Age: 9 and Up Publisher: Learning Company Platform: WIN/MAC Packaging: Retail Jewel
Original List Price: $29.95 Product information Are you ready to walk in the footsteps of those courageous pioneers? Catch a glimpse of a sunset over Chimney rock? Explore Fort Laramie and ford the Platte River? With The Oregon Trail 5th Edition, you can almost smell the dust from the wagon train! Kids will build real-life decision-making and problem-solving skills as they choose their wagon party and supplies, read maps, plan their route, and guide their team through the wilderness. Develop solutions to help your friends and family survive the dangers of the long journey, including raging rivers, buffalo stampedes, sickness, and starvation. Discover a learning adventure that's greater than fiction—about real people with real dreams, facing and overcoming real challenges. Build decision-making and problem-solving skills as you experience the challenge of traveling the trail! 2000 miles of adventure you won't want to miss! Product features * NEW characters, graphics and 3-D environments! * NEW storytelling feature combined with compelling simulation adventures. * Builds on the skills and simplicity of previous versions. * Play out a different scenario every time! * Enjoy updated fishing, foraging and rafting activities. Award-winning Oregon Trail expands your child's knowledge of: * American History * U.S. Geography * Social Studies Count on Oregon Trail to help your child develop skills in: * Problem-solving * Decision-making * Critical thinking * Logical reasoning * Following directions * Map reading * Reading * Managing a budget * Handling emergencies Windows requirements * Windows 95/98/Me/2000 or Windows XP * Pentium 166MHz+ * 100MB of free hard disk space * 32MB RAM * 8X speed CD-ROM Drive * 16-bit color display * Windows-compatible sound card and speakers * Windows compatible mouse Mac requirements * PowerPC 180MHz+ * System 8.6 - 9.1 and OS X * 100MB free hard disk space * 32MB RAM * 8X speed CD-ROM drive * Thousands color display, 16-bit * Sound card & speakers * Mouse