Alan Turing's Brain Teasers for Kids - Paperback

by Regan (Author)

This fun-packed collection includes over 80 brain-training puzzles inspired by the genius mind of famous World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, brought to life with vibrant full-color illustrations. Published in association with the Turing Trust, this activity book includes code-crackers, logic puzzles, mathematical problems that have been specially designed to intrigue, challenge, and inspire young readers. Alan Turing appears as a character in the book, popping up with extra word problems or secret codes to challenge readers to think a little bit harder. A brief biography of the real Alan Turing is included, to give readers more information about this remarkable man. Includes: - Word challenges - Picture puzzles - Code-cracking games - Clever counting conundrums. In solving this brain-boosting puzzles, readers can hone their cognitive abilities such as logical thinking, problem-solving, deductive reasoning and concentration. It's guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment for children aged 7+. Sales of this book support the work of The Turing Trust, the charity set up by Alan's family in his memory to provide much-needed computers to schools in Africa. ABOUT THE SERIES: Alan Turing Puzzles It Out brings together a variety of brain training puzzle books, inspired by the ingenious World War II codebreaker Alan Turing. Young readers can follow in his footsteps by solving these head-scratching conundrums.

Author Biography

Lisa Regan is the author of more than 200 published titles, including puzzle books, children's reference, licensed characters and curriculum-linked workbooks. She lives in Colchester with her husband and two sons. Natasha Rimmington graduated from the University of Lincoln in 2013 with a BA (Hons) in illustration and has been a freelance illustrator ever since. She has worked on many projects in both children's fiction and non-fiction including picture books. Natasha loves to draw animal characters, especially bears! She works from her studio at home in Scotland, overlooking the Ochil Hills.