New England State Puzzle Books
Learning doesn’t have to be boring.
MidRun Press is a dynamic publisher dedicated to providing children with an entertaining way to discover the unique culture, history, people and geography of the New England states. Discouraged when they found that most books available in this category could have been authored by anyone with an encyclopedia and a computer, MidRun Press set out to publish original, entertaining books. So began this series of content rich, charmingly illustrated books that weave history, geography and landmarks as well as legends and even some local recipes into crossword puzzles, mazes, word searches and criss crosses.
Our Books
Children grades 3 through 7 learn about Strawbery Banke, the Pilgrims, the Freedom Trail, Amistad, Mystic Seaport, the Charter Oak, Acadia National Park, moose, lighthouses and dozens of the famous people, geography and history of the New England states. Quiet time is fun as kids explore mazes, crossword puzzles, word searches, and acrostics.
Grades 2 -5
Over 96 pages of answers to, “Are we there yet?”
The first in MidRun Press state-themed puzzle series, our Maine puzzle book is now in its fifth printing and still in demand with teachers, parents, grandparents and kids! Test your knowledge of life the way it should be through original crosswords, logic games, secret codes, mazes, dot games and more of:
Project Puffin
Acadia National Park
Official Maine state symbols
Mapping Maine
Tide pools
Important Maine rivers
Moosehead and Sebago Lakes
Exciting museums
Ski slopes
Famous Mainers
Wildlife
Lighthouses
Lobsters
Bar Harbor and Penobscot Bay
Blueberry recipes and more!
Grades 2 -5
Over 96 pages of answers to, “Are we there yet?”
Here is an entertaining way for kids to discover the unique culture, history, people and geography of Massachusetts. Original crosswords, logic games, secret codes and mazes explore:
Boston Harbor
Dr. Seuss
Quabbin Reservoir
Freedom Trail
Historic Deerfield
Exciting museums
Sports teams
Important rivers
Cape Cod
Cranberry recipes
Pilgrims
New Bedford
Boston molasses flood
Old Granary Burial Ground and more!
Grades 2 -5
Over 96 pages of answers to, “Are we there yet?”
Connecticut is the third state in the series of state puzzle books written by a mother on a mission. When Jane Smolik was looking for a fun, educational puzzle book that would teach her children about her beloved New England, all she could find were mass-produced books. Not good enough. Through original mazes, word searches, criss crosses, logic games, dot games and more discover:
The Amistad
Thimble Islands
Long Island Sound
Nathan Hale
America’s first cookbook
Noah Webster
Exciting museums
Mystic Seaport
Famous Connecticut philanthropists
Nutmeg recipes
Litchfield Hills
Official Connecticut state symbols
Lake Candlewood
Connecticut legends
Important Connecticut rivers and more!
Grades 2 -5
Over 96 pages of answers to, “Are we there yet?”
This is the fourth in our series of state puzzle books that prove learning doesn’t have to be boring. Here are just a sample of the original puzzles and line drawings that explore:
Mount Washington
Great North Woods
Lakes Region
Strawbery Banke
David Thomson
Concord
The Isles of Shoals
Seacoast Area
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
Famous “Graniteers”
Waterfalls
Lake Winnipesaukee
Covered bridges
Famous authors
Weather
Read about Dixville Notch and then ‘Vote Early”!
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Jane Petrlik Smolik grew up in Cape Elizabeth, Maine and still returns several times a year with her family to their cottage in Scarborough. “The idea for my first book, In and Out of Portland With Children, began one rainy Memorial Day weekend in 1997 when I had taken my two children to a local bookstore. Looking over shelves full of Maine guidebooks, I was amazed that there was nothing that specifically offered things to do with children. Surely with most of the population living in the southern half of the state and 9 million tourists visiting annually, this was a book waiting to be written.” It wasn’t long before Smolik began creating her original state puzzle book series to keep kids busy on all those rides In and Out of Portland! “Each book is an adventure for me through the history and legends, geography and culture of the state I’m writing about. I loved this kind of book when I was young, and it’s more fun than work now to research and pull them all together,” says Smolik. When not researching and writing books, she keeps busy painting, gardening, reading and spending time with her family.
