Tortoise and the Hare

by Broderbund

Product Features

• Aesop's Classic Fable Becomes a Living Book (Ages 3 - 8)
• Includes dozens of hilarious new twists. Meet a score of delightfully animated characters
• Characters talk and move, sing and dance
• Reading skills grow through word recognition

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• ASIN: B000287MNI
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 20, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,280 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

See Who Makes it to the Finish Line in this Classictitle The Tortoise and the HareProduct InformationThis Living Book is a classic that has delighted children for untold generations.Includes dozens of hilarious new twists so the story remains fresh and full of surprises! This is the story about the race between the slow-and-steady tortoise and thehurry-up hare.  Along the way you'll meet a score of delightfully animatedcharacters - including Simon the story-telling bird.  Based on the legendary Greek writer Aesop this classic story dates back more than 25 centuries. Includes original storybook. In English and Spanish.Product Features Story is brought to life with characters that talk move sing and dance. With sound effects original music humor and animations it's a whole new learning experience. It is simple to use. Children just point and click. Repeat a favorite part go back or skip ahead all at their own pace. Reading skills are increased through word recognition. The computer can read words phrases and lines aloud. In English and Spanish Windows Requirements Windows 95 98 Me XP Vista 486/66 MHz or better processor 8MB of RAM 80MB Hard Drive space Super VGA (640 x 480 256 color) 2X or better CD-ROM Drive Sound Blaster or Sound Blaster Pro and 100% compatible Sound Cards MouseMacintosh Requirements Macintosh and PowerPC System 7.5.1 to 9.x 68040/16MHz processor or faster 84MB of RAM 5MB free Hard Disk space 2X CD-ROM drive or faster 256 color graphics display Printer recommended

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Autistic Kid Loves It, September 28, 2004

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Christopher K. Koenigsberg (Norman, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tortoise and the Hare (CD-ROM)

My 7-year old autistic daughter loves this game.

We stumbled onto it originally in a "preview", included in some Arthur CD-ROM's, and I went and bought a used copy of the real thing.

She will play for hours, clicking on things and making them interact all over the place. She laughs hysterically sometimes, making the hare stumble through mud etc.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too old for new computers!, January 13, 2008

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Laura Rogers (home) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tortoise and the Hare (CD-ROM)

If you are thinking of buying this product be sure to check to see if your computer is compatible. We have a Mac OS X and the Tortoise and the Hare is too old a program for it. As far as we can tell it runs only on version 7. Don't be mislead by the fact that is says for Mac versions 7 or higher on the case, it is not true and I suspect it will be a similar situation for computers running Windows.

5.0 out of 5 stars I used to play this ALL the TIME!!!, August 11, 2009

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T. Jackson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tortoise and the Hare (CD-ROM)

I loved this so much when I was little! I would play it all the time.
The story. The Tortiose is slow in speed but not in kindess. He takes things one at a time and doesn't waste it either.
The Hare on the other hand is busy and always on the move and is kind of a braggart (And I say it in a loving way) but loveable. Anyway.
One day the Tortoise is listening to the birds sing and the Hare thinks that the Tortoise leds a boring life. And then that afternoon they meet again.
And the Hare starts teasing him again. And by now the Tortiose is getting tired of being made fun of and tells the Hare that he can move pretty fast sometimes and so the Hare challenges him to a race.
And when the race comes Who do you think wins the race? Buy this Living Book to find out!
Oh and there are lots of funny gags like on page 5 if you click on one of the buildings a mouse appears and calls to his friend who's a hippo and asks him does he want to play catch. And the hippo says "Sure. Catch me" and the hippo lands on the mouse and the mouse picks him up and carries him away (That's a strong mouse). That was such a HOOT! Kids laugh out loud at these gags I'm sure of it!
I NEVER get tired of these gags their SO funny! Also don't forget to find the dragonfly that's hidden on every page!