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Reader Rabbit Toddler [Old Version]

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Publisher: Riverdeep
Catalog: Software
Audience age target: Early Childhood
Suitable before (months): 48
Media: CD-ROM
Format: CD-ROM
Model: 381491
Ean: 0772040814915
Upc: 772040814915

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Key features:

Learn letters and numbers, colors and shapes, animal names and sounds, musical instruments, parts of the body, early vocabulary, and more
Develop skills in memory and matching, cause and effect, langauge development, mouse control, following directions, and more
Get creative with singing and dancing, simple stories, songs and rhymes, and more
Color with a silly crayon that makes funny sounds
Personalize the play land with names, pictures, and voices

Compatible with:

Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98

Macintosh

Professional Review:

Explore Reader Rabbit's world and discover colors, shapes, songs, animals, letters, numbers, and more. Your child will be captivated and delighted by this enchanting land of fun and learning activities! First steps into a world of learning and discovery.

User Reviews:

Written on May 6, 2005
Summary: Best toddler program out there
What I like best about this program is that the child doesn't have to have mouse skills in order to play. Hitting the key board will make the game work, and it doesn't matter which key either. As the child advances, they can make the wand, or the paint brush, or whatever activity they are in work with the mouse. When I first bought this game, My son was just over a year old, and enjoyed the fact that he could bang on the computer and have color thrown on the coloring page, watch bubbles pop as you hit the keys and such. Now he's 2 1/2 and has mastered the art of moving the mouse and still loves this game. I agree with the other reviewer that this is the best toddler program out there. It has both educational AND fun aspects to it which makes it a 5 star in my book!

Written on April 12, 2005
Summary: My 4.5 year old STILL loves this software
Reader Rabbit holds my child's interest even after 2 years and many sessions! She loves it and seems to have learned from it.

Written on March 15, 2005
Summary: nice, but out of date
It looks nicely designed. A baby can use it without having to know how to use the keyboard and mouse. But it crashes Windows XP.

Written on October 21, 2004
Summary: Very good
This software arrived yesterday. My son, Zachary, has a cold, and we've been stuck inside recovering. He used it yesterday for two hours straight, and was completely involved and excited the entire time. He probably would have gone another hour if I had let him. It was difficult for me to resist "showing" my almost 2 1/2 year old son how to use the program, but I forced myself to sit back and just let him figure it out.

At first, it seemed like he was just randomly moving the mouse around, but it wasn't long before it became clear that he was sorting things out. Along with other reviewers, I saw the "problem" of having the exit located in the natural resting spot for the mouse (lower right hand corner). My first thought was "Oh, no, he's going to end up going in circles and get frustrated." But it wasn't long until he figured out that the lower right hand corner was the way to go "back" to new adventures. And this makes me think that perhaps the designer intended it this way. That is, the designer may have intentionally placed the "return" mouseover area where it is so the child would stumble upon it repeatedly and eventually make sense of how to navigate. In any case, this is how it worked for Zachary. He went in circles for a while and he gradually realized that he could avoid going in circles if he stayed off the lower right hand corner. I'm sure it would have taken longer if I had intruded to offer advice. The mouse character leads the child with just the right amount of encouragement and direction, and without any assistance from me, Zachary can now navigate through the program with confidence. Prior to this he had no experience with the computer other than sitting in my lap to watch a short video I might find on-line. He has, however, been dying to play with the computer himself for some time.

Zachary happens to be in an "I can't do it" phase, so he regularly sets up too difficult tasks for himself and then gets frustrated. I saw nothing even remotely like this happen while he was using this program. In fact, when he accomplishes a task and gets the visual/auditory reward, he will exclaim, "Yay for Zachary!"

Highly recommended. I got my copy used for half the retail price.

Update (Dec 4, 2004): After about a week, Zachary was completely bored with this software. I would still recommend, though, if the goal is to introduce the mouse without having to do any "demonstrating."

Written on May 15, 2004
Summary: The BEST first software program
After trying several different software programs for toddlers (including JumpStart Toddlers), I really believe this is the only way to go for the first program. The games are controlled by keyboard and mouse, so children who don't yet understand mouse movement can make the game work. When using the mouse, simply rolling over the correct part of the screen will activate the game. There are a variety of games that will improve computer skills gradually. Even after learning to point, click, and drag, my son still loves this game. My only complaint about the game is that I wish the star "button" which takes you back to the main menu is at the bottom right corner of the screen and too close to other pieces on many games. The fact that you only have to pause over the star, not click it, to return to the main menu meant that, until his mouse skills improved, my son was constantly accidently exiting a game in progress. I'd move the star to the upper right or left corner. But that is my only complaint. This is a fantastic product.

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Price comparison	Reader Rabbit Toddler [Old Version]	Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby and Toddler	JumpStart Toddlers	Reader Rabbit PreSchool	Reader Rabbit Learn to Read With Phonics	Toddler Bundle (Pooh Toddler, Mickey Toddler, and...
Our price	-	-	-	-	-	$12.99
List price	$29.95	$19.99	$19.99	$24.99	$19.99	$19.99
Lowest used price	$11.97	$6.99	$2.55	$1.99	-	$11.97
Lowest new price	$12.99	$3.94	$4.59	$5.00	$4.75	$11.99
Catalog	Software	Software	Software	Software	Software	Software
Release date	-	2001-06-25	-	2004-06-07	2001-06-25	2004-07-06
Audience age target	Early Childhood	Everyone	Early Childhood	Everyone	Early Childhood	Everyone
Suitable before (months)	48	23	-	48	-	48
Color variation	-	-	-	Reader Rabbit PreSchool	-	-
Media	CD-ROM	CD-ROM	CD-ROM	CD-ROM	CD-ROM	CD-ROM
Format	CD-ROM	CD-ROM	CD	CD-ROM	CD-ROM	CD-ROM
Model	381491	380846	-	381493	380848	3706001
Ean	0772040814915	0772040808464	0020626711388	0772040814939	0772040808488	0044702022397
Upc	772040814915	772040808464	020626711388	772040814939	772040809942	044702022397
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