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Brain Stretchers: Memory Puzzles

Name: Brain Stretchers: Memory Puzzles
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SKU: 9781836044208
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By Darran Stobbart and Micaela Tapsell

Series: Brain Stretchers

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Fun puzzles teaching vital memory skills for age 7+ (UK Key Stage 2). This entertaining write-in book will improve your memory without ever feeling like a chore. It's packed with helpful memory techniques and exciting challenges - from secret spy missions to restarting starships or escaping... Read More

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Fun puzzles teaching vital memory skills for age 7+ (UK Key Stage 2).

This entertaining write-in book will improve your memory without ever feeling like a chore. It's packed with helpful memory techniques and exciting challenges - from secret spy missions to restarting starships or escaping labyrinths.

Write, draw and colour in your answers as you exercise your memory to make it stronger than ever. Along the way, you'll also learn more about your brain and how it remembers things, with tips on how to boost your brainpower.

Brain Stretchers: Memory Puzzles is perfect for ages 7+. With answers at the back of the book.

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Brain Stretchers: Memory Puzzles

Fun puzzles teaching vital memory skills for age 7+ (UK Key Stage 2). This entertaining write-in book will improve your memory without ever feeling like a chore. It's packed with helpful memory techniques and exciting challenges - from secret spy missions to restarting starships or escaping labyrinths. Write, draw and colour in your answers as you exercise your memory to...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836044208

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

Illustrated by Miguel Bustos
Illustrated by Susanna Rumiz
Illustrated by Paulina Morgan
Illustrated by Pawel Mildner
Illustrated by Paulina Morgan
Illustrated by Susanna Rumiz

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 200.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 64

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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 Darran Stobbart Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids Education & Reference Kids & YA Pre-orders Micaela Tapsell Pre-order Books Pre-Order Children's Books Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Series: Brain Stretchers

About the Author

Darran spent a decade as children's bookseller in Durham. He studied crime scene and forensic science at university. It's handier than you'd expect. He collects useless facts, and writes about lots of subjects - especially science. He is passionate about stories, music, and will talk about octopuses at great length.

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