Publisher's Synopsis
Sudoku Puzzles for Ninja Kids with a Helpful Guide for Beginner Sudoku Puzzlers
This puzzle book is perfect for introducing children to the challenges and pleasures of sudoku and logic puzzles. The series was designed for elementary school kids, but is great for beginners of all ages! Children as young as 5 are able to solve the 4 x 4 grid sudoku puzzles.
- Includes a comprehensive 10-page step-by-step "How to play sudoku" section to help beginner sudoku puzzlers
- Puzzles increase in difficulty from simple 4 x 4 grids, to 6 x 6 grids, and finally full-sized 9 x 9 traditional grids.
- Total of 150 age-appropriate puzzles
- Pictures of boy and girl ninjas and ninja stars (shuriken) to color in
- All solutions at the back of the book
- Composition notebook size so it will easily fit into a child's backpack
Many kids are intrigued with these number puzzles, especially if they have seen parents or grandparents engrossed in their own sudoku puzzle books. It's an activity the whole family can do together, or separately. This book will allow you to do sudoku together, without interruptions or little hands wanting to "help" you with your own sudoku puzzles!
SUDOKU PUZZLES...
- improve memory
- develop deductive reasoning and critical thinking skills
- boost concentration levels
- teach attention to detail
- develop problem-solving skills
- provide decision-making practice
- are relaxing and can help to reduce anxiety - there's an almost meditative quality to sudoku
- help children to spot patterns and opportunities
- build confidence in children's numerical ability - they are so proud when they work out challenging puzzles by themselves
- can be an enjoyable lifelong hobby
- are a fun activity to share with family and friends
- give immense satisfaction on completion - this is true for kids just as much as it is for adults!
FORMAT IN MORE DETAIL
The introductory 4 x 4 puzzles help kids grasp the concept of rows and columns, sub-grids etc. when trying to figure out what number goes where. Immediate success is important so that kids are motivated to keep going. Beginners will practice the strategies taught at the start of the book, build up both their skills and patience as they go from the simplest sudoku to 6 x 6 grids, to eventually be able to tackle the classic 9 x 9 puzzles.
WHO IS THIS PUZZLE BOOK FOR?
- budding mathematicians
- kids who would benefit from building their confidence around numbers
- mental exercise for seniors
- those who have suffered strokes, to help with memory
- speech language pathologists often recommend sudoku to their patients
- sudoku lovers who want to recruit others into the puzzle world!
- kids (and adults!) in need of some entertainment without resorting to screens - think rainy days, in waiting rooms, and while traveling (planes, trains, and road trips)...
WARNING: this puzzle book may lead to an addiction to sudoku and challenging logic puzzles!
