Explore Castles & Ships

$19.99, Windows, Macintosh

Teaches: history, geography, science

CTR Review

This bundle contains two older Dorling Kindersley titles. Stowaway, reviewed five years ago (4.5 stars) lets children explore the deck and below sections of an 18th century Man-of-War ship. Somewhat graphic depictions may not be suitable for younger children. The Castle portion of the bundle (4.2 stars) lets you learn about a 3-D 14th century castle as drawn by artist Stephen Biesty. You can either browse the castle, or go on a spy mission for the King. For $19.99, this is a good value, but keep in mind that these are not Mac OSX native (they do OK on Windows XP, however).