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When Kids Laugh More....They Learn More (Combines Fun& Learning)Product Information Gerald has built a new zoo and wantsyour help collecting some unique marvelous and strange animals from around theworld for his new zoo.You board the "McGrew Zoo Choo Choo Train" that takes you to 8different possible destinations where you find such fine finds as a Barbalootthe song writing Zinn-a-Zu bird and Star-bellied Sneetches to mention a few.You are presented with a wide range of activities in each area which whensuccessfully pleted will allow you to collect one of these fine creatures.When you go to the Lorax's Forest you help some Babaloots by putting thecorrect number of furballs in their wheelbarrows. When you have the right numberin the first two wheelbarrows you then pick the right number to answer theaddition question. (see middle right). And for your efforts you get to collectsome fine Barballots for the zoo.At the "Shapes-On Machine (see bottom right) you are called upon to helpSylvester McMonkey McBean plete a pattern involving shapes and colours tocreate a proper sequence. For your efforts you can take to your zoo someexcellent Star Bellied Sneeches. (This is a lot more fun than collecting stars).Of course when you have collected all the animals you are rewarded with seeingthe grand opening of young Gerald Mcgrew's new zoo. The program has lots ofhidden clickables and a variety of play activities such as the Musical Bandwhere you can click on individual band members to hear a tune or play with theClock Sculpture to learn about time.Educational Features Phonics Word Recognition Spelling Sentence Building Reading Addition Subtraction Logic Memory Building Critical Thinking Sorting Pattern Recognition Similarities and Differences Sorting Sequencing Ordering Art Music Rhythm Telling Time Product FeaturesOver 250 Lessons Over 200 Fun Animations Multiple Skill Levels

Review

In the small town of Seussville, Gerald McGrew has just built a new zoo. Of course, not just any old animals will live there--only the most exotic creatures--Star-bellied Sneetches, Barbaloots, and Birthday Pets to name a few. Children help Gerald fill his zoo by playing eight three-level reading and math games. There's a game that teaches alphabet order and an activity that introduces sight words and phonics by asking kids to fill in the missing letters. There are matching and rhyming games and counting activities set in the beloved Truffula Trees of the Lorax--remember him? Kids love measuring various creatures donning different-sized hats or umbrellas. As they win the games, children are rewarded with creatures for the zoo, and once they've collected all eight sets of animals, the zoo has its grand opening. Testers all enjoyed playing this program and loved the Seussian rhymes, the 50 Seuss characters and the five original songs. Parents appreciated the three levels of skills presented in each activity and found that the zoo creature collecting theme was strong enough to hook even some older siblings. Complaints are few. There are some animations you can't click through, and the inability to print is a minor disappointment. It is never clear just how many times kids have to play each game in order to be awarded the creature. Despite these criticisms, however, the program was well liked by our testers, and gets high scores in both educational and entertainment value.
Teaches: early reading, early math
Age Range: 4, 5, 6 Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue -- From Children's Software Revue® -- "Subscribe Now!"