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Dora the Explorer: Backpack Adventure
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Parents need to know that this is a charming first software title -- but don't expect great depth.
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OK, but gets old fast
give it to 4 and over and 7 is good
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What's it about?
In her computer debut, DORA THE EXPLORER: BACKPACK ADVENTURE, Dora embarks on an adventure to return books to the public library. Preschoolers can choose to play the game as a story or they can jump directly into the activities. In either mode, the seven activities have three levels of difficulty, and kids earn stickers for printable art activities.
As in the \"Dora the Explorer\" television show, Dora solicits kids' help on her journey. At her house, Dora asks youngsters to find the library books by colors (in levels 2 and 3, Dora uses Spanish in her requests). After collecting the books and storing them in her pal Backpack, Dora and her friends make their way to the library by traveling through six locations. To pass over Grumpy Old Troll's bridge, preschoolers have to recognize and complete patterns with shapes; other locations provide opportunities to explore number recognition, problem solving, visual tracking, and classification.
Is it any good?
This software was a big hit with our preschool testers. Its learning exercises are simple and provide a lot of mouse practice. It cocoons little ones with help when they are confused.
Swiper, the troublesome fox in the TV show, periodically sneaks up and must be banished by clicking the mouse. In addition, the program entices kids to explore (and thus use the mouse more) by hiding tons of clickable animations throughout the program.
Talk to your kids about ...
Families can talk about their own library adventures. Kids: What types of books do you like to get at the library? How do you find them?
Game details
- Platforms: Windows, Mac
- Price: $18.99
- Available online? Not available online
- Developer: Infogrames
- Release date: August 18, 2003
- Genre: Educational
- ESRB rating: EC
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