ClueFinders: Mystery of Monkey Kingdom (Jewel Case)

by The Learning Company

Product Features

• ClueFinders Mystery of the Monkey Kingdom Ages 7-9 Ships in Jewel Case Packaging.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005TQ1J
• Item model number: 381471
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 1, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,446 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Journey with the ClueFinders in Mystery of the Monkey Kingdom and put your math skills to the test. Famed scientist Dr. Horace Pythagoras has mysteriously vanished into the rain forest. Rumor has it a monster kidnapped him and it's up to you and the ClueFinders to find him before it's too late. Use your knowledge of math to find the clues and secrets to help unravel the mystery. Combine your brainpower, courage, and tenacity to dodge danger, solve problems, and thwart villains.

Kids can play through eight challenging, interactive activities on four levels of difficulty. The autolevelling feature adjusts to the player's ability and skill level. Learn and increase skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, problem solving, using money, and more. The ClueFinders offer hints and encouraging words along the way with cartoon-style animation that can make learning more fun.

Product Description

Journey with the ClueFinders into the rain forest where famed scientist Dr. Horace Pythagoras has suddenly vanished. You'll have to use your math skills to find the clues and secrets to help unravel the mystery.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun way to reinforce school skills, February 13, 2002

By 

Sir Bowen (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ClueFinders: Mystery of Monkey Kingdom (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This is another solid entry in the ClueFinders line. I've used these titles with 3 kids so far, and we all love them. They strike a great balance - making the kids practice the skills they're learning in school, but in a fun way that they look forward to.

The format is really well thought-out. The mystery-adventure storyline draws the kids forward, the animation is good, and there are occasional extra "flourishes" (songs, jokes). The ancillary features (hints, auto-leveling) work well.

3.0 out of 5 stars children's software, January 24, 2010

By 

H. Uzoma "kabaka" (Hyattsville, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ClueFinders: Mystery of Monkey Kingdom (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This is a good software for the kids, but was not developed to sustain their excitement.
After the first few days, my kids became bored with it especially after they solved the entire puzzle.
My suggestion is that software such as these, should be written in a format to enable the kids start afresh at the end of the puzzle.