Animal Kids
$9.95		(Win95/98/Me/XP/Mac) (Jewel Case) (ZOBOOMAKDJ)

Publisher: Brighter Child / SelectSoft Publishing

Ages 3-8

Ratings:

from Computing with Kids

A Complete Zoboomafoo Interactive Adventure!

Mangatsika! The hit PBS kids TV series is Leap, Leap, Leaping onto your computer!

Zoboomafoo is the first wildlife series created especially with preschoolers in mind. Real life "creature adventures" Chris and Martin Kratt join with a friendly lemur, Zoboomafoo, to host a lively group of animal friends in their adventure outpost "Animal Junction."

Who Could It Be?
What animals did Zoboo see on his way to Animal Junction? Turn over the cards and find matches to see who it was.

Animal Race:
Who will win the Animal Race in Zobooland? help Zoboo's friends answer questions about the animals visiting Animal Junction and win the race.

Snack Catcher:
Look out, the Snack Machine has exploded! Help Zoboo catch all the falling snacks in his basket.

Zobooland Coloring:
Color pictures of friends form Zobooland on your computer. Or print the pictures out and color them with your crayons, paints or markers.

Game Features and Activities:

• 10 Fun and Educational Activities
• 4 Zoboomafoo Songs
• 6 Print and Do Creature Crafts
• A Complete Zoboomafoo Adventure
• Video from the Hit PBS Kids Television Series
• 3 Skill Levels
• Save Feature

Requirements:

Windows 95/98/Me/XP: Pentium 166 (or equivalent), 256-color display (800x600), 16 MB RAM, 4x CD-ROM drive, sound card, 5MB hard disk space.

Macintosh:Power Macintosh or G3, System 8.1 or later, thousands of colors (800x600), 16MB RAM, 4X CD-ROM drive, 5MB hard disk space.

Reviews:

Computing with Kids by Jinny Gudmundsen

"Seven of these activities explore worthwhile exploits like following directions to find fruit, playing memory and logic games, matching baby animals with their parents, and participating in creative art and craft activities. The other four activities are pure arcade.

"Unfortunately, Zoboomafoo suffers from a rigid interface that presents the 11 games at specific intervals and does not allow the child control over the play. It is also difficult to switch between the three difficulty levels offered in these activities.

"However, the Kratt brothers’ respect and love of nature is obvious and infectious. They create a caring world of nature that helps teach children to appreciate the diverse world in which we live."

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