November 2007 New Toys — Educational

Ancient Rome: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Rome's Past by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Excavated writing tablets, a famous mosaic and various artifacts are all clues to the history of the Italian people, which is discussed through archaeological research in this book. 11/14/2007 (Price: $17.95)

Baby Einstein Musical Motion Activity Jumper by BABY EINSTEIN

An activity center and jumper all in one, the innovative Baby Einstein Musical Motion Activity Jumper will captivate your little one! Three developmental play stations offer tactile activities and stimulation for the development of fine motor skills. Classical melodies and colorful lights provide additional entertainment! 11/9/2007 (Price: $79.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

THAT: Teaching History and Things – Lights, Camera, Answer! Black American History by WINDMILL WORKS

This program helps students learn about well-known African American authors and founders of organizations, significant court decisions and more. It features “a game format that reinforces classroom presentation of significant facts in Black American History,” Billie Pagliolo, president of Windmill Works, told TDmonthly. Launch date: February 9, 2002. 11/9/2007 (Price: $17.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

THAT: Teaching History and Things – Multiplication Shape-Up by WINDMILL WORKS

With 15 lessons, this software offers study of basic multiplication facts through such games as Match-mate, Paired-Squares, Pop Quiz and Spinmesiter. “It’s a drill, but doesn't seem like it,” Billie Pagliolo, president of Windmill Works, told TDmonthly. Launch date: March 12, 2001. 11/9/2007 (Price: $9.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

THAT: Teaching History and Things – Presidents Volumes 1-5 by WINDMILL WORKS

This software covers Presidents George Washington through George W. Bush through 15 categories, including First Ladies, Out in Space and Little Known Facts, and games that help educate. “Different than ‘fill in the blank’ trivia games, this program provides the ability to interact with important presidential facts along with fun information in four separate games, according to preference,” President Billie Pagliolo of Windmill Works told TDmonthly. Launch date: August 8, 2004. 11/9/2007 (Price: $17.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

THAT: Teaching History and Things – Irish Facts and Fun by WINDMILL WORKS

Featuring 15 categories, this program gives students a chance to play four different games and learn about history, politics and even Irish musical artists. “Windmill Works' software provides teacher-designed learning through common, well-loved computer games that focus on uncommon content and topics with a unique twist,” Billie Pagliolo, president of Windmill Works, told TDmonthly. Launch date: March 9, 2005. 11/9/2007 (Price: $12.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Black Cats and Witches' Hats by WINDMILL WORKS

This Halloween-themed software is designed to enhance vocabulary and word recognition skills, especially benefiting deaf students or those learning English as a second language. It includes four games and a colorful photo gallery. There’s a “total focus on motivating vocabulary centered around Halloween, but with language structures that transfer to total language development needs,” Billie Pagliolo, president of Windmill Works, told TDmonthly. Launch date: September 7, 1998; updated: February 17, 2007. 11/9/2007 (Price: $17.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

THAT: Teaching History and Things – Vocabulary Game Show by WINDMILL WORKS

Older deaf and hard-of-hearing students can especially benefit from this program designed to reinforce word recognition and build vocabulary. It “provides reinforcement of written vocabulary specific to the interests and needs of deaf children,” President Billie Pagliolo of Windmill Works told TDmonthly. Launch date: May 4, 2003. 11/9/2007 (Price: $17.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Vegetable Friends and Nutra Fruit Heroes present … Reading Vocabulary Volumes 1-3 by WINDMILL WORKS

Created especially for deaf or hearing-impaired students, this volume of matching games helps develop vocabulary, word recognition, word structure and sentence structure. The product “contains language structures specific to the needs of non-auditory students or English as a Second Language students,” President Billie Pagliolo of Windmill Works told TDmonthly. Launch date: original release: August 19, 1999; updated March 6, 2000. 11/9/2007 (Price: $17.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Nola, The Monster of Loneliness by THE MONSTERS IN MY HEAD LLC

Nola, the cuddly green Monster of Loneliness lives in a world of sunny skies and beautiful landscapes. But she’s missing one thing…a friend. Her wide-eyed stare and squooshy tummy make her an ideal candidate for hugs and kisses. She also sports a standard WorryWoo belly button made for tickles! She would love to be your best friend! Nola and "The Lonely Little Monster" won a 2009 Hot Product Award from iParenting Media and a 2009 Preferred Choice Award from Creative Child Magazine. ( Watch Video) 11/9/2007 (Price: $21.50) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Lonely Little Monster by THE MONSTERS IN MY HEAD LLC

The Lonely Little Monster, winner of a MoonBeam Children's Book Award, stars Nola our wide-eyed Monster of Loneliness. She seems to have a problem... she can't find any friends!  Join her as she wanders through her fanciful world in search of a companion. Will she find a friend?  The Lonely little Monster was named  "One of Three Great Books About Loneliness" by "Time Out New York Kids." “The WorryWoos are a unique series that brings human emotions to life by personifying feelings as main characters. For the first time, author [and illustrator] Andi Green deals with aspects of our inner self, presented as quirky and loveable monsters who go on amusing introspective journeys in search of understanding and acceptance,” Green told TDmonthly. Nola and "The Lonely Little Monster" won a 2009 Hot Product Award from iParenting Media and a 2009 Preferred Choice Award from Creative Child Magazine. ( Watch Video) 11/9/2007 (Price: $14.50) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

The Origin of Expressions™ by DISCOVERY BAY GAMES

Can you guess the origin of “Hit the sack”? In this hilarious game, players guess the origin of common expressions, or bluff their friends. The game explains why we say what we say, revealing the startling beginnings of modern expressions. “This game answers the questions that we ask every day of “Where did that come from?” There are many websites on the subject, but this is the first game to answer the questions in a very fun way,” Carol Simon of Discovery Bay Games told TDmonthly. This product is a 2007 National Parenting Center Seal of Approval Award and 2007 Family Review Center Gold Award winner. Launch date: September 2007, available exclusively at Barnes & Noble. General availability: March 15, 2008. 11/9/2007 (Price: $29.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Be•Rhymed! by DISCOVERY BAY GAMES

This fast-paced rhyming game gives players two minutes to act, draw, or speak clues in order to get correct guesses from team members and rack up points. They go through as many cards as they can in each round of play, prepared to laugh at the goofy antics friends and family will go through trying to get these rhyming pairs across to their teammates. “There are many rhyming games, but the use of three different modes — speak, act, draw — of playing the game is unique,” Carol Simon of Discovery Bay Games told TDmonthly. Launch date: November 2007. 11/9/2007 (Price: $14.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Barista, the Game™ by DISCOVERY BAY GAMES

Grande nonfat mocha with a single shot? Or tall soy cappuccino with a double-shot? In this game of strategy and match-up fun, players match the beverage shown on a roll of dice to make the perfect cup and win. But … other players can force one to spill a drink order, or they can change the drink order and mess up a hand. Or maybe a player is closer to finishing the drink order than you are and calls a Barista challenge. “Where better for a coffee game to be born than in the Seattle area, known for great coffee? It’s a unique game perfect for playing around the kitchen table or the coffee shop table,” Carol Simon of Discovery Bay Games told TDmonthly. Launch date: October 2007. 11/9/2007 (Price: $14.95) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Senet: The Ancient Tomb Treasures Game by MAZEOLOGY

For thousands of years, Senet was the most popular game in the ancient world ― until the rule book was lost. This game of Senet introduces a modern rule book, a colorful game board and 10 beautiful playing pieces. Easier than chess and more complicated than checkers, this two-player game is a combination of strategy and luck. It's simple enough for a 5-year-old to learn, yet interesting enough for adults. The hand-painted playing pieces are phthalate- and lead-free.
Awards: 2015 TDmonthly Magazine Top Toy Award ( Watch Video) 11/9/2007 (Price: $19.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Dino Composition Book by MAZEOLOGY

Fun and colorful composition books that children never lose! Inside both the front and back covers are dinosaur mazes to solve with related fun, educational information too. 7.5” by 9.75”, color covers with 160 ruled pages inside. Also available – The Mummy Composition Book. 11/9/2007 (Price: $12.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Mummy Maze: The Tomb Treasures Maze Book by MAZEOLOGY

Join Professor Archie Ologist on the Mummy Maze expedition and encounter one surprise after another while collecting the clues to decipher the Mummy’s mysterious hieroglyphic message! Mummy Maze shelves like a book and uniquely folds open to 28 pages of 12” by 18” original illustrations that are also mazes. Every page is filled with educational facts about Ancient Egypt woven into a fun filled tale of adventure. Great for 8 to 12 year-olds; even some 6 year-olds can solve these difficult mazes. Maze answers are in the back. 36 pages, 9” by 12” closed. 11/9/2007 (Price: $19.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Word Cube by AMERICAN CLASSIC TOY INC.

For one or more players, the Word Cube offers six different games: Crosswords, Challenge, Anagrams, Scramble, Word Master and Color Cube. Comes with a timer and a 80 page booklet. Launch date: 9/22/2008. ( Watch Video) 11/5/2007 (Price: $9.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

When Mama Mirabelle Comes Home by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

This book written by Douglas Wood and illustrated by Andy Wagner comes with a free “Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies” DVD and follows the adventurous thoughts of Bo the cheetah, Karla the zebra and Max the elephant as they plan for their day-care provider to return home. 10/31/2007

Remember Valley Forge: Patriots, Tories, and Redcoats Tell Their Stories by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

This book tells a tale of survival, following Washington’s army to winter at Valley Forge. It features excerpts from a soldier’s diary and one doctor’s accounts of awful sickness, cold and hunger, as well as a time line, maps and images. 10/31/2007 (Price: $17.95)

Exact Change by CROSSEN CREATIONS

This family card game encourages kids to practice math and money skills as they try to be the first to discard all seven cards by matching color, currency value, currency picture or Exact Change. Charity Inspirations donates 50 percent of its net profit to children’s charities chosen by customers. Launch date: Fall 1998. 10/31/2007 (Price: $9.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

What Time Is It? Time Telling Game by eeBoo corp.

In this game for two to four players, children learn to set clocks to a specific time. It includes four clocks plus various game cards. Launch date: 2010. 10/31/2007 (Price: $17.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

French Bingo by eeBoo corp.

This classic game, featuring nature, vehicles, market, animals, clothing and colors themes, is designed to promote encourage vocabulary enrichment and enhance perceptual skills. Launch date: 2007. 10/31/2007 (Price: $15.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Classic Bingo by eeBoo corp.

This classic game, featuring nature, vehicles, market, animals, clothing and colors themes, is designed to promote encourage vocabulary enrichment and enhance perceptual skills. Launch date: 2007. 10/31/2007 (Price: $15.00) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]

Money Mammals Gift Box by SNIGGLEZOO ENTERTAINMENT

Designed to teach kids to save money, this snazzy gift box includes the award-winning “The Money Mammals: Saving Money is Fun” DVD, a money-saving certificate and a custom bank kit to help children put into practice what they learn. The DVD is the “only video that helps teach kids about the value of money,” CEO John Lanza of Snigglezoo Entertainment told TDmonthly. 10/31/2007 (Price: $23.99) [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]