The Rainforest Adventure is a fun game that is about rainforest plants and animals. First you need to crack the code. To do that, you need to read through the book that is attached to the kit.
    As you read through it, you’ll learn all sorts of things about the rainforest and come across four questions that need to be answered to crack the code. Some of the answers are hidden in the attached book.
    Once you crack the code, you’ll find a board game inside. There will be six animals for you to save and whoever saves all their animals first wins, but there will be obstacles in your way. Use your knowledge to save all the animals that are from your continent.
    I think the kit was easy to follow and understand. The kit topic was interesting; it was about rainforest plants and animals. The kit was a good mix of easy and hard. The thing I like the most about the kit is the board game.
    I learned lots of things from it, like plants and animals I hadn’t heard of. I had loads of fun too. One of the features I especially liked was the field notebook that told about animals. One thing I would change is the location of the board game instructions. They’re on the back of the board. A separate sheet would be easier to use. I would give the kit a 9 out of 10 rating. The one word to describe the kit is educational.

(Originally published in the May/June 2004 issue of YES Mag.)