing mouse through the maze, and put the roadside jigsaw back together?

Written by bestselling author Dr Gareth Moore, creator of the Clever Kids® series.

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9781780555638 Travel Puzzles for Clever Kids®
9781837251216 Plane Games for Clever Kids® (July 2026)

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837251209

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Buster Books

Illustration: B&W

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Chris Dickason

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 140g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Dr Gareth Moore (B.Sc (Hons) M.Phil Ph.D) is the internationally bestselling author of a wide range of brain-training and puzzle books for both children and adults, including Anti-stress Puzzles, Ultimate Dot to Dot, Brain Games for Clever Kids®, Lateral Logic, Extreme Mazes and The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book. His books are available in over 40 countries, with worldwide sales of over 5 million copies. He is also the creator of online brain-training site BrainedUp.com and runs the daily puzzle site PuzzleMix.com.

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