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ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
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  • Review
    The Underground Railroad: In the Ohio River Valley

    Student-made game depicts dangers faced by escaping slaves.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Mayan Mysteries

    Cartoony learning adventure about ancient Mayan culture.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    LeapFrog Explorer Learning Game: Letter Factory

    Froggy friends help preschoolers learn the alphabet.
    AGE
    4
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Leapster Explorer, LeapPad Explorer, LeapPad2
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    LeapFrog Explorer Learning Game: The Magic School Bus: Oceans

    This deep sea dive is teeming with fish and education.
    AGE
    6
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Leapster Explorer, LeapPad Explorer, LeapPad2, LeapsterGS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Mission US: Flight to Freedom

    Pre-Civil War history comes alive as players step into the shoes of an enslaved teen on her journey to freedom.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Reader Rabbit Preschool

    Cute story and animation surround educational mini-games.
    AGE
    4
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    Mission US: For Crown or Colony?

    First-person history adventure asks kids to choose sides.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    My Reading Tutor

    Strong educational content; decent entertainment value.
    AGE
    5
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Lifeboat to Mars

    Don't know much about biology? This free online game engages kids in the cool worlds of microbes and ecosystems.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    JumpStart 3D Virtual World

    Educational challenges help kids memorize the ABCs, solve math equations, and learn grammar.
    AGE
    4
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Windows
    (Game, 2009)
  • Review
    Big Brain Academy

    Families compete for "weightiest" brain.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo DS
    (Game, 2006)