Synopses & Reviews
Which has the most gravity: a supernova, a white dwarf, or a black hole? What prefix turns the word 'town' into a word meaning 'center of town'? If grapes cost $1.70 a pound, what will one and a half pounds of grapes cost?Plus onomatopoeia, fusion, equations, the planets, Roman numerals, abstract nouns, capital cities, the periodic table, Grab Bag, and:
Which U.S. state is a group of islands?Brain Quest Grade 7 quizzes kids on the stuff they need to know when they need to know it, with 1,500 curriculum-based questions and answers reflecting the latest school standards.
Vetted by a panel of America"s highest award-winning teachers, and embraced by kids and parents because it flat-out works, Brain Quest opens a world of information and education with its fast-paced question-and-answer format, bright full-color illustrations, and lively attitude.
Synopsis
Smarter. Fresher. Better.
And now with new content, and new packaging.
Announcing the relaunch of Brain Quest, America’s #1 educational bestseller with over 23.7 million copies in print. Featuring a complete updating of the content and an eye-catching, brainy-retro new look, this is a dazzling makeover, inside and out.
For kids, it’s fun unplugged. For parents, it’s the easiest, most trusted way to know if their children are keeping pace. Assisting in the relaunch is an advisory panel of ten of America’s top educators, each of them winners of Teacher of the Year or Milken National Educator Awards. The result: completely revised questions and answers, with up to 20%new material, to bring each deck up to the standards of today’s curricula. The content is the same that kids will find on standardized tests, handled in such a way that it promotes mental flexibility.
Synopsis
It's O.K To Be Smart!
Smart, fresher, better than ever. Completely revised and updated to reflect the latest school standards, BRAIN QUEST is the fast-paced educational bestseller that quizzes you on the stuff you need to know, when you need to know it.
CURRICULUM-BASED!
TEACHER APPROVED BY THE BRAIN QUEST PANEL OF AWARD WINNING EDUCATORS.
Synopsis
In what country can you visit the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh? How many cells does an amoeba have? Find a tall building in the letters w-r-o-t-e. Plus prefixes and suffixes, measurements, geography, presidents, the elements, percentages, homophones, Grab Bag, and: Ivan the Great ruled Russia from 1462 to 1505. How many years did he reign? Brain Quest Grade 6 quizzes kids on the stuff they need to know when they need to know it, with 1,500 curriculum-based questions and answers reflecting the latest school standards.
Vetted by a panel of America's highest award-winning teachers, and embraced by kids and parents because it flat-out works, Brain Quest opens a world of information and education with its fast-paced question-and-answer format, bright full-color illustrations, and lively attitude.
About the Author
Workman Publishing Company has been producing award-winning calendars, cookbooks, parenting guides, and children’s titles, as well as gardening, humor, self-help, and business books, since 1968. From our What to Expect® pregnancy and parenting series and Page-A-Day® Calendars to the iconic 1,000 Places to See Before You Die and Brain Quest® children's products, our wide range of high-quality non-fiction titles and products inspire, educate, and entertain readers around the globe.Chris Welles Feder has spent a great part of her life working in the field of education and is known to many as a writer for the children's educational series Brain Quest. She lives with her husband in New York City.