Amazement Park (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3–Fans of Munro's Mazescapes (North-South, 2001) will be pleased to find 12 new mazes to navigate. The book starts with a page of rules, where readers learn that there are two ways to get through the park. The Toot-Toot Train can take visitors along the easy route; the more complicated journey twists and turns through all of the rides and attractions. All mazes lead from one page to the next and then back again to the first one. On each spread, park goers can also scout out a man with three balloons, an ice-cream stand, and Mrs. McCourt and her class, who are shown on the title page, entering the park. The mazes do get tricky and sometimes completely confusing, but an answer key is included for those who get stuck. The cartoon art is eye-catching and colorful; however, occasionally parts of the mazes get lost in the gutter, making the journey a little frustrating. This title may have a short life span on library shelves as mapping the path with a marker or crayon will be very tempting to children who want to see where they have been. Still, this is a fun purchase for puzzle fans.–Julie Roach, Watertown Free Public Library, MA
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"...Munro's mazes offer an intriguing venue for nearly every taste. Intricate, colored-ink illustrations beguile the eye with their exquisite attention to detail. Munro's collection of brainteasers, which are interesting to peruse-as well as a healthy challenge to maze enthusiasts-offer readers many hours of interactive enjoyment." -Kirkus Reviews

"The cover illustration, which features roller-coaster cars starting down a precipitous, near-vertical drop, should scare off any motion sickness sufferers. Everyone else will delight in this series of twelve interconnected mazes..." -The Horn Book Magazine

Everyone will delight in this series of interconnected mazes, set in a theme park...dizzying, bird's-eye-view tableaux... -- The Horn Book, May/june 2005

Intricate illustrations beguile the eye with exquisite attention to detail...Munro's brainteasers offer readers many hours of interactive enjoyment. -- Kirkus, April 1, 2005

Munro adds to her amazing mazes...The intricate spreads introduce some of the best-loved amusements for kids. -- Publishers Weekly, March 14, 2005

Munro's latest maze-craze offering .... aerial view of an amusement park... wind (your) way through the Gordian knot of paths. -- Kirkus reviews, April 1, 2005

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (February 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811845818
• ISBN-13: 978-0811845816
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 10.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #878,908 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT GIFT, January 1, 2008

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I gave it to my grandson as a gift He loves roller coasters so we had great fun tracing the mazes and trying to figure them out Good together time