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10/10/09
Oh Eoin Colfer. To think I once respected you.
10/09/09
Long ways to go still.
Edit: Should say, I know this isn't a "game" But its a way for kids to learn, in a multimedia format. Having links and little quizzes in books at that age would be almost like achievements for us now. No real value, but the kids want to go on just to get the satisfaction of completing something.
10/09/09
Then again, I'm not seven. Maybe soon, we'll have a generation of privileged kids who've never picked up a paperback but read hundreds of books via their digital devices. That'd be... kinda cool.
10/09/09
It's as if they're proud of their illiterateness, or that they are afraid to be called library worms / geeks / nerds / whatever if they read books. Or that they are convinced that books are not cool, and that there's no way that a book can be better than a videogame, a TV show or a movie. Or a combination of all of the above. Really sad.
I can really appreciate EA's effort into publishing this game and trying to bring the joy of reading to modern kids (albeit in a different format), but I honestly think it's doomed.
Kids nowadays (and many teenagers and adults as well) don't have the slightest idea of the awesome experiences they're missing out on by neglecting to read books.
(PD: Sorry if my english isn't perfect, it's not my first language. I learned english all on my own, by reading books in english and with the help of a spanish / english dictionary, as a matter of fact).
10/09/09
EDIT: Oh, geez... next time I ought to RTFA. Seems like you get 6 to 8 books for that price. Good luck to them, either way!
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And can you read a Kindle in the tub?
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While paper books are always great, trying to sell books to kids in another format is still encourageable.
10/09/09
Also, needs more Winnie, the Pooh.
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Obviously, this was some sort of bear/swan hybrid. Like an owlbear. Must be in one of those weird Monster Manuals.
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Maybe I'll nip over to Amazon some day and see how much a complete set would cost.
That being said, if Flips gets more kids to read, I'm all for it. This is also the reason I want PBS to start a new Wishbone series.
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Now, I just hope they're as well written (as far as kid's sci-fi can be) as I remember.
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Reading the first book again, I remember why I loved this series so much. Despite the simplistic writing style and Goosebumps-length chapters, it really is a good sci-fi yarn. Not exactly Asimov, but I'm as entertained as I was back in the 90's.
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