ClueFinders Reading Ages 9-12 (Jewel Case)

by The Learning Company

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006WS1N
• Item model number: 381860
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 7, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,918 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #56 in Software > Children's Software > Reading & Language
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

You'll have to uncover the planet's secrets and collect useful clues to unlock a great mystery! The ClueFinders are transported across the galaxy to rescue a dying planet from the grasp of the sorceress Malicia.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars educational and fun, December 26, 2008

By 

Holly "momof7" (UT) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ClueFinders Reading Ages 9-12 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

these are fun to play and yet they are using the things they are learning in school

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Slooooooow action, great plot, hard games., January 17, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: ClueFinders Reading Ages 9-12 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

Hello, I am Russian Blue Witch. This product tells of how the CLuefinder end up on another planet, have to stop a wicked person named Malicia, and learn about reading on the way. This was my first CLuefinders game, and it was lucky I loved the plot or else I wouldn't have even bothered with the rest of the series. This is easily the worst in the series, with games that are hard to follow. There is one crossword puzzle game, for example, that gives you the worst possible definitions and expects you to find what their talking about. Another game expects you to move your mouse underneath both the ball and the correct answer. Yet another has you identify in ten seconds (Soon it will be less!) If it's an adverb or preposition, and then is it the main verb or the secondary verb? The final game, worst of all, takes a million years. You type in some random letters, hoping to guess the secret password. This last game is a bit easier if you write down all the letters of the alphabet and cross them off as you go- other wise you usually get real confused. I'm exagerating- as long as you already know a lot about reading, you'll be fine. And the plot is good enough to make up for most of it. Still, you might be better off with another Cluefinders game, like Cluefinders toy store adventure, or one of their 'grade' games- that is, third through sixth grade. If you can get it cheep, though, go ahead.

And that's all I have to say.

Russian Blue Witch (RBW)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Would not recommend this product, December 27, 2008

By 

Michelle Lynn (Blue Rock, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ClueFinders Reading Ages 9-12 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This product is labeled for ages 9 - 12 years old, but is very juvenile. It would appeal to children in kindergarten, but definitely not ages 9 - 12. There were also some glitches in the product that made it lock up.