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PositionWhat's new? Toys galore & more - Brief Article

We're the kind of stodgy parents who limit the kids' TV viewing, make sure they read (or get read to) every day, and insist that time spent on the computer is put to productive use. When we acquired our first PC some eight years ago, we immediately sought out the educational games of Scholastic, Inc., New York. With a name like that, we figured, how could we go wrong? Trouble is, while our computer is still going strong, it no longer has the needed muscle to run the newer and more powerful games.

So, with the child count now up to three, we finally broke down and acquired a new unit, and in a case of deja vu all over again, went scurrying back to Scholastic, Good Call, as "Math Missions," "I Spy Fantasy," "Clifford Phonics," and "Little Bill Thinks Big"--available in Windows and Mac versions--proved perfect as a new starter set.

In "Math Missions," players learn weights, measures, multiplication, and division as they earn money (to use in an arcade) by solving...

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