Bob the Builder: Bob Builds a Park CD-ROM

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Common Sense Media says

Bob builds a nice mix of activities.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
not for kidsNOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this CD-ROM is a pleasing mix of directed and open-ended activities.


What's it about?

BOB THE BUILDER: BOB BUILDS A PARK provides kids with an opportunity to help Bob design a park by populating it with a fountain, a bandstand, trees, and other accoutrements typically found in parks. Youngsters can also help Bob fix a skateboard track and then direct Bob's pal Spud to do cool tricks on his skateboard. The park offers children a chance to play miniature golf, herd animals to their appropriate homes, assemble dinosaur bones into skeletons, build a path for squirrels, and fashion a fireworks show.

The most creative activity is one in which children compose music by using the sounds produced by the animated trucks. The sounds are stored in "noisy bricks" which kids place on a wall. The higher up the wall they place a brick, the higher the sound the machine will make. Who would have guessed that trucks can be so symphonic!


Is it any good?

 

This CD-ROM is a pleasing mix of directed and open-ended activities. The software uses the voices from the popular television show. When appropriate, the activities come in three levels of difficulty.


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What families can talk about

Families can talk about building parks. What other things would you add?


This review was written by Jinny Gudmundsen
Kid, 11 years old
April 28, 2011
 
@Timmy WHAAT!?

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Kid, 12 years old
June 24, 2010
 
to sexy

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Kid, 8 years old
April 2, 2012
 
what do u mean to sexy?!!
not sexy at all!! u are wrong! has fine and gross motor skills for little ones.

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This review was written by Jinny Gudmundsen
Platforms:Windows
Available online?Not available online
Genre:Educational
Developer:THQ
Release date:August 2, 2003
Price:$19.99
ESRB rating:E

This review was written by Jinny Gudmundsen

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ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids.
OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
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BEST: Really engaging, great learning approach.
GOOD: Pretty engaging, good learning approach.
FAIR: Somewhat engaging, OK learning approach.
NOT FOR LEARNING: Not recommended for learning.

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