Spy School Days has the magic of the original PLUS dozens of new challenges.
The award-winning I Spy CD-ROM is now better than ever! I Spy School Days has the magic of the original PLUS dozens of new challenges.
Nine unique play areas are filled with more than 1600 object-and-word searches in hundreds of clever picture riddles, puzzles, and games.
I Spy School Days challenges kids to use their brains!
What is I Spy? I Spy, created by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick, is an award-winning series of books, software, jigsaw puzzles, and games for children. I spy combines intriguing photographs of familiar objects with rich rhyming riddles to create brain-testing puzzles that kids can't resist. Each time kids play I Spy, they discover clever object associations, word play, and themes which help them build important learning skills including reading, problem solving, and creativity. Kids think when they play I spy!
PRODUCT HIGHTLIGHTS:
Craft Projects
Use your eyes and your brain to find objects in six themed Craft Projects screens. New Riddle area!
Nature
Explore Nature with a handy built-in magnifying glass that reveals hidden treasures.
Oops Hoops!
Beat the clock in Oops Hoops! Race against time to classify objects into multiple hoops. Nine levels of hoops!
And More!
And there's more: Wood Block City, Codebreaker, Chalkboard, and Make Your Own I Spy! In each cleverly crafted world, you'll search for hidden objects, solve rhyming riddles, and exercise your creativity. It's easy and hard at the same time!
PRODUCT FEATURES:
* Nine unique play areas offer irresistible game play: Nature, Chalkboard, Craft Projects, Balloon Popper, Codebreaker, Wood Block City, Oops Hoops, Make Your Own I Spy, and Find Me.
* Over 1600 object-and-word searches are built into dozens of riddles, puzzles, and games.
* Charming riddles reinforce reading principles using rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration.
* Voice-over instructions allow children to play independently.
* Your child's name appears throughout the game.
SKILLS LEARNED:
Visual discrimination
Spelling
Reading
Creative writing
Math concepts
Logic & Reasoning
Associative thinking
Vocabulary building
Rhyming
Visual memory
Creativity
Problem solving
Cause & Effect
Strategic thinking
AWARDS & REVIEWS
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Blue Chip Award: "...combining the best visual puzzles with the best artwork...Go get this program; you'll enjoy playing it with your child!"
2000 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award
2000 Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award
The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval (Holiday 2000)
Children's Software Revue (September/October 2000): 4 1/2 stars Star Software Award
Holiday 2000 Best Pick: Best Logic Game by Choosing Children's Software
The Review Corner Award of Excellence/Best of 2000: "Screens come alive with the click of a mouse. This title is packed with material to please the eyes, ears, and mind."
FamilyLife Favorite December 2000/January2001
Parenting Magazine Software Magic Award
Jane Clifford, The San Diego Union Tribune (November 28, 2000): "...promotes hours and hours of entertainment and learning."
Anne Reeks, The Houston Chronicle (September 22, 2000): A- "...the cleverly worded riddles send children on gleeful hunting expeditions amid gorgeous photo-montages of everyday objects and bits of nature."
Suzi Sez, KidZone: "I give this software a high five, two thumbs up and Grandma's Platinum Seal of Approval! My hat is off to Scholastic, Inc. for bringing us another fine learning software program."
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Minimum System Requirements
Windows 98/Me/2000 or XP (Vista and 7 -as tested by Children's Software Online)
Macintosh System 7.5 - 9.2 or OS X Classic Mode
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