Liberty's Kids

Riverdeep Ships Liberty’s Kids Software
Kids Meet the Real Heroes of the American Revolution and Report on the Beginnings of our Nation.

The Liberty’s Kids software immerses kids ages eight to twelve in the colonial adventures of two young reporters, Sarah Phillips and James Hiller, as they get swept up in the excitement of the American Revolution. Beginning at Ben Franklin’s print shop in Philadelphia, players embark on a journalistic exploration of seven historical events. Each event leads them on a replayable, interactive adventure in pursuit of the latest “scoop” for the front page of Ben Franklin’s Philadelphia Gazette daily newspaper.

Players will learn important details about the American Revolution and build skills in investigative reporting, such as listening and observation, as they explore compelling locations, collect interesting items, and interview fascinating characters such as George Washington, Abigail Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. An interviewing tool that utilizes the five w’s of reporting—who, what, when, where, and why—will help children gather and collect information from several sources, while teaching them the basic principles of journalism as they apply to writing a news story. After exploring each historical event, players will be challenged to separate fact from opinion and create their own front-page newspaper story, complete with headline and photo.

Pentium? 166 MHz + ; Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP; 60 MB free; 32 MB RAM; 8X speed; High color, 16-bit; Windows-compatible sound card and speakers; Windows-compatible mouse