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  Zoombinis
The Zoombinis Logical Journey and the Zoombinis Mountain Rescue are two of the most charming educational software titles for children you will ever have to opportunity to enjoy.
These 2 Zoombinis titles are among the best of this crowded bunch, and could easily be on the top of anyone's list of recommended titles of computer games for children aged 8-12.
The Zoombinis are fun-loving and always non-violent, and they must use their wacky wits and brainpower to defy adversity and solve the puzzles in the games.
www.gtpcc.org /gtpcc/zoombinis.htm   (1510 words)

  
  Zoombinis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zoombinis are the main creatures in a series of educational software made by The Learning Company designed for child education.
The party of Zoombinis travels through a series of puzzles, which the player must solve to proceed.
These puzzles often depend on the characteristics of the Zoombinis, for example matching Zoombinis with the same characteristics and none left over.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zoombinis   (291 words)

  
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The easiest way to do this is to just put any Zoombini in the first seat, then put all of that nose-colored Zoombini next to each other, and when they run out, do another feature like eyes or hair, and then continue with that.
But the cliffs are allergic to the Zoombinis, so you have to figure out exactly what they dislike to get all 16 Zoombinis to the other side.
All of their body parts are matched to the Zoombinis', but it doesn't exactly show how, so you have to figure it out.
www.gamesover.com /walkthroughs/zoombinis_logical_journey.txt   (3755 words)

  
 Learning Village Educational Software Review of Zoombinis Logical Journey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Your objective is to get as many of the Zoombinis as possible through each one of the of the activities and eventually get them to the safety of the village in the middle of the island.
The Zoombinis is an excellent selection if you want to give your child or students a program that is not overtly a "learning" program, but does in fact develop very fundamental thinking and logic skills, which are very useful in our increasingly "mathematical" world.
Zoombinis is like being in a "mathematics" work out room without the numbers and that is the clever quality to these programs.
www.learningvillage.com /html/rZoombinis2002.html   (1225 words)

  
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The easiest way to do this is to just put any Zoombini in the first seat, then put all of that nose-colored Zoombini next to each other, and when they run out, do another feature like eyes or hair, and then continue with that.
But the cliffs are allergic to the Zoombinis, so you have to figure out exactly what they dislike to get all 16 Zoombinis to the other side.
The designs of the characters like the Zoombinis and the creatures that you meet on your journey like the Pizza Trolls, Allergic Cliffs and most of all, that great lion found in the Lion's Lair, are just great.
www.cheatbook.de /wfiles/zoombinis.htm   (3756 words)

  
 BookPage New Media Review: Logical Journey of the Zoombinis
Zoombini Isle is the jumping-off place for the journey.
To pass a challenge, a Zoombini must have a certain combination of features or be arranged according to its features.
As each group of Zoombinis completes a trail, the difficulty of the trail increases for the groups to follow.
www.bookpage.com /newmedia/summer96/logicaljourney.html   (605 words)

  
 GamersInfo.net - PC/Mac - Zoombinis Island Odyssey
Zoombinis: cute little blue blobs that skate, whirl and sometimes just hop across the screen.
The Zoombini games in general are logic/puzzle games where your goal is to move the Zoombini creatures through a story by solving various puzzles.
The Zoombinis set themselves up to be launched by the catapult, but you have to time it just right so that the boulder travels down a chute and into a bucket attached to a series of gears to fall onto the end of the catapult rather than into the water.
www.gamersinfo.net /index.php?art/id:720   (1395 words)

  
 Zoombinis Mountain Rescue
The Zoombinis must be transported along a journey dotted with these puzzles in order to help some stranded friends stuck in a cave (the storyline isn't important.) To begin, choose sixteen zoombinis using different body parts of feet, hair, eyes and noses.
These characteristics are the criteria in each puzzle that uses patterns and categorization to sort the zoombinis.
Zoombinis Mountain Rescue definitely has the educational content, every puzzle requires thought and planning ahead.
www.kidsdomain.com /reviews/kdr/zoombinis2.html   (919 words)

  
 Zoombinis and I Spy: Kids' Puzzles Worth Playing - Computing With Kids
Zoombinis are adorable little oval-shaped creatures with special attributes that include hairstyle, eyes, nose, and feet.
This quest requires the Zoombinis to traverse valleys, rivers, and perilous mountain passes.
By the time players have led the Zoombinis through their adventure, they will have learned mathematical thinking skills that include graphing, set theory, hypothesis testing, algebraic thinking, and data sorting/ordering.
www.computingwithkids.com /column/20011026.asp   (656 words)

  
 DiscoverySchool.com - Review Corner
Children recruit their bands of Zoombinis by selecting four critical features of each creature — the hair, eyes, noses, and "feet" — that later become the important variables in the logic-puzzle challenges of the game.
Nine challenges face each band of Zoombinis, and as children succeed and return to lead new rescue parties on the odyssey, their difficulty levels increase.
Not all Zoombinis will pass through individual challenges, but none of them are ever truly "lost." Those that don't pass simply return to the last rescue site in the journey.
school.discovery.com /parents/reviewcorner/software/zoombinismountainrescue.html   (981 words)

  
 Riverdeep Ships Zoombinis Island Odyssey
Zoombinis Island Odyssey is available now on Windows and Macintosh for an approximate street price of $19.99.
In Zoombinis Island Odyssey, players ages eight and older team up with the Zoombinis to solve math, logic, and scientific-thinking puzzles in an effort to restore their ecologically ravaged homeland and save the wild Zerbles.
The Zoombinis style of gameplay is designed to help children develop and apply thinking skills.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-30-2002/0001830869&EDATE=   (616 words)

  
 Zoombinis Island Odyssey - Review Corner - DiscoverySchool.com
This third title in the Zoombinis series plays a little differently than the previous titles, but it is an excellent, if challenging, exercise in logical thinking.
Seven challenges face each band of Zoombinis, and as children succeed and return to lead new rescue parties on the odyssey, their difficulty levels increase.
Those new to the Zoombinis series may be interested in the previous two releases as well as this one: the classic title, Zoombinis Logical Journey, is highly recommended: and the sequel, Zoombinis Mountain Rescue, is a more challenging game.
school.discovery.com /parents/reviewcorner/software/zoombinisislandodyssey.html   (1052 words)

  
 Zoombinis Mountain Rescue by The Learning Company The Best Logical Math Game for the Computer
Zoombinis are trapped in a cave and need help to get out.
Kids are dared to put Zoombinis in order by attribute to pass the Turtle Hurdle.
Zoombinis must also pass Beatle Bug Alley, The Aqua Cube, Magic Mirrors and the Pipes of Paloo to name a few.
www.kidsclick.com /descrip/zoombini_mountain.htm   (344 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Zoombinis Maths Journey: Software   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Zoombinis Maths Journey is mathematics but it uses logic and patterns as opposed to numbers.
The Zoombinis are cute little creatures who have to trek across treacherous terrain in search of a new utopia, due to the evil Bloats taking over Zoombini Isle.
To lead the Zoombinis to their destination, it is necessary to complete all the puzzles along a road, and this can be frustrating for a younger child stumped on one of the harder games (especially when the game hangs at a vital moment).
www.amazon.co.uk /GSP-Zoombinis-Maths-Journey/dp/B0001LOSFG   (2051 words)

  
 Zoombinis Mountain Rescue — Compare Product Prices & Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Zoombinis are little blue guys and gals that inhabit a kingdom reminiscent of JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth, and ingeniously teach maths principals using puzzles instead of numbers.
In the Zoombinis Mountain Rescue CD-ROM a group Zoombinis gets trapped in a cave, and it's up to players to organise a search party that can withstand the logical travails of a journey through this perilous and quirky terrain.
Zoombinis Mountain Rescue is a gentle, yet challenging program that will probably even work its subtle magic on maths-phobes.
www.onlinereviewers.co.uk /store/asinsearch_B0001LOSFQ   (532 words)

  
 Understanding the Zoombinis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The goal is for the students (without knowing the connection - see if they can derive this on their own) to be able to identify the similarities and the database processes involved in the creation and playing of the program.
For example: as the Zoombinis cross the bridge, the database has been sorted so that Zoombinis with either one or two specific characteristics can cross the top bridge.
Since this lesson is a demontration and group discussion, the evaluation will be on a general understanding by the class and their ability as a group to answer questions about databases.
www.powerlink.net /jchandler/lunder.htm   (1392 words)

  
 Zoombinis Mountain Rescue
At last, here's the long-awaited Zoombinis sequel that, like the original game, poses a series of challenges as players escort a cast of little blue creatures-- boys and girls-- called Zoombinis from one imaginary geological location to another.
Storyline: A group of Zoombinis gets trapped in a cave and players must organize a rescue party that can overcome the logic-challenging obstacles in the imaginative terrain to save their lost brothers and sisters.
A real head-scratcher awaits at the Pipes of Paloo: Players must pair Zoombinis by specific features and often have to rethink their choices in order to succeed and move on to the next puzzle.
www.parents-choice.org /product.cfm?product_id=7090&award=xx   (481 words)

  
 GamersInfo.net - PC/Mac - Zoombinis Logical Journey
Because you have 16 Zoombinis, though, and four different characteristics to each, you might get to the last pair and find that you need to match feet and your two Zoombinis have the same hair, but different feet.
So you might put all the Zoombinis with the same hair in line, then match eyes to the last one in that line, and feet to the last one in that line, but find that one Zoombini at the end doesn’t have anything in common with the next-to-the-last Zoombini.
The goal is to figure out which Zoombini matches each of those three Fleens, so that the Fleens come down off the branch to chase their Zoombini partner.
www.gamersinfo.net /index.php?art/id:796   (1378 words)

  
 Save $$ on Zoombinis Logical Journey™ CD-ROM from The Learning Company®   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Kids must rescue them from impending disaster and lead them on a journey through 12 challenging puzzles to a new island home.
Zoombinis Logical Journey™ is an effective, entertaining program that builds and strengthens essential reasoning and mathematical communication skills.
In this unique and popular program, students lead the peaceful and adventurous Zoombinis (little blue creatures that have different eyes, nose, feet and hair) on a digital trek in search of a new homeland after they escape the clutches of the mean and greedy Bloats.
www.kidsurplus.com /enb-zoombinis.html   (213 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Zoombinis Logical Journey Deluxe for Windows, Mac at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to help the Zoombinis on their escape so that they can travel to a new land where they can build their home and once again be in a state of nirvana.
The Cliffs are allergic to certain Zoombinis features (hair, nose color, spring feet vs wheels, glasses, etc) and if your Zoombinis chooses the bridge to the cliff with an allergy to you, well then you'll get sneezed back to the other side.
You have to figure out when to put your Zoombinis on the ledge to be "bubble-shipped" to the other side---make a right choice and the "ship" follows the arrow pattern safely.
www.epinions.com /content_55560736388   (2014 words)

  
 All Star Review: The Logical Journey of the Zoombini's
In this addictive game, the Zoombinis live on their island in peace, until captured by the Bloats and are forced into slavery.
Zoombinis meet finicky Pizza-Eating Tree Trolls that must be satisfied with the correct pizza toppings.
Each frog may be used twice in an attempt to help the Zoombinis cross the river.
www.allstarreview.com /zoombinis.html   (474 words)

  
 Zoombinis Logical Journey: read reviews
And so they lived happily on Zoombini Isle, making small, useful products, which were prized the world over." So begins an unsuspectingly addictive CD-ROM, featuring uncommonly fun reasoning games that require serious problem solving and math-thinking work.
Yet the perils that face this cheerful society are not as fearsome as the amount of time you'll potentially spend on this pursuit.
Adored by educators and parents alike, Zoombinis Logical Journey challenges children to employ such basic fundamentals of mathematical thinking as organizing information, reasoning of evidence, finding and making patterns, and systematic testing of hypotheses.
www.telot.us /52377992135998336496.aspx   (764 words)

  
 Kids Domain Reviews - Logical Journey of the Zoombinis
When you get a full band of 16 Zoombinis get through each of the 3 puzzles on a section of the journey, you are automatically moved to the next level of play.
Fleens are the Zoombinis' mutant cousins whose genetic makeup was altered by a bad batch of hair mousse.
The Zoombinis need to find their correct places along the path - if you put it in a wrong spot, it is flipped through a secret tunnel and pops up in a correct place.
www.kidsdomain.com /review/kdr/zoombinis.html   (1747 words)

  
 Zoombinis Mountain Rescue
The Zoombinis are back to take your math and logic skills to a higher level!
Caught in a severe storm, a small band of Zoombinis seeks shelter in a mountain cave.
The Zoombinis’ escape rests squarely on your shoulders, or more accurately, on your brain.
store.purplus.net /zomore.html   (274 words)

  
 Logical Journey of the Zoombinis
The Bloats have rapped the countryside and plundered the Zoombinis villages.
Your role is to help the Zoombinis travel to a new land where they can rebuild their thriving community.
As successive bands of Zoombinis pass through to the Promised Land, the player has the opportunity to play each puzzle many times.
www.noccc.org /bytes/revuprod/v01/227.html   (425 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Zoombinis return in an 'Odyssey' of edutainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Zoombinis are blue creatures that teach children logical reasoning.
In the new Zoombinis Island Odyssey, the Zoombinis bounce in and out of logic puzzles to save their home on Zoombini Isle from ecological disaster.
Kids interact with gear-driven catapults, decode tiles with symbols to match hieroglyphs, create Zerbles (a gentle animal that is almost extinct) by using Mendel-square genetics, and deduce how to feed the picky Zerbles by using Venn diagrams.
www.usatoday.com /tech/columnist/2002-11-19-spotlight-kids_x.htm   (286 words)

  
 Learning Village Educational Software Review of Zoombinis Island Odyssey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Although the Zoombinis games were ostensibly about math and logic, I had come to believe that they were also about science.
Although the games never explicitly say, "you're acting like a scientist," it is my hope that the habits of mind the player develops with the Zoombinis will stay with them throughout their lives.
And so I tried to incorporate the real world throughout Zoombinis Island Odyssey, from the grand theme of ecology and life cycles that informs the game story, to more particular processes like pollination, plant anatomy, genetics or the phases of the moon that appear in individual puzzles.
www.learningvillage.com /html/rZoombinisIOScot.html   (347 words)

  
 Zoombinis to the Rescue - Computing With Kids
Zoombinis Island Odyssey is the third title in the Zoombinis Series, and this time the Zoombinis explore logic puzzles that have a science twist.
The Zoombinis learn that their ancestral home of Zoombini Isle has been decimated and then abandoned by the diabolical Bloats.
Children have always been drawn to the blue round Zoombinis, and this title’s additional characters are equally charming.
www.computingwithkids.com /column/20021122.asp   (473 words)

  
 Understanding the Zoombinis
The goal is for the students (without knowing the connection - see if they can derive this on their own) to be able to identify the similarities and the database processes involved in the creation and playing of the program.
For example: as the Zoombinis cross the bridge, the database has been sorted so that Zoombinis with either one or two specific characteristics can cross the top bridge.
Since this lesson is a demontration and group discussion, the evaluation will be on a general understanding by the class and their ability as a group to answer questions about databases.
www.wtvl.net /jchandler/lunder.htm   (1392 words)

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