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Software : Bear & Penguin's Big Reading Adventurefrom: Avanquest Software
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Bear and Penguin's Big Reading Adventure is another excellent program developed by Dorling Kindersley. It is aimed at children aged 5-7 years old and helps to develop a wide range of literacy skills through four fun games. There are very clear instructions and each game is initially demonstrated, so children will quickly be able to develop confidence and independence. The games, which can be played at three different levels, have been carefully developed to practice the skills that children are learning as part of the literacy hour in school; for example, spelling words by choosing the missing sounds and putting words in the correct order to create a sentence. There are also two storybooks that children can choose to read together or alone. If children want a break from the games there is also an excellent printing section where children can make their own stationary and create lists, cards, writing paper and signs. This is a brilliant way to encourage children to write for a range of different purposes. As children play the games they collect snowflakes and they are then rewarded with a sticker for their sticker album. When all the stickers have been collected they can print out a certificate and listen to the reward song. There is an excellent guide for parents that discusses the skills the games are developing. The child profile shows parents how many times children have played each game and at what level and also suggests follow-on worksheets that can be printed out and used with children. Bear and Penguin's Big Reading Adventure would be an excellent buy for parents or teachers to use with children aged 5-7 years. --Amanda York Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Failed Christmas PresentThe initial loading of the program is frustrating and I certainly didn't expect to be downloading fixes on a new product. The screen does not maximise to the full size of the monitor and this cannot be fixed as mentioned buried in the help text. I would have expected both of these things to be mentioned in the advertisement of the cd rather than being hidden within the cd itself. I would expect better performance from D.K and indeed Amazon. This is the first time that I have used the internet ... Read More Rating:  - Buggy SoftwareThis software has been so frustrating for my 5 year old daughter to use; like other reviewers we experience the constant hanging of the program. Yes the workaround is fairly simple but this is a problem that should be fixed. I contacted the technical people at Dorling Kindersley, however they said they are aware of the problem but have no intention of fixing it. This is not what I would expect from a service orientated company and I would not buy a DK product in the future based on this experience. ... Read More Rating:  - Fun and learningThis CDROM really manages to combine fun and learning in one. I bought it at the same time as I got Jump Ahead Year 1 (for age 5-6) and I and my son much prefer this one. Bear and Penguin's Big Reading Adventure has a much more modern feel to it and the navigation is much more convenient. The little introductory sequences are easy to follow; the characters speak slowly and clearly, but at the same time they are appealing and funny. Children actually have to read words (and even understand ... Read More Rating: - One Very Satisfied CustomerCouldn't agree more with all the other positive reviews. This is pure play for our 3, 5 and 8 year olds. The encouragement given by the characters is very warm and motivating. There are three levels and each has effectively three levels of difficulty within those as well. It has much more than you'd expect for the price. A long user life to it. The bug another reviewer mentions is a shame but it is overcome by simply clicking out of the activity/CdRom window and back in again. Nothing too inconvenient ... Read More Rating: - Looks great, one bugMy six-year old loves this game - she has filled in all the "stickers" and loves to get it right. The only problem is that there is a fairly basic bug in the software. Sometimes it stops dead when it should be asking the next puzzle. The DK website gives a temporary solution (Alt + Tab away and back again) but not a patch. Come on guys, this is not exactly a complex bit of software, I would expect more from the Dorling Kindersley brand. That said, it's cheerful and a genuine aid to learning ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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