The Snark Puzzle Book (Young Readers Series) [Hardcover]

Martin Gardner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1990 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Young Readers Series

While walking on a hillside, an unusual line occurred to Lewis Carroll: "For the Snark was a Boojum, you see." Carroll later incorporated the phrase into a complete work that became the best-known nonsense poem of all time: "The Hunting of the Snark". What could be more of a delight to young readers? Here in one book is Carroll's famed poem with its original illustrations by Henry Holliday, side by side with Martin Gardner's "Snarkteasers" - delightfully puzzling questions like these: can you rearrange the letters of ocean to spell something in which one can spend days in the ocean? But if the ocean is frisky, it's risky. Seven is certainly an odd number of coats to be wearing. Can you make the number even by crossing out one letter?

Editorial Reviews

Review

Puzzle fans nine years and up will delight in solving the riddles, plays on words, and pictures with hidden meanings." -- Children's House "A clever work that will intrigue young puzzle fans." -- Library Talk

From the Publisher

"The fun word and logic puzzles help [the student] with understanding of the poem. It is also a useful tool in using literature to supplement math studies." -- Homeschooling Today

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 124 pages
• Publisher: Prometheus Books (March 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879755830
• ISBN-13: 978-0879755836
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,573,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

For 25 of his 95 years, Martin Gardner wrote 'Mathematical Games and Recreations', a monthly column for Scientific American magazine. These columns have inspired hundreds of thousands of readers to delve more deeply into the large world of mathematics. He has also made significant contributions to magic, philosophy, debunking pseudoscience, and children's literature. He has produced more than 60 books, including many best sellers, most of which are still in print. His Annotated Alice has sold more than a million copies. He continues to write a regular column for the Skeptical Inquirer magazine.