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Liberty's Kids

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This game (should I call it a game?) is fabulous! Based on a great PBS show, it continues to teach about the Revolutionary War. By interviewing key people (like George Washington & Sam Adams) the children can create a newspaper, similar to the tv show. Sarah & James help guide you around the sites of major battles & famous towns. For fun, you often have to find certain items to give to the characters before they will allow you to interview them.

The learning mode is great & took my 9 year old daughter about 10 minutes to figure it out and go to town. She has completed the entire game about 5 times in a month and still has not grown bored - the scenerios change every time you play!

I recommend this to anyone who has ever watched the show, but also for a way to teach more about the Revolutionary War. A good reader is needed, and one that can make good judgements to choose which interview comments to publish. This would make a great addition to a classroom library of software!

Definitely a great buy!!!

Primarily based on the new PBS kids television show, Liberty's Kids, the computer game brings to life the history of the American Revolution perfect for children 9-12, the ages when American History is first taught to the kids. After having tried the game out and playing it several times, I was astonished to find that the characters you need to interview(whom require certain items) change their interviews, places and different items. This is the perfect thing to keep kids interested, especially since they might think they can outsmart the game by going to the same places and getting the same people interviewed every time.
I loved the game Liberty's Kids because it depicted the events very truthfully and made sure that kids could get all sides of the stories. One of the best parts is that children can learn about, not only the main characters, such as Benedict Arnold, George Washington and Abigail Adams, but explore Ben Franklin's print shop and learn about the inventions he made. Bravo to the creators of Liberty's Kids, the computer game and TV show.

However, at her early stage of reading (she's six), she cannot complete all the objectives needed to play this game. I think the ages of 8-10 would be correct due to this issue. This game is about discovering answers to historical events and compiling the information and sketches for a newspaper. There is a lot of historical information, and it requires some sleuth skills. I would highly recommend for those who like mystery and history!

Great software! Travel through the Revolution side by side with reporters James and Sarah. Once you think you have gathered enough quotes, come back to the print shop and print your story. Then, depending on how good your story is, you get a certain number of subscriptions. (ex.:600, 550, 500, etc.) But beware! Some parts are harder than others.

Sometimes, to be able to interview people, you have to run around town trying to find stuff for them. (ex.: a bayonet, a jackknife, a loaf of bread, a quill pen, a map, a telescope, etc.)

This is a great game, very fun. Now I know more about the Revolution than practically everyone in my class. The only downside is that when you have played the ENTIRE SEVEN LEVELS OF THE GAME five times, it gets a little boring. If a friend has it, ask to borrow it. If you find yourself playing over and over and telling your friend "No, I don't have it, I'm still playin'" or "Be patient, would ya?" , then it's time to put it in your ... shopping cart and GET IT, QUICK!!!

This game is fabulous! My children love Schoolhouse Rock and this game gave some depth to the songs about the Revolution that they had already learned. We have all played and what's great is that each game and assignment is different. Seeing the Revolution through the eyes of teenage reporters allows my children to appreciate American History without being "taught" or "preached to" by me or by their teachers. They love when I quiz them about the Battle of Saratoga, Valley Forge and Lexington and Concord. Even my 5yr old knows who John Adams is!

I bought this for my 4-year-old because she loves the series. The game consists of a journalism assignment where the main characters visit the site of the event, pick up clues along the way, and conduct interviews with witnesses. I love the fair presentation and how the interviews reflect people with different points of view. Despite its design for older children, my 4-year-old can handle searching for clues and conducting the interviews by herself as the interviews are read aloud (and seems to help reinforce some of her early reading skills). I have to help her with the editing stage as it requires reading, but we enjoy discussing the topic together at the same time. I am impressed with how much my 4-year-old has learned and enjoyed the program.

We bought this game for our kids for the summer, to help keep them busy. My kids LOVE the PBS show and we decided this could be a great way of entertainment and learning. My 10 year old daughter picked up on the game right away and has really enjoyed playing it. My 8 year old son has taken some time to learn the game and enjoys it, but he would like more excitement. I really like that the kids can learn more about the Revolutionary period and be a part of putting it together in a newspaper. If your kids love the show, they will enjoy the game too.

I never get bored of playing, because it changes every time. I love to hear interesting commentary and arguements between James and Sarah as you journey from scene to scene. It gives a very balanced view of the Revolution, because one's British and the other is American. I've watched the show, and they both have held my interest. It's good for anyone!

Right now, we are studying the Revolution in my eighth grade Humanities class and I decided to have the class play this as a group, and they LOVED IT!!!! I had actually checked it out from the library, but now I'm planning on buying it because I plan on using it again and again in the future!!!

This is a great program that challenges kids on a number of levels, in a genuinely entertaining way. I love that they are encouraged to get both sides of the story, and to interview both leaders and ordinary people. Choosing the quotes to use is great for sparking conversation- whose point of view to use, which details are the most interesting / relevant. Being asked to go get things for different characters in order to get them to talk is an amusing sidelight, but the laying out of the paper- and seeing how many papers they have sold really gets them excited. And they even pick up some history from it! ;-) My 9 year old tore through it, and is now helping her 7 year old sister through it, both of them enjoying it hugely. Time for the Oregon Trail after this...