Children can get their first taste of computing in the company of some of their favourite characters with the exciting new All Aboard! Adventures. All Aboard! Adventures are published by Encore for PC CD-ROM, and are expected on store shelves in the UK on March 14th 2003. They are anticipated to carry an approximate retail price of £19.99 each.

The three titles in the All Aboard! Adventures series – designed for toddlers, pre-schoolers and infants – can give young children a great start on the computer. Each title offers a rich variety of experiences to satisfy inquiring minds, as well as opportunities to learn new skills and reinforce newly acquired ones. The software in each package features well-known and well-loved characters such as Reader Rabbit®, Dr. SeussTM and Winnie the PoohTM, making the learning experience exciting and very familiar.

Encore Europe's Jim Mackonochie comments, "All Aboard! Adventures is a superb addition to our successful children's compilation line, which includes such best sellers as Games Just for Girls and Games Just for Boys. All Aboard! Adventures artfully combines great titles, terrific learning experiences and an affordable price."

Three fun filled titles

At the youngest end of the range (18 months and upwards), All Aboard! Toddler Adventures includes four stimulating titles that toddlers will enjoy for hours. They can create music scores with Playhouse Disney's Rolie Polie OlieTM: The Search for Spot, strengthen their critical thinking in Maurice Sendak's The Little BearTM Rainy Day Activities, begin reading and listening with Dr. SeussTM Toddler, and build their vocabulary with Disney's Winnie the PoohTM and Tigger Too!

The next All Aboard! Adventures caters to pre-school children between three and five years old, and includes four individual titles. Dr. SeussTM Preschool is a caper involving favourite Dr. Seuss characters including Horton the Elephant and Yertle the Turtle. In the Disney's 102 Dalmatians Activity Center, children can create their own masterpieces using the latest puppy fashions, while Arthur's® Reading Race will help with reading and comprehension. Finally, Lego® Kingdom Knights encourages children to develop creative skills.

For five year olds and older, All Aboard! Adventures offers more complex programs in the shape of More Bugs in Boxes, encouraging pattern recognition and music creativity; Reader Rabbit® I Can Read with Phonics, for reinforcing reading skills; and two enjoyable, innovative adventures – LEGO® Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge and Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 2TM Activity Center.

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About Encore

Encore, a majority-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR), is a leading interactive publisher in the videogame and PC CD-ROM markets. The company recently began shipping Dragon's Lair 3DTM for Nintendo GameCubeTM, and DaredevilTM in conjunction with the premiere of the feature film. Encore recently entered the PC utilities software market with SafeworldTM, a powerful yet easy-to-use line of Internet security products, which will be launched in the UK in April. The company also offers a broad range of PC titles under internationally recognized brands such as Sesame StreetTM, Dragon TalesTM, and KaplanTM.
Encore products are sold in thousands of retail outlets nationwide, and in major international markets. For more information on Encore and Navarre Corporation, visit www.encoreusa.com and www.navarre.com.

Trade enquiries should be directed to Encore's exclusive distribution partner, Pinnacle Software, on 01322 665652.

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