Arthur's Computer Adventure software by The Learning Company

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Arthur's Computer Adventure

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By: The Learning Company
Age(s): 3 to 7

Packaging: Jewel Case
Product ID# 1076

Price: $14.98
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Arthur from the hit PBS series! Once again, Arthur, D.W., and friends lead you on a hilarious adventure that kids won't want to miss. An interactive adventure, 5 learning activities, adjustable difficulty levels, hundreds of clickables, and 13 surprises and puzzles along with printable coloring pages. A great program to help kids develop critical reading, math, and logic skills while they play along with Arthur.

Arthur wants to play "Deep Dark Sea" on the computer every chance he gets; when his mother leaves for work and asks him not to touch the computer, the temptation is too much. Arthur and Buster play along enough to fight over the mouse and make the screen go blank! Will Arthur be able to fix the computer before his mom gets home? Play and find out!

This interactive story draws kids into Arthur's endlessly entertaining world. It seems Arthur's hooked on "Deep Dark Sea", his favorite computer game. His mom tells him not to touch the computer while she's out. Of course, the temptation is just too much. Arthur and his friend Buster turn the computer on and dive into the game. They play just long enough to fight over the mouse and make the screen go blank!

PRODUCT FEATURES:

* 5 Learning Activities
* Adjustable Difficulty Levels
* 13 Surprises and Puzzles
* Hundreds of clickables
* Printable Coloring Pages

INCLUDES:

Reading - Treasure Hunt Get the treasure if you can read all the words Kids develop reading and logic skills in this fast-paced and exciting activity Play against a friend or the computer Match words with objects

Math - D.W.'s Store Shop for D.W.'s toys Cook up wacky recipes in D.W.'s cafe Children learn counting and math while they make purchased and work in the cafe Recipes get harder as kids progress

Adventure - Deep Dark Sea Explore world geography and ocean life while searching for hidden treasure Side-scrolling arcade style activity has three levels of difficulty for hours of fun

Hand/Eye Coordination - Toy Copter Drop water balloons on a target and help rescue the firefighter Great for improving hand/eye coordination Use the on-screen control pad to guide the helicopter Do aerobatics or rescue the firefighters

Creativity and Fish Facts - Frankenfish Learn ocean facts and geography while creating your own wacky creatures Print in color or black and white to create your own coloring book

ALSO INCLUDES:

* Printable Diver's Certificate which tracks your child's progress
* Color Pages which allows you to make your own coloring pages in Frankenfish and Deep Dark Sea

SKILLS LEARNED:
Letter Combinations
Word Recognition
Reading
Spelling
Vocabulary
Math
Number Recognition
Counting Quantities
Sequences and Ordering
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Listening Skills
Following Directions
Taking Turns
Computer Skills - Mouse and Typing Skills
Ocean Facts
Hand/Eye Coordination
Creativity
Logic

TECHNICAL SUPPORT:

Install instructions FOR WINDOWS 7 (64-bit) users:

Insert the CD-ROM
Open the Windows Explorer and browse to your cd-rom drive
Right click on your cd drive and choose "Open in New Window"
Right click on the file named "ACA32.EXE"
Click on Properties
On the Compatibility tab choose check the box next to "Run this program in compatibility mode for" and then choose "Windows 98/ Windows Me" from the list.
Check the 2 boxes "Run in 256 colors" and "Run in 640x480 screen resolution"
Click Apply
Click OK
Double click on "ACA32.EXE" to begin install.

You will need to move a copy of the the ACA32.exe icon to your desktop to run in the future, otherwise it will default to the old version.