Orly's Draw-A-Story

by Broderbund

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002ADDZM
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,970 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 8, 2003

Product Description

Stories Sprint to Life as You Draw!Product InformationWelcome to Orlys Jamaica!  Pick any ofOrly's fantastic stories then pause to draw and color a picture. Surprise! Thecharacters talk and joke with you while you work then come to life as part ofthe story. There's sound music and action galore for hours of creativity play.Product FeaturesListening Storytelling Drawing Arts & Crafts Painting Coloring Doodling Writing Jamaican Culture Book MakingAdditional Features Orly invites you to draw and paint pictures. Don't get pain in the sea monster's mouth or you'll hear about it from him! When you're finished click "Done." See your drawings spring to life! Suddenly your sea monster drawing is in the story with full motion and sound. Now draw a boat. Your boat is at sea in a raging storm! What happens next? Keep drawing and you will find out. Showtime! Watch your finished stories play like movies at Orly's outdoor theater. Make up your own stories. Write and illustrated unlimited stories of your own.Windows Requirements Windows 95/98/Me 33MHz 486 or faster 8MB of RAM Minimum 15MB hard disk space 2X CD-ROM drive or faster 640x480 display 256 colors Windows compatible sound deviceMacintosh Requirements Macintosh and PowerPC System 7.1.2 or higher 25MHz 68040 processor or faster; PowerPC 5MB of RAM free 2X CD-ROM drive or faster 640x480 display 256 colors 

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A favorite--year after year, November 12, 2004

By 

LL "llofprinceton" (Princeton, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Orly's Draw-A-Story (CD-ROM)

Our daughter was about 5 when she first discovered Orly's Draw-A-Story. Five years later, it's still her hands-down favorite. Even though she's heard the stories over and over, she illustrates them differently each time. The software encouraged her to write and illustrate her own story, as well.

She doesn't like win/lose type games, so this software particularly appeals to her.

If you want truly creative software, this is the best out there. I've looked for similar software and I haven't found anything like it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh, I've Known This Since Elementary School!, February 27, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Orly's Draw-A-Story (CD-ROM)

I've always loved art when it naturally came upon me at a young age, so when I first experienced Orly's Draw-A-Story, I didn't know what to do first! So I started off with the doodle pad where you can practice drawing. I especially like the stories, which are so imaginitive. My favorite is "The Strange Princess." I got to create my own submarine and an eye for it! There's the junkyard where you can watch your own movies come to life and if you click on the tire labeled "Learn to Draw," you are taken to the doodle pad where Orly will give you instructions on what to do. I really do miss it, since I've had fun with art with Orly and her frog, Lancelot.

-Sharilyn Mutulo, 14 1/2

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Orly Draw A Story - Unfortunate Disappointment, February 26, 2011

By 

metrouro - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Orly's Draw-A-Story (CD-ROM)

I loved the product when my children used it years ago. When I saw they had it available on Amazon I purchased it for my local elementary school to use with the younger students who were learning about the Caribbean. However, we were not able to install the software because the technology was not compatible with the new computer systems.