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| From: Knowledge Adventure
Category: Software
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $3.80
You Save: $16.19 (81%)
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 1540
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X Intel, Mac Os X, Windows Xp
Genre: Arcade Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 20213
UPC: 876930001598
EAN: 0876930001598
ASIN: B000H94ZYQ
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Four exciting story lines - endless possibilities | | • | Answer John Lithgow’s simple questions to transform the stories | | • | Change and edit each chapter of your book | | • | Challenging words are introduced to expand vocabulary | | • | Import digital photos or drawings to personalize the book |
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Product Description
Knowledge Adventure Books by You helps your child become an author! Award-winning actorand author John Lithgow guides the way as you choose a storyline, then twist and transform it with your own ideas. Publish a real book that you'll love to read and keep forever because it's a Book by You!
Amazon.com
Create and Publish Your Own Books! Knowledge Adventure Books by You™ is a make-your-own-book software experience that ignites children's imaginations as they create and publish their own books. Award-winning actor and author John Lithgow guides the way as children choose a story line, then twist and transform it with their own ideas. Kids can add pictures, design a cover and dedicate the book to someone special. They can then publish a chapter book that they will love to read and share with friends, family and fans! Ages 8 and up Key Features - Four exciting story lines - endless possibilities
- Answer John Lithgow's simple questions to transform the stories
- Change and edit each chapter of your book
- Challenging words are introduced to expand vocabulary
- Import digital photos or drawings to personalize the book
- Include personal information in the About the Author section
- Dedicate the book to someone special
- Design a unique cover for the book
- Print and share
- Print from your home computer
- Save it as a PDF for easy emailing
- Order a real soft or hard cover chapter book*
Benefits Children become enthusiastic readers and improved creative writers Kids build confidence and gain a sense of pride when they share their book Children improve their vocabulary as new words are introduced The books kids create will be great keepsakes for years to come
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 So much fun, but wanted more September 5, 2008
Theresa A. Brown (NY, USA)
This was a nice idea, but there should have been more options to personalize the books. We did get one book printed out in paperback and it's a beautiful book. But again, my daughter who did this in the 4th grade felt that she would have liked to be able to edit the story more to show her personality. Perhaps it would be better for younger kids.
 A Mom's Choice Awards Recipient! March 20, 2008
Mom's Choice Awards
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Mom's Choice Awards honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times Best-Selling Author; LeAnn Thieman, Motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books; Tara Paterson, Certified Parent Coach, and founder of The Just For Mom Foundation(tm) and the Mom's Choice Awards . Parents and educators look for the Mom's Choice Awards seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families. This product has been honored by this distinguished award.
 NOT AS DESCRIBED!!! November 21, 2007
Colleen B. Pingree (Northwood, NH USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is NOT "Books By You!" This is "Books By John Lithgow!" The description is misleading. I thought this software would enable my daughter (age 9) to write and print her own books. NOT SO. Kids are simply filling in the blanks of provided stories. My daughter played with this for 20 minutes and hasn't touched it since. Absolutely UNINSPIRING! A waste of money.
Not what I expected October 17, 2007
Flanagan
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Like some of the other reviewers have said, all you do is fill in some one word answers in a story that's already written. Thought my child was going to get to do alot more creative writing.
Disappointing! January 15, 2007
Lawrence E. Smith
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
As my daughter enjoys reading and writing stories, I thought this program would be fun. But to my disappointment, she didn't like it, as all it was is a fill in the blank program, and the program writes the story for you.
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