by The Learning Company
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Reader Rabbit and his friend Sam the Lion are innocently piloting their Dreamship through the sky when--from out of nowhere--a Pie Rat ship attack knocks them for a loop. The ship crashes into a sticky mass of cheese on a high mountaintop, while Sam and Reader Rabbit fall into the sea below. In Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade: Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship Adventures, players must get the intrepid adventurers back to the ship before the Pie Rats take it over.
Aimed at children in the second grade, this Reader Rabbit program offers a challenging series of educational games. Players must climb Mount Cheesemore, for example, by completing a series of math formulas. The challenge is to place the cheese blocks correctly, in such a way that all the formulas are balanced. Getting one or two of the numbers to tally may be easy, but completing the third can be quite the test. In another game, crossing a fast-flowing river depends on the user's ability to make compound words, or to identify synonyms and antonyms.
The games are perfect for children studying or previewing a second-grade curriculum. They are set at a perfect range of difficulty, simple at first, but with an automatic increase in toughness as players master the spelling, science, and math skills presented in the activities. At higher levels, parental assistance may be required to complete the puzzles. What's more, players must complete some tasks in order to get to others--there is no way to skip out on the language or science drills if you want to rescue the Dreamship.
This is not to say that the game is low on entertainment value. It is filled with bright characters and charming animations. As a setting, Mount Cheesemore provides pleasant and consistent goofiness. The educational content is not understated--children will know they are working--but the game environment is fun and offers plenty of enjoyment and variety along the way. --Alyx Dellamonica
With seven cheese-ilicious activities you’re infor a giant slice of adventureProduct InformationWhen the fabulous Dreamship crash lands into gooey Mt. Cheesemore Reader Rabbitand Sam must find it before the bungling Pirates get there first. Our heroesneed your help using skills in grammar reading science fractions and tellingtime. With seven cheese-ilicious activities you’re in for a giant slice ofadventure!Skills Learned Creating equations Identifying number patterns Counting by multiples Comparing number values Identifying fractions Telling time Building vocabulary Synonyms & antonyms Building compound words Reading comprehension Constructing sentences Using punctuation & capitals Identifying insect anatomy Problem solving Drawing & paintingProduct FeaturesCheese Brick SpellingUse your spelling and phonics skills to help Larry Laidback fix the cheesebricks transporter!Pirate Maze ReadingConstruct sentences tell the time and identify shapes to complete the Piratemaze!Cheddar Cheese EquationsSave Mrs. Mac’s macaroni crop from a cheese avalanche using your math skills!Features Auto-adjusting skill levels Progress tracing reports Printable activitiesWindows Requirements Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Vista 166 MHz Pentium or faster 32 MB RAM 100 MB free hard disk space 640x480 monitor 16-bit color SoundBlaster compatible sound card & speakers (stereo recommended) 8X CD-ROM drive Internet access recommended Color printer recommendedMacintosh Requirements Mac OS 8.6–9.2 OS X PowerPC 180 MHz or faster 32 MB RAM 100 MB free hard disk space 640x480 monitor thousands of colors 16-bit stereo sound 8X CD-ROM drive Internet access recommended Color printer recommended