Buster's site has the following great features:
Buster's online travel diary, where he talks about all his adventures: where he went, who he met, and what he did. The language of his journal entries is kept simple (and funny!) to appeal to a wide spectrum of readers and reading abilities. A map is included with each blog to show where Buster's located in that episode.
Roadside Poll
This polling feature give kids a voice on topics related to specific episodes of the show. Do they live with their grandparents? Would they rather be a leader or a follower? Do they accept change quickly or slowly? These and many other topics are covered. Look for a poll with each blog.
Play head to head with Buster! Based on bingo, players in this game look out for cards with state information that they have on their own playing board. When they have a match, they mark it down. Get four in a row, across or down, to win. (This game contains information about a state food, a state animal, the state shape, and the state flag for Alaska, Hawaii, Florida, South Dakota, New Mexico, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Maine.)
Learn basic U.S. geography while trying to track down our traveling friend. All 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., are featured.
A great travel game. Print any or all of the four cards. Then, each time you see one of the words from your card, mark that square. The first player to get five in a row across, down, or diagonally wins.
This area houses the theme song, and eventually all 40 episode-specific songs from the first season's episodes. The eight at launch will be added to in batches over the fall and winter of 2004/05.
Take a look at nine video clips from the shows!
If there's one thing we know, it's that Buster enjoys a good meal. Nine recipes culled from his travels will let kids try out the same food he did.
Lesson plans, recommended books, and much more.
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