Microsoft Magic School Bus Dinosaurs

• Platform:   Windows 95 / NT 3.5
• Media: CD-ROM
• Item Quantity: 1

In The Magic School Bus Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs, players use clues in the Friz's emptied photo album to work out in which period the missing dinosaur belongs. Homing in on the Jurassic, Triassic, or Cretaceous periods is only part of the challenge, though; you must also learn where on earth the dinosaur lived! And once you've arrived in the correct place and time, you must still determine which dinosaur you're looking for before you can get a new copy of the photograph for Ms Frizzle.

With clear instructions, appealing animation, and loads of information on dinosaurs and other prehistoric life, this CD-ROM achieves a near-perfect mix of educational content and entertainment. Each locale that players visit comes with its own mini-game. In one, players put together jigsaw puzzles to reveal different types of dinosaur footprints; in another, they must help a dinosaur race up an erupting volcano before it drowns, starves, or is burned by falling meteors. A third allows players to morph the Magic School Bus kids into different varieties of dinosaur.

This combination of games broadens the game's appeal, ensuring that every child will find something to enjoy. It also means that players will have plenty of reason to return to the Age of Dinosaurs, discovering new games and dinosaur facts every time they play. (Ages 6-10) --Alyx Dellamonica, Amazon.com

Manufacturer's Description
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs, is an interactive multimedia science adventure that takes kids on an journey back in time to explore the world of dinosaurs. This is the fifth title in the award-winning Magic School Bus CD-ROM series for children ages 6-10, based on Scholastic's award-winning book series and highly rated television show.Kids explore 8 different worlds from three time periods in the Mesozoic era all the while encountering everything from a Stegosaurus to T-Rex as they search for the lost dinosaur. The programme is developed with the experts at Scholastic, who know how kids learn best. There's over 12 games and activities, like Morph-a-saurus, Fossil Finder, and Dino Madness, that are different each time kids play.

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