My First Amazing World Explorer/History Explorer Bundle
© 1998 DK Multimedia
This two CD bundle lets kids explore geography and history in a playful and engaging way. In My First Amazing World Explorer, children visit faraway places, send postcards and collect stamps in their passports. The activities begin with the creation of a passport, which allows children to sign in and then track their progress. What's great about this program are the many different layers of play and the features that keep kids coming back over time. By exploring animated maps of the world, children can visit familiar as well as exotic places. Boats and planes take them on journeys and allow them to collect 19 stamps in their passports. Clicking on pictures of people, buildings, animals and other attractions bring up information windows about the subjects. Many of these windows permit kids to take a snapshot to add to their "sticker book." With My First Amazing History Explorer, children travel back in time to visit eight countries. Their mission is to rescue a missing professor who is lost somewhere in history. To accomplish this task, kids must locate key historical artifacts. They travel back to Ancient Egypt, The Industrial Age and the Roman Empire. As children explore, they earn stickers, play activities and learn lots of history via 150 narrated popup screens. Other features include two hours of narration, a comprehensive multiple choice quiz, and a glossary of terms. This is a super program that keeps kids engaged and learning for hours.
Win 95, 98; Mac OS (CD-ROM)
Teaches: world history, world geography, logic, maps