OZ The Magical Adventure

In this tribute to the 100 year anniversary of the world renowned children's classic novel: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorling Kindersley brings you the most intimate and interactive way ever to join Dorothy and her friends. Together with the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, your child will embark on an unforgettable adventure in which countless learning activities bring kids closer to rescuing Dorothy from the Wicked Witch. It's every child's dream come true.

ESRB Rating:   Early Childhood (Content suitable for children ages 3 and older. )

Description

Ages 5-8

Join Dorothy and Her Friends on a Magical Learning Journey!

Features:

A Magical World of Activities and Adventure

• Explore Wondrous Lands... Discover fun-and learning-filled places along the Yellow Brick Road. Like the enchanted Land of the Munchkins and the glittering Emerald City.
• Juice Up Math Skills... Jog the juice lady's memory by giving her just the right proportions of apple, pear and orange juice. You'll be one step closer to rescuing Dorothy.
• Make Flowers Fly... Plant Whirly Flower seedlings according to directions and watch your reasoning skills and the flowers really take off.
• Reroute the Water...Link bamboo water pipes to make the water flow into the tank. It's a fun way to develop your critical thinking skills.
• Weigh Fun... Balance the weight if the ore by selecting different sized rocks and placing them on a scale. A fun way to build problem-solving skills.

Play and Learn Features:

•  Based on L Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
•  4 virtual environments from the original story.
•  15 challenging puzzles, 9 unique learning activities and 3 levels of gameplay

Kids Learn:

•  Early Math skills
•  Deductive thinking, logic and reasoning
•  Problem-solving
•  Concentration and memory
•  Measurement and fractions
•  Spatial Relationships

 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Windows® 95, 98, Me, 2000 or NT
166 MHz Pentium
32 Mb RAM for Windows 95/98 or Me
48 Mb RAM for Windows NT4 or 2000
640x480
16 bit color
8x CD-ROM drive
20 Mb free hard drive space
16 bit sound card
Keyboard, mouse

Macintosh®
Power PC 120Mhx or higher
OS 8.1 or higher
640 x 480 screen displaying thousands of colors
8x CD-ROM drive
20 Mb hard drive space
16 audio card
Keyboard, mouse