WORLDWALKER DESTINATION AUSTRALIA By: SOLEIL SOFTWARE INC Platform: Windows and Mac Category: GAMES-STRATEGY Part Number: at The CD-ROM Shop

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Worldwalker Destination Australia
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Platform: Windows and MacOS
Category: Windows Languages MacOS Languages
By: Soleil Software Inc

Learn Spanish, French and English in interactive explorations of the world's languages and ecosystems! Break the language barrier! Kids ages 8 to 12 learn Spanish, French and English on an exciting interactive journey into the wilds of Australia. Incredibly lifelike watercolor graphics, virtual reality and 3-D invite children to discover new ecosystems, cultures. They'll also learn natural science and strengthen basic skills as they explore five entertaining five entertaining educational games.

Take your child beyond the three R's and give them three languages! Kids learn Spanish, French and English on an exciting interactive journey into the wilds of Australia. Features a unique method of learning languages through sentence-building and thematic card games. Stunning handpainted graphics, 3-D virtual reality games with adjustable levels of difficulty invite children to discover Australian ecosystems and Aborigine culture ? in three languages! They'll also learn natural science and strengthen basic skills. Until April 1, 1997, comes with Web Workshop, a new product from Vividus which allows kids to create their own web pages.

Spelunker:
Earn battery power for your flashlight as you explore a dark and mysterious labyrinth of caves for clues to the dinosaur skeleton puzzles hidden deep inside. Virtual reality and 3-D bring it alive, as aboriginal wall paintings morph into the real thing!
Language Explorer:
Break the Language Barrier in this innovative introduction to foreign languages. Pictures and sounds are used to build over 200 sentences in Spanish, French or English. Challenging card games test growing language skills.
Food Chain Solitaire:
Whatbs a thorny devil's favorite food? Who eats what for dinner? This captivating predator/prey card game requires strategy and planning to win. Multiple levels of difficulty keep the game cnew.d
Walkabout:
What mammal has the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, breathes air and swims underwater? In an incredibly lifelike desert, forest or swamp crawling with life, learn interesting facts by solving riddles about Australiabs fascinating native species.
Reference Lab
Multilingual info cards, with video footage, animal sounds and beautiful watercolor graphics provide fascinating details about the people, more than 40 animals, and places of Australia. Hear everything read aloud in Spanish, French or English.

Awards And Reviews
Parents' Comments
Educators' Comments

Retractable tool bar for full screen graphics
Concentration Game
Walkabout
Spelunker
Food Chain Solitaire
Reference Library

Awards & Reviews

Awards

"SEAL of QUALITY", The Family Channel

"EXEMPLARY", California Software Clearinghouse, Office of Education

"GOLD", Parents' Choice

"EXCELLENCE", Technology & Learning Magazine

"BOLOGNA NEW MEDIA PRIZE", from a panel of seven judges representing the US, Europe and Asia.

"GOLD", National Parenting Publications

"ONLY THE BEST", ACSD

Reviews

"WorldWalker is hard to pigeon-hole. It's science, but not exclusively. It's also geography, reading, writing, Spanish and French!... to us (and to teachers), it's a hallmark of truly excellent software... The Language Explorer activity does something exceptional: It creates an environment where kids learn by osmosis. It does not give them vocabulary to memorize or drills to complete. And yet they come away from it knowing the meaning of 500 words in French and Spanish, how to pronounce them, and how to put them together (correctly!) into 200 meaningful sentences. " Great Software for Kids & Parents, IDG Books.

"An unusual and compelling two-in-one product: a fun and innovative introduction to French and Spanish, plus natural science games in beautifully illustrated on-screen ecosystems! ... A real find for foreign-language learners. Its wealth of information is available not only in English, but also French and Spanish, in both written and read-aloud form. Better yet is its Language Explorer unique and wonderfully fun ability to teach kids to construct 200 sentences and learn 500 vocabulary words ... virtual explorations into natural science, with considerable geography and social studies, too! ... A great science -- and foreign language -- adventure!" Cathy Miranker, The Computer Museum Guide to the Best Software for Kids.

"Grade: A ... sharp-eyed and -eared children learn about native animals, plants, peoples and customs, and, oddly enough, French and Spanish...", Anne Reeks, The Houston Chronicle.

Parents' Comments

"Educational and fun!" Mark Ray, father of a 10 year-old

"Keep up the outstanding work! Excellent software company!"
James Megas, father of an 8 year old, and user of Zurk's World series programs

"Novel subject matter and approach"
Steve Bush, father of a 9 year-old, and user of Zurk's World series programs

"We loved Zurk's Learning Safari. The WorldWalker has LOTS of things to do!"
Sandy Carter, mother of a 5 year old

Educators' Comments

"The Language Explorer is an excellent way to build language skills in three different languages... Overall, a slick presentation with beautiful hand drawn graphics and diverse activities to keep children interested for hours."
Heather & Bill Gillespie, Teachers, Wamberal and Wyoming Public Schools, Australia.

"I have been using WorldWalker in the classroom and the kids still select it among their top five CD's. They are particularly attracted by the Caves. Your designer on these is a genius... The Food Chain Solitaire is also addictive... The instructional material is superb!... The voices in Spanish and French are expressive and full of enthusiasm... I applaud the Trophies; the kids love a sense of accomplishment."
Mark VanHorn, Teacher, Santa Ana, California

"You have excellent software"
J. Jordan, Computer Lab, Fort Wayne, Indiana