Arthur's Reading Race

by Creative Wonders

Product Features

• Join Arthur on a Reading Adventure!   Product InformationArthur learns to read at school and now he reads everything he sees. But,when he tells D.W. that he'll teach her to read, D.W. says she already knows howto read. To prove it, Arthur and D.W. go around town playing a game of who canread more words. Arthur promises to buy ice cream for his little sister, D.W.,if she can read ten words.&

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00003IEKI
• Item model number: 51291
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,382 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #13 in Software > Children's Software > Reading & Language
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Join Arthur on a Reading Adventure! Product InformationArthur learns to read at school and now he reads everything he sees. Butwhen he tells D.W. that he'll teach her to read D.W. says she already knows howto read. To prove it Arthur and D.W. go around town playing a game of who canread more words. Arthur promises to buy ice cream for his little sister D.W.if she can read ten words.  The twosome race to the park where D.W.is quick to recognize signs such as zoo don't walk police and ice cream.  Whenshe reads wet paint before her big brother does Arthur is in for a colorfulsurprise!   More than just an animated storybook this interactive creation includesthree educational games that develop word recognition and other basic readingskills. What's more since the games are actually fun they provide anexperience that everyone can truly enjoy - which is more than we can sayabout piano lessons.  Kids can read along with the story. Words arehighlighted as the story is read and children can click on a particular word tohear it reread. Arthur doesn't think D. W. can read. Follow them as Arthur putsher to the test. Find out who gets the reward. There are fun surprises andhundreds of clickables along the way.Fun Activities IncludeThe I Spy gameI see something that teaches children to love reading. Can you spot it?Reading Race gameMatch a word to the picture and help Arthur and D.W. race to the Ice CreamStore.Let Me Write!Drag pictures of items up to the paper tablet to form sentences to help teachnew words.Windows Requirements Windows 98 Me XP 486SX or higher processor 8 MB of RAM 640x480 monitor 256 colors Windows compatible sound card & speakers 2X CD-ROM driveMacintosh Requirements Mac OS 7.5–9.2 OS X Classic mode PowerMac or higher processor 8 MB of RAM 640x480 monitor 256 colors 2X CD-ROM drive   

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 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: Arthur's Reading Race (CD-ROM)

My 7-year old autistic daughter loves this game and will play with it for hours.

She can already read, better than the level this game is targetted for, but what she loves is all the fun animations from all the clickable hotspots.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game, my daughter is already sassy anyway, January 5, 2004

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Tim Minogue (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arthur's Reading Race (CD-ROM)

Great story with lots of interactive stuff to click on to keep youngsters interested.

The reading race game is excellent, however the authors did not include nearly enough words in the game to keep it interesting long term. A real shame, as the game itself is motivating and educational and would have real value in teaching spelling and word recognition skills if only the dictionary was larger.

The previews of other games are a great addition - good advertising for the publishers and very entertaining in their own right.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Arthur's Reading Race, December 10, 2002

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Darrell Nungester (Floyds Knobs, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arthur's Reading Race (CD-ROM)

This is a good game that will help your children to learn to read. This game will work with Windows XP Home Edition if you run it in compatibility mode.