Clever Island (www.cleverisland.com)
© 2001 Alfy, Inc.
This CD/Internet hybrid product consists of 44 stand alone activities (as of Oct. 2001), all developed in Macromedia Flash. This means that activities can run from any computer with an Internet browser. While conceptually exciting and featuring some of the best animation on the web, the activities are too sluggish and limited in design. This is a shame, because some of the activities are excellent, and the trivia found throughout is interesting (did you know alligators swallow stones so they sink better?). Weaknesses include redundant directions and no way to bypass the movies. By web-delivered standards, this is a solid product, but still doesn't compare to a CD.
$206, Internet Site, Win
Teaches: early math, reading, geography, language, science, planets