Liberty's Kids (PC and Mac, CD-ROM) Riverdeep - 2002 USA, Canada Release

Liberty's Kids
Product ID	96055-11062
Product UPC	696055110629
Platform(s)	PC and Mac
Packaging	Retail Box
Media	CD-ROM
Copyright date	2002
Publisher(s)	Riverdeep
Label	Learning Company
Category(s)	Education, History, USA History Instruction
Recommended age(s)	8-12
Country of Origin	United States of America

Description from the packaging.

Embark on a journalistic quest and get your story published!

When you cover a story as big as the American Revolution, you need to be where the action is! Become one of Liberty's Kids! Report on the dramatic events of the Revolutionary War- from the Boston Tea Party to the victory at Yorktown. To get your story, interview heroes, experience battles, and collect interesting historical items. Then publish front-page articles complete with your own headlines!

• Cover seven revolutionary events and report the facts in your story.
• Compose and publish your front page story. The better your story, the higher your score!

Build Important Skills

• The History of the American Revolution
  • Develop an understanding of the events surrounding the birth of a nation.

• Investigative Reporting
  • Listening and observation
  • Separating fact from opinion
  • Reporting the five W's: Who, What, When, Where, and Why
  • Composing reports and articles

Special Features

• Seven challenging re-playable events from different perspectives
• Mini-movies from the PBS Kids television show
• Expansive reference guide of important people, places and events
• Exploration into Ben Franklin's inventions
• Front-page story construction with printing feature
• Over 20 printable puzzles, games, and quizzes
• Over 30 interactive characters
• Over 60 items to collect

The Pennsylvania Gazette

Join the excitement and live the adventure of the American Revolution!

Become part of it: the American Revolution! As a reporter for The Pennsylvania Gazette, you'll cover the historic clash between the Patriots and the Loyalists. You'll write about events that shape a new nation and its fight for freedom! And you'll witness- first hand- the birth of a nation!

The Boston Tea Party
December 16, 1773
Uncover why crates of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor.

Concord & Lexington
April 19, 1775
Learn how the colonists took on well-equipped British troops.

Join Liberty's Kids as they experience and report on the adventures of the American Revolution!

• The Print Shop, your home base, is where you'll get your assignments and compose your stories.

• Interview Patriots and Loyalists to uncover historical facts.

• Find clues and collect items in exchange for information from different sources.

Meet Famous Heroes of the Revolution

• George Washington
• Samuel Adams
• Abigail Adams
• Phillis Wheatly
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere
  

... and others!

System Requirements

PC Windows 95
Required CPU	Pentium 166
Required RAM	32MB
Req. Hard Drive	60MB Free
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required CD Speed	8X
Required Audio	Yes
Supported Video	SVGA Hi-Color

PC Windows 98
Required CPU	Pentium 166
Required RAM	32MB
Req. Hard Drive	60MB Free
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required CD Speed	8X
Required Audio	Yes
Supported Video	SVGA Hi-Color

PC Windows ME
Required CPU	Pentium 166
Required RAM	64MB
Req. Hard Drive	60MB Free
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required CD Speed	8X
Required Audio	Yes
Supported Video	SVGA Hi-Color

PC Windows 2000
Required CPU	Pentium II 233
Required RAM	64MB
Req. Hard Drive	60MB Free
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required CD Speed	8X
Required Audio	Yes
Supported Video	SVGA Hi-Color

PC Windows XP
Required CPU	Pentium III 450
Required RAM	128MB
Req. Hard Drive	60MB Free
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required CD Speed	8X
Required Audio	Yes
Supported Video	SVGA Hi-Color

Mac System 8.6
Required CPU	PowerPC
Required RAM	32MB
Req. Hard Drive	60MB Free
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required CD Speed	8X
Supported Video	13" Thousands Of Colors

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