The Books
Nostalgia Large-Print Word Search for Seniors is a series of three paperback puzzle books, one for each decade. Each one has 100 word searches full of the music, TV, movies, food, fashions and everyday life people remember.
1950s Nostalgia Word Search for Seniors
100 Large Print Puzzles: Music, TV, Movies, Food, Fashion & Everyday Life from the Fifties · Volume 1
The soda fountain, the drive-in, rock and roll on the radio and the family's first TV set. Every puzzle has its own theme, from Favorite Toys and Rock and Roll Kings to Sock Hop and Winter Fun.
1960s Nostalgia Word Search for Seniors
100 Large Print Puzzles: Music, TV, Movies, Food, Fashion & Everyday Life from the Sixties · Volume 2
The Twist, the moon landing, Saturday morning cartoons and the British Invasion. Every puzzle has its own theme, from British Invasion and Sixties Kitchen to Dance Crazes and Sixties Newsroom.
1970s Nostalgia Word Search for Seniors
100 Large Print Puzzles: Music, TV, Movies, Food, Fashion & Everyday Life from the Seventies · Volume 3
Shag carpet, roller rinks, the family station wagon and gathering round the TV for your favorite show. Every puzzle has its own theme, from Disco Fever and Roller Rink Saturday to Fads We Loved and Vacation Getaways.
What's in every book
- 100 word search puzzles, one per page, each with its own theme
- Big 14 x 14 grids printed in 22pt bold letters, and word lists in 18pt
- A tick box next to every word, so you never lose your place
- 14 to 16 words per puzzle, and no word is repeated anywhere in the book
- Set in Atkinson Hyperlegible, a typeface created by the Braille Institute of America for easier reading
- A "Welcome!" page at the front that explains how to play, and a "This book belongs to" page
- Solutions for every puzzle at the back, four to a page, with every word circled
- Full-size 8.5 x 11 inch paperback, 130 pages, $9.99
Words go across, down or diagonally, in a straight line. Puzzles 1 to 40 are gentle: every word reads forwards. From puzzle 41, some words also read backwards. Spaces are left out in the grid, so HULA HOOP is hidden as HULAHOOP.
Want to try one first? There's a free printable puzzle for each decade.