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list price: $9.95
edition:Paperback
category: Games
published: Mar 2009
ISBN:9781550174694
publisher:
Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.
Description
Sjogren taps into some of her favourite themes including pop
culture, geography and showbiz, and debuts new topics like acronyms,currency and journalism.
Savvy solvers will greet our nation's most beloved fictional
heroine, meet the hilarious host of a famous game show and feast on some tasty Canadian confections. They'll fly high if they know Canada's first female astronaut and hit the nail on the head if they can name the last spike site and TV's colourful, clutzy handyman.
Sjogren is a firm believer in the "brain gym" benefits of crosswords--here are a few titles in this collection of 50 fun-filled,crossword challenges sure to keep Canadians' minds sharp:
First Names in TV News
Winning Women in Lit
Land O'Lakes
A Tree Grows in Ontario
Destination: Edmonton
Jazzercizers
Aforementioned Canadians
Wear Canadian
Canadian Southpaws
Leading Ladies
Canada at the Oscars
About the Author
Gwen Sjogren
With lifetime sales of over 120,000 books, Gwen Sjogren has earned the esteem of crossword fans by designing over 1,500 puzzles for her twenty-one crossword editions. Focusing on intriguing themes, wordplay and as much Canadiana as she can pack in, Sjogren has designed the last fifteen O Canada Crosswords collections. Originally from Hamilton, ON, Gwen lives in Calgary, AB. She’s been a guest on many radio shows and featured in newspaper articles.
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