Computers Today, November 1-15, 2000; Read Right; Clickable Escapades

Runs on: PC-66 MHz or faster 80486 processor, Windows 95 or 98, 16 MB RAM and 20 MB hard disk space; Macintosh: 68040 processor, 16 MB RAM and 20 MB hard disk space
Distributor: BPB Multimedia, 20 Ansari Road, Delhi 110002
Price: $19.99

Join Arthur and his sassy little sister, D.W., in over a dozen exciting adventures in Arthur's Computer Adventure. Arthur wants to play Deep Dark Sea on the computer every chance he gets. When his mom leaves for work and asks him not to touch the computer, Arthur can't resist. Disobedience leads to disaster when something goes wrong and the computer screen goes blank. Will Arthur be able to fix it before mom comes home from work?

Arthur's Computer Adventure from The Learning Company helps children (ages 3 to 7) to develop reading, math, vocabulary and other important skills. Following Arthur through his interactive world, get hooked on his favourite computer game. Arthur's Computer Adventure helps you learn important facts and skills.

The CD-ROM features include five learning activities: Deep Dark Sea: Learn about world geography and ocean life in this side-scrolling, arcade-style activity while exploring the sea in search of hidden treasure. D.W.'s Store: Children learn counting skills when they make a purchase for D.W.'s toys and work with D.W. in the café as they cook up some wacky recipes. Treasure Hunt: A fun and challenging activity designed to encourage children to learn new words. Frankenfish: A creativity activity where kids learn about different sea creatures. Helicopter: Find the toy fire helicopter and then drop water balloons onto a target. Use the remote control to help the firefighters, do aerobatics or lower a ladder to rescue the firefighters.

KID PIX STUDIO DELUXE
Creating Colourful Pictures

Improve your design and colour skills.

Runs on: PC with 486/66 MHz or faster chip, MS Win 3.1, 95, or 98, 4 MB RAM and 35 MB hard disk space; Mac: 68030 or faster chip, 5 MB RAM and 32 MB disk space
Distributor: BPB Multimedia, 20 Ansari Road, Delhi 110002
Price: $19.99

Easel does it! Absolutely the coolest children's art program on the market, Kid Pix Studio Deluxe from Broderbund/Mindscape will keep your budding Warhol or Kahlo inspired and busy for days on end. There's six different art programs in this one little disk and each program has seemingly endless options; from clip art to brush effects, it's all here. Best of all, it's easy to use. Even the pre-schoolers in your house will be able to create fridge art that will be the envy of all their friends. Animation is where this program really shows its stuff, and nearly everything is, or can be, animated. There's in-motion stamps that zoom around on the screen as they leave their inky little marks, goofy puppets just waiting for a musical, and an entire alphabet that brings letters to life in hilarious new ways. And we haven't even mentioned the realistic maps! And did you know it can read typed text out loud? The new text-to-speech feature reads back children's writing and pictures can be imported or exported in BMP, JPG or GIF formats. Most likely, you'll soon find yourself limiting your child's computer time just so you get a chance to play, too.

Teaches: Creativity

Age Range: Between 3 and 12 years.

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