Mad Tausig vs the Interplanetary Puzzling Peace Patrol: A Fiendishly Fun Puzzle and Mystery Book for Kids [Paperback]

Ben Tausig (Author), Goopymart (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2007 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Upon graduating from the I3P (Interplanetary Puzzling Peace Patrol), your first assignment is to stop Mad Tausig. It won’t be easy! Puzzles, traps, mazes, and robots lie in wait on your journey to foil this madman’s plot.

From his puzzle lab in Brooklyn, New York, Ben Tausig writes crosswords for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Reader, and many other fine papers.

Goopymart is a one-man (Will Guy) design studio specializing in bright, colorful, lumpy things.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

From his puzzle lab in Brooklyn, New York, Ben Tausig writes crosswords for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Reader, and many other fine papers. He enjoys twisting people's minds with devious clues and themes. In addition to puzzles, Ben is a freelance writer and a PhD student at NYU. Goopymart is a one man (Will Guy) design studio specializing in bright, colorful lumpy things. A wide variety of artwork, comics, and animations are made for the delight and confusion of the world's population.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: 4N Publishing LLC (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974131946
• ISBN-13: 978-0974131948
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,041,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Challenging Puzzles for Kids, August 29, 2007

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This review is from: Mad Tausig vs the Interplanetary Puzzling Peace Patrol: A Fiendishly Fun Puzzle and Mystery Book for Kids (Paperback)

Mad Tausig VS I3P Interplanetary Puzzling Peace Patrol, with puzzles by Ben Tausig and pictures by Goopymart is a new, challenging book of puzzles for upper elementary and middle school kids. With the theme of the reader being a recent graduate of the Interplanetary Puzzling Peace Patrol, the first assignment is to stop Mad Tausig. The puzzles relate to the theme and some are quite fun and difficult, requiring mental diligence. A fun book, perfect for Christmas stockings.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A literacy-building, consumable book ideal for young people on car trips or for rainy-day fun., October 6, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mad Tausig vs the Interplanetary Puzzling Peace Patrol: A Fiendishly Fun Puzzle and Mystery Book for Kids (Paperback)

Mad Tausig vs The Interplanetary Puzzling Peace Patrol is a puzzle book for kids. Humorous black-and-white illustrations and a whimsical space-mystery and adventure story frame this collection of puzzles created by Ben Tausig, whose crosswords have appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Reader, among other newspapers. Though crossword puzzles are the primary feature, a medley of other brain-teasers round out Mad Tausig vs The Interplanetary Puzzling Peace Patrol. Answers and solutions to the puzzles are in the back. A literacy-building, consumable book ideal for young people on car trips or for rainy-day fun.