Reader Rabbit Personalized Kindergarten
$9.95		(Win95/98/Me/XP/Mac) (Jewel Case) (READKINDDJ)

The Learning Company

Children

Ages: 4 to 6

Reading, Math, and Early Thinking Skills

Join Reader Rabbit at Camp and help save the party! Reader Rabbit and Mat the Mouse are planning a big campfire party, but all the supplies are missing. Can you help find them? Come along and explore Camp Happy Tails, where interactive puzzles, games, and activities create a fun-filled and suspenseful story. There are plenty of things to learn and places to explore, so let's go!

Match and Read
Find pairs of objects, numbers, and two-letter words hidden inside thes canoes. You're on your way to reading.

Celebrate Seasons
Decorate four colorful landscapes to understand the differences among the seasons.

Get Your Bearings
Search for Papa Bear's hidden alarm clock by using important directional clues like near, far, above, below, and right and left.

Stop and Think
Choose among possible reactions to social situations and see the resulting consequences.

Add It Up
Repair this rickety bridge using simple arithmetic to determine the right number of slats.

Make Time for Fun
Pick out fun activities for each time of the day to learn the differences among morning, noon, and night.

Sort It Out
Organize Pierre's pantry items by size, length, height, quantity, and volume to learn essential measurement, ordering, and sequencing skills.

Count and Cross
Pick the right combination of numbers to help Babs the Beaver cross the stream. The trick is using the rocks, grass, and logs, all of which have surprises of their own.

Paint Your Pal
Choose your favorite camp counselor...for coloring fun.

Check Your Progress
Use this handy list to see how far you've come. Will you find all the missing camp supplies?

Special Features:

Rewarding Story. Reader Rabbit's Kindergarten features a suspenseful plot that's full of both short-term and long-term goals. This challenging, rewarding design will motivate your child to play for hours and hours.

Multiple Levels. All activities are packed with progressive levels of educational challenge. Your child will start at just the right level and will gradually advance to new learning challenges.

Parent's Resources

Inside you'll find a Parent's Handbook filled with tips to enhance your child's learning experience, as well as guidance on child development.

Requirements:

Windows - Windows IBM and Compatibles. 486/33 MHz or better (66 MHz recommended); 8 MB memory RAM; hard disk with 2 MB free disk space; double speed CD-ROM drive; 256-color SVGA; Windows 95 or higher (including Windows XP); Windows-compatible sound card; mouse.

Macintosh - Macintosh. PowerPC or better; 16 MB RAM; hard disk with 15 MB free disk space; double speed CD-ROM drive; 256-color display; System 7.1 or higher; mouse.

Reviews:

Computer Shopper, November 1997

"Reader Rabbit can take even the smallest schoolchildren to Camp Happy Tail, where they can learn and have fun without getting homesick. The Learning Co.'s Reader Rabbit's Kindergarten is part of a new line of multisubject educational programs. Kindergarten is designed for children aged 4 to 6, and offers excellent activities that reinforce reading, counting, and thinking skills.

"Kids have to help Mat the Mouse find enough supplies to hold a campfire party. In what amounts to a high-tech scavenger hunt, children play a variety of amusing activities to obtain the necessary items, including food, decorations, and camping gear. When kids successfully find all the items, they get invited to attend an entertaining campfire party, complete with songs and stories.

"The Number Lumber activity asks kids to count logs and rocks to help a friendly beaver cross a river. Another activity lets youngsters find different shapes, objects, letters, and numbers in a simple Concentration-style game, and locate an alarm clock by listening to directions: above, below, and right and left. Kids are also presented with social situations in which they learn to share and be nice to others.

"Reader Rabbit's Kindergarten has good graphics and animation and cute characters. The title resembles Creative Wonder's Get Set for Kindergarten Deluxe, which stars Sesame Street characters. In our testing, children preferred the Sesame Street title, but Reader Rabbit's Kindergarten is nevertheless an entertaining and compelling program, with a solid educational basis."

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