This year I plan to read all the GA Book Award Nominees and provide a “one stop” resource for teachers who would like to use these books in their classrooms. I will be posting links to author Web sites, teacher’s guides, and related Web links. I hope to make this an unbiased resource, so I will not be providing my own review of the books–other than recommending it as a read aloud (or not).
The Puzzling World of Winston Breen
Summary: Winston Breen loves solving puzzles; and when his sister uncovers a twenty-five-year-old scavenger hunt (which leads to a ring worth thousands of dollars), he and his family jump at the opportunity to solve it.
Author/Publisher Web Site: http://www.winstonbreen.com
Download and print a copy of all the puzzles so your kids won’t write in the book. They’ll want to solve them all!
Teacher’s Guide: Not Currently Available
Teacher Resources:
Best Kids Mystery Books from Suite101.com (Good choices in my opinion!!)
Related Links: Multimedia
Book Trailer Created by Educators in the Liberty County School System
Related Links: Mysteries
A. Pintura: Art Detective (Online Art Mystery/Simulation)
Mini-Mysteries for Kids at kids.mysterynet.com
Related Links: Puzzle Sites for Kids
Anagram Server from Wordsmith.org (Find anagrams for any word!)
Guess the Anagram & See the Answer Immediately (Over 600 Anagrams from Everyday Things)
Online Jigsaw Puzzles, Include Tesselation Cuts (Can Login as Guest to Play)
Puzzle Choice for Kids: Interactive Puzzles to Complete Online
Puzzle Choice for Kids: Printable Puzzles
Read Aloud Recommendation: Unquestionably!! This is a good mystery adventure full of puzzles that you could give your students to try and solve before revealing the answer. Kids will enjoy exploring the different types of puzzles found in this book.