The Race for Space
Category: General Games

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7925

The race between the United States and the Soviet Union to gain superiority in space exploration is portrayed in dramatic detail in this educational software program. When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first satellite ever to be launched, a challenge was created for the United States to match the awesome feat. As the technology of each country heightened, tensions grew and became known as the Cold War. After both countries had launched satellites, they raced to put a man in space. The program, like all in the Explorations & Discoveries in American History line, promotes student inquiry by posing relevant historical questions in their historical content, through use of an engaging story. When teaching a group, teachers and parents may periodically interrupt the story to access the rich collection of multimedia and Internet resources that have been included to foster critical thinking and discussion. 5/22/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Catchpenny
MSRP: $24.95
Age: 10 and up
Category: General Games

ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6324

Catchpenny welcomes kids to 1770’s London! They gather “street peddlers” and begin building “mon-o-polies,” in this delightful and very competitive game. Players collect peddlers and other characters, attempting to control the board and force others out of the game. The money of old England comes and goes, the “Way of the World” is harsh, and there are many pitfalls for the careless. Extensive interpretive information in the 8-page rule booklet “The London Journal.” For 2 to 6 players. For fans of “Monopoly” this 18th-century version is a great twist — at once familiar and strange. Bailiffs and debtor’s prison and await those who fail to pay their debts, and the press gang is on the lookout for wayward peddlers! Full of great period detail — the money is shillings and pence — with colorful characters and lively play, the 18th-century streets and bridges of the great city of London come to life. 1/5/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]