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Younger learners can discover more with Encarta.
Microsoft Encarta for Children is the trusted academic software for younger learners to explore a world of information at a fantastic educational discount price the family can afford.
Encarta for Children is a special area for younger learners, up to 12 years old.
Packed with age-appropriate articles and lively multimedia, Encarta for Children provides a safer place to explore all kinds of topics. Make learning fun and easy with a colourful, easy-to-navigate environment designed just for kids, with plenty of maps, photos and interactive quizzes.
The #1 best-selling encyclopedia software brand for nearly a decade, Encarta provides more up-to-date content and more engaging multimedia than ever before. Whether you’re searching online or offline, it’s the trusted way to easily find relevant and reliable information on just about any subject.
Give Your Children The World
Encarta for Children holds a world of information for your family to explore. Stay current, encourage curiosity, make life-long learning a habit—and an adventure!
- Browse over 60,000 articles, over 25,000 photos and illustrations, over 800 videos and interactive activities, and over 3,000 sound and music clips.
- The encyclopedia also has an interactive atlas with over 1.8 million map locations.
- Age-related information for targeted learning.
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Key Benefits:
- Content you can trust
Microsoft Encarta Premium 2009 features editorially approved content. In contrast to many web encyclopedias, the authors of the 60,000+ detailed articles in Encarta Premium 2009 are experts in their field. Your children get relevant age-appropriate information from sources you can trust. Children can use Web Links to over 25,000 Web sites, pre-selected by Encarta editors for relevant and age-appropriate research material.
- Latest information
To ensure that the information stays current, every time you go online Encarta Premium 2009 content is updated with automatic downloads that add new information directly into existing articles.
- Searching content is easier than ever before
Microsoft Premium 2009 makes searching for information faster and more fun than ever. With the Encarta Search Bar, information is readily accessible and results include trusted information from both Encarta Premium 2009 and the Web.
- Enter a new exciting world of multimedia
Want to watch wildlife? Explore Mars? Travel the globe from the comfort of your home? Encarta has the visual tools to help. See historic events and places with 2- and 3-D virtual tours. Get a new perspective on the past with the unique Dynamic Timeline, which illustrates key events from geologic time to the present day. Enjoy captivating videos from the Discovery Channel which let you view a range of topics in detail.
System Requirements Details:
To use Microsoft Encarta for Children, you need:
- A personal computer with a 1.5-GHz processor or faster
- Windows Vista or XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later
- 512 MB of RAM (more recommended)
- 3 GB of available hard-disk space
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 requires between 210 and 620 MB of hard-disk space (included on disc)
- DVD-ROM drive
- High Color capable or better video card with a minimum 800 × 600 resolution (1024 × 768 recommended)
- Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse® or compatible pointing device
- 16-bit sound card and headphones or speakers
Additional items or services required to use certain features:
- Copy to Hard Drive requires an additional 3 GB of available hard-disk space
- Access to sounds and videos require Windows Media Player 11
- Access to interactive media requires Adobe Shockwave and Adobe Flash (which can be downloaded for free from adobe.com)
To Update Encarta, Web Links, Weather or Radio Links, you need:
- 56k modem or faster
- Internet connection
- Internet functionality may require payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider (ISP); local and/or long-distance telephone call charges may apply
- Up to 8 MB of additional hard-disk space required for each month's installment
- Content Updates are available until October 2009
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