Join Blaster and GC on a mission to find lost treasure! PRODUCT INFORMATION The hunt takes you and the Blaster pals to the beautiful Aquatic Moon, a brightly colored underwater world filled with friendly fish and sea creatures.  The plucky inhabitants will guide you, along with GC and Blaster, on a fun, lively reading adventure to the mysterious lost treasure! For every round that you complete, you will earn a star.  As you collect stars Sea Friends will appear in the star window in the Orca Sub.  You must earn a total of five stars in order to enter the maze to find the treasure chest.  There are five levels of content and game play difficulty in Reading Blaster Ages 506.  You will be bumped up a level automatically after you have mastered all of the previous level.

BUNDLES AND SAVE! +   = $44.90 $39.95 Reading Blaster Mission 1: Secret of the Sunken Treasure Reading Blaster Mission 2 Planet of the Lost Things Ages 6-7

ACTIVITIES INCLUDES:

Skill-Based Activities

• Letter Dive - Help Blaster find the letters in the proper sequence and win a star! Vacuum up the letter bubbles that match the order displayed on Mel.  Be quick to click on the matching letter bubbles.  They will pop and disappear if they reach the surface of the water!
• Hidden Pictures - Uncover the picture beneath the sand and win a star!  Children will select from the icons provides and then click on all the pictures in that category, e.g., animals, fruit, clothing.  Each correct grouping causes the sand to drift away, revealing more of the picture. Complete the puzzle to see all of the hidden picture.
• Sand Dollar Matching - Help Blaster and GC match the sand dollars. Hidden beneath the sand dollars are letters, words, pictures, and phonic sounds.  Listen to the instructions, then click on a sand dollar to hear or see what is revealed. Click on another sand dollar and try to match it. Each correctly matched pair will wash away, while incorrect matches will flip back over.
• Sea Horse Race - You’re off to the races! Choose your player by clicking on Blaster or GC. The horses will line up at the starting line. Follow the announcer’s prompts. Find the same or different shapes or letters to make your sea horse swim faster. 
• Clamshell Scramble - Unscramble the letters or words in the clamshells to spell a word or make a sentence. Click on the letter or word in the shell and drag it to the correct space on the lines below. Be careful, as misplaced letters will jump back into the shell.
• Treasure Maze - Reward Activity - Collect five stars from any of the activities and you’re off on the treasure hunt!  Use the arrow keys to navigate through the maze. When you find a door, click a fish with the matching color, and it will give you a ride on its back through the door.
• B-Mail - When your B-Mail signal is on, it means you’ve gotten a B-Mail from a friend somewhere in the galaxy. Click the mailbox in the Treasure Room to read your mail and send a B-Mail to one of your new pals!
• Story Corner - Click the title of the book you want to read. You can print out the books to make your own story collection.
• Word Cards - Choose a level and then print out the word cards. Here are some ideas on how you and your child can use them:
  • Make a word book and draw a picture to go with each word card.
  • Find all the words that begin with the same letter as your child’s name.
  • Help your child make silly sentences with the words.
  • Say a letter or a letter’s sound, and then ask your child to find all the words that begin with that letter or sound.
  • Play word bingo.
  • Read a card aloud. Ask your child to find or think of a rhyming word.
  • Print two sets of cards and play a memory and concentration game or a matching game.
• Poster Collection - See and print your impressive collection of posters.
• Star Chart - Look to see how many levels you have mastered.  Print out your Blaster Star Chart and put it where everyone can see what a great reader you are! 

WINDOWS REQUIREMENTS

• Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP
• Pentium 166 MHz (or higher) processor
• 32MB of RAM
• 15MB free disk space
• 16-bit Video Card
• 12X CD-ROM Drive
• Windows compatible Sound Card
• Mouse
• Speakers
• Keyboard
• 56K modem or better
• Internet Access required for online features
• Printer (recommended)

MACINTOSH REQUIREMENTS

• Mac OS 8.1, 8.6 to 9.x
• PowerPC 120 MHz or faster processor
• 32MB of RAM
• 15MB free disk space
• Display supporting thousands of colors
• 12X CD-ROM Drive
• Mouse
• Speakers
• Keyboard
• Internet Access
• Printer (recommended)