Mini III Word Lab: Stars, Signs and Small Words With Big Jobs

Did you know there’s a 13th sign of the zodiac? Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer (Ofiuco in Spanish), sits between Scorpio and Sagittarius, and it’s hiding in one of Mini III’s two Zodiac puzzles.

Mini III: Pocket Discovery is the most adventurous of the topic Minis. It reaches for the stars (solsticio, nebulosa, parsec), climbs the ranks of nobility (vizconde, marqués) and tackles the tiny words that are hardest to translate: should, might, whose, shall.

What’s inside

• 69 puzzles, 6 pairs each.
• Stretch themes: Astronomy, Zodiac, Kingdom, Countries, Vacation, Art.
• Six Basic Words puzzles full of question words and helper verbs: ¿de quién?, debería, pudiera.
• Backwards words and accents throughout.

Play a puzzle from the book

Puzzle 11: Zodiac, the first five signs.

Flip cards

Quick quiz

Try it on the go

• Sky watch. After an Astronomy puzzle, step outside and name what you can see in both languages.
• Sign swap. Everyone says their zodiac sign in English and Spanish.
• Question game. Use the Basic Words list to ask each other questions: ¿Por qué? ¿Cuándo? ¿De quién?

Who it's for

Mini III - Pocket Discovery

Adult recreation · Adult learnersSpecialized topics

Best for: Travel, gifts, intermediate–advanced learners

📖 Includes a Word List / Lista de palabras: every word in the book with its translation, listed alphabetically in English and again in Spanish, so you can look up a word from either language.

Vocabulary & topics: Stretch topics such as astronomy, nobility and the zodiac, plus function words like should, might and whose.

Solving

Moderate

Vocabulary

Challenging

Puzzles

69

Size

4 × 6 in

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Compare all four pocket books in Mini I vs. II vs. III vs. IV.