Franklin the Turtle: Clubhouse Adventures

by Vivendi Universal

Product Features

• Dig for Dinosaurs with Snail, a multilevel puzzle challenge with some interesting twists
• Find the Royal Knights with Fox, a fast-paced, hide-and-seek game
• Make Friendship Bracelets with Bear, a great multilevel activity that enhances visual and auditory memory, patterning, and sequencing skills
• Make Posters with Franklin, a printable showcase of picture backgrounds, character stamps, borders, and more to create original works of art
• Play Pirate with Bear, a megachallenging Frogger-style game in which kids man the arrow keys as they dodge snakes, whirlpools, flying frogs, and lily pads to steer their paper pirate ships across the pond

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004W49S
• Item model number: 71123
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 12, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,007 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Kids and parents alike love Franklin the Turtle, a popular children's book character with his own Nick Jr. TV series. In Franklin the Turtle: Clubhouse Adventures, children join Franklin and his pals in a fun-filled interactive clubhouse for challenging, open-ended creative activities and games that teach important life lessons.

Kids can let their imaginations run wild as they put on their detective caps and help Rabbit spot the differences between two highly detailed pictures; they'll learn the importance of paying attention and following instructions. Players simply click on an item to resize it to match how it appears in the first picture, and they'll be treated to zany sound effects and positive reinforcement for a job well done.

Other activities include:

• Dig for Dinosaurs with Snail, a multilevel puzzle challenge with some interesting twists
• Find the Royal Knights with Fox, a fast-paced, hide-and-seek game
• Make Friendship Bracelets with Bear, a great multilevel activity that enhances visual and auditory memory, patterning, and sequencing skills
• Make Posters with Franklin, a printable showcase of picture backgrounds, character stamps, borders, and more to create original works of art
• Play Pirate with Bear, a megachallenging Frogger-style game in which kids man the arrow keys as they dodge snakes, whirlpools, flying frogs, and lily pads to steer their paper pirate ships across the pond

After kids complete a game level, they earn printable badges that reinforce the games' themes of investigation, cooperation, friendship, imagination, courage, and discovery. (Ages 4 to 7) --Tina Velgos

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description Franklin the Turtle: Clubhouse Adventures helps children ages 4 to 7 build social learning and emotional skills, and encourages self-understanding and interpersonal relationship skills with seven games and creative activities. Join Bear, Beaver, Rabbit, and others in fun adventures that will teach critical thinking and visual creativity. Earn special badges and display them in your Clubhouse Scrapbook. Create your very own disguises and play detective with Rabbit. Embark on an archeological dig in the sandbox. Collect treasure coins in a pirate adventure. Play Hide 'n Seek in a homemade castle. Themes in Clubhouse Adventures include friendship, cooperation, persistence, self-expression, and a positive attitude toward learning.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a wonderful game!, November 10, 2000

By 

Jennifer Sherman (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franklin the Turtle: Clubhouse Adventures (CD-ROM)

I purchased this game for my 4 year old son, who LOVES Franklin. We played it together, and I must say I was impressed. The games are lively and fun, and the graphics are adorable. My son has been playing it over and over - I really feel I've gotten my money's worth here.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a terrific software package for young children, September 6, 2001

By 

audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Franklin the Turtle: Clubhouse Adventures (CD-ROM)

My two-year old likes Franklin so I bought this CD with the idea of saving it for a year or two, but when he recently began using the mouse I decided to let him try this program. He loves it. Because he is younger, there are a couple of things he has trouble with, such as the Frogger-type game (hosted by Beaver, not Bear, as stated in the editorial review) and with Rabbit's difference detective game. However, he enjoys the poster making with Franklin, the friendship bracelets with Bear, hide-and-seek with Fox, and putting together the dinosaurs with Snail. All the original voices from the show seem to be here, lending to its authenticity.

With each accomplishment there is a little bell that rings and a symbol that lights up -- nice positive feedback -- and when ten symbols are lit up, the child gets a badge for their scrapbook. As stated, there are three levels of difficulty for each activity so each game can be customized.

There are also printable activities -- posters, etc., and the print feature works well.

We are running Franklin's Clubhouse Adventures on a Macintosh G4 and it installed easily and runs without crashing. We ALL like this game. You and your child probably will too!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hours of fun!, January 4, 2001

By 

franq "nolansmom" (Long Island, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franklin the Turtle: Clubhouse Adventures (CD-ROM)

My 4-year-old just loves this. It is definitely worth every penny. It is so much better than many software products we have purchased in the past. It is so much fun -- and educational, too. After you play each game, you earn badges. My daughter is just so proud of her accomplishments on this. There are three skill levels so older kids can enjoy it, too. It's easy to use and not frustrating at all. I highly recommend this.