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Scuppers the Dog wants to be a sailor. He was born at sea and all he wants to do is go to sea. When Scuppers finally gets a chance to go to sea he is shipwrecked. But he doesn't let that bother him. He fixes his boat and goes back out to sea, this time ending up at a foreign seaport. Scuppers is now truly a Sailor Dog. There are plenty of interactive storybooks on the market, many of which are very similar. “The Sailor Dog” stands out for the variety in the activities. Of course, this CD has all the standard options. You can have the story read to you or you can play in the story. You can go through the pages sequentially or jump to any page you wish. It comes with two languages, English and Spanish. Each page has plenty of “clickables,” those animations that occur when you click on an object. Moving beyond the standard features, this interactive storybook startswith a title page. You can type in your child’s name (or better yet, teach him or her to type!), thereby personalizing the book. Another feature that adds to the uniqueness of this product is the sound box, represented by a speaker on the main menu. Here, you can watch two music videos, featuring songs called “The Sailor Dog” and “Shipshape!” You can also choose to sing along. If you select this option, you will see the words on your screen instead of the “music video,” and the appropriate words will be highlighted when it is time to sing them. The Sounds option lets you listen to any of 24 sound effects from the story. For example, there are several animals, thunder, musical instruments, and a drill. |
