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created especially for children. It features several different types of game play, at a variety of difficulty levels. It is designed to be fun and to improve

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There is a practice mode for learning basics of typing. There are also two games. In the first, fish are falling from the sky, each fish has a letter or a word written on it. When the player presses the corresponding key, or types the appropriate word, Tux will position himself to eat the fish.http://www.pcworld.ca/downloads/details/152332.htm The second game is similar, but the goal is to prevent comets from falling on a city, when a comet lands on the city, the shield will be removed, then if it is hit again without the shield, it disappears. If it is hit by a comet while the city is destroyed, points will be deducted. In both games, different languages can be selected as a source for the words.

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