Bursting with exciting activities, The Great Outdoors Games & Puzzles will keep even the most adventurous children on their toes! Buckley the beaver and his pal Daffodil the duck lead the way on this intrepid expedition full of puzzles, riddles, and brainteasers created by master puzzle makers Helen Hovanec and Patrick Merrell. With plenty of fun facts and outdoor trivia, this lively and enriching activity book will keep children entertained for hours on end.  “Children will love the curiosities and fun little quirks of the country setting as they work their way through a variety of activities featuring friendly animals, woodland wonders and other nature themes. Country jokes and riddles will have kids giggling along with the animal guides.” -Kiddsville News Join Buckley and Daffodil, and their wilderness friends for games, jokes, and puzzles of the most adventurous kind! Paddle a rustic raft down the creek to Buckley's lodge (page 30), challenge your friends to a game of heads or tails in a thrilling mountaintop race (page 111), and search a jumble of letters for 16 pretty flowers (page 72). It's wild fun. Helene Hovanec is the author of many puzzle books, including Barnyard Games & Puzzles  and Coffee Time . She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Patrick Merrell  is a cartoonist, puzzle maker, and author whose work has appeared in hundreds of publications. He is a regular contributor to the  New York Times  crossword, the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, and the World Puzzle Championship, and was twice-nominated for the National Cartoonists Society’s Silver Reuben Award for Variety Entertainment. His puzzle books include  Bird Brainteasers  and  Barnyard Games & Puzzles . He lives in Pineville, North Carolina. Find him online at www.patrickmerrell.com.