disney 2nd grade active leveling advantage w buzz ( jewel case ) ages 6-8
greetings space rangers ! toy story 's buzz lightyear and the playthings that inhabit andy 's bedroom are about to change your definition of educational toys as they make light work of some fairly advanced learning material . andy is gone and buzz takes it upon himself to rally the toys for some teaching and fun . are you ready to exercise your romping skills ? he asks gesturing grandly across the bedroom . nine activities provide a full curriculum of early-learning challenges : math ( including fractions ) music geography spelling reading and telling time . disney 's designers did n't forget the fun factor either : kids learn double-digit math as they build a marble maze with the help of jessie the tomboy cowgirl . blasting meteorites into halves and thirds makes fractions fun and buzz spouts global trivia such as argentina has the most sunflowers in the world to teach geography . the music area is a real standout . there 's a full four-octave keyboard complete with reverb and exploration yields click-and-drag cassettes that transform the board 's sounds into anything from a rock concert to a circus tent . musically inclined kids will have hours of fun in this spot alone . this cd-rom takes full advantage of the audio and visual possibilities computer-based learning can offer . listen for background music composed specifically for certain activities and watch for the shadows that the precisely rendered characters cast . ( ages 6 to 8 ) -- anne erickson