I Spy Junior Puppet Playhouse (Jewel Case)

by Scholastic

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IJHX
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,533 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Like its sister program, I Spy Junior, this CD is based on Jean Marzallo's picture collage books and is geared toward preschoolers. Within an overall puppet show theme, there are four I Spy puzzles that tell little stories. One, for instance, tells the tale of a baby whale looking for his mother through rhymes like "I spy a hat, brown rope with a knot, two whale eyes and a crab in a pot." Children find the mentioned objects and eventually help reunite the whales. Other activities include a puppet making game where kids must listen and follow directions, a sorting game and a Make Your Own I Spy activity. All in all, this is a likable program, perhaps a bit light on content, but great for zeroing in on listening skills.
Teaches: logic, following directions, listening, early reading skills
Age Range: 5-8 Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best children's software I've seen yet, July 3, 2001

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"sosullivan1" (Medway, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Spy Junior: Puppet Playhouse (CD-ROM)

I have never taken the time to review a product, but I love this CD so much I felt I had to. It is the best software that I have bought for my kids so far. The colors, the characters and the graphics are terrific and even manage to hold mom's attention!! Never mind, that my daughter really loves it too. Another thing that was good about it is that it's teaching my daughter basic mouse skills and there are quite a few different activities to play so kids won't get bored easily. I'll be looking for more software from this company as I find that most of the stuff out there for kids is a big waste of money.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Independent game, November 24, 2004

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Wanda Rice "boys mom" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Spy Junior Puppet Playhouse (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

My youngest son is 3 and really enjoys computer games. I limit his time, especially since many that have entered our house don't seem to have many redeeming qualities or he can't do them himself. This is a game he can play by himself, which occaionally comes in handy, and I feel that it is not devoid of educational value. He also enjoys playing I Spy Treasure Hunt and Spooky Mansion with his 6 year old brother.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect, but very good, January 14, 2001

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This review is from: I Spy Junior: Puppet Playhouse (CD-ROM)

My 2 1/2 year old son has really taken to this. It's a really great idea and it's well executed. You have four puppet shows and three games. The graphics are very well done and very realistic, with no cartoon-like figures. Everything is a scan of a real object. The games are building your own puppet, building your own still image from a puppet show, and sorting. Sorting really is what early math is all about. I'm glad they have it.

The puppet shows are where you will spend most of your time. Each show is composed of four or five scenes which have a dozen or so clickable objects. A riddle appears at the bottom and you have to find the three or four objects that are in the riddle. When you click on a riddle object, it does something and advances the story. Each scene has two riddles and when you have gone through all the scenes, your done with that show. A kid might eventually learn the locations of all the objects in a particular show, but with four shows, it will take a while.

There is only one real problem I have with it, based on several sessions of lap play with my son. Because there are about a dozen objects in each scene, but you only need 3 or 4 for the riddle, the rest of the objects don't do anything when you click on them. I think every object should do something (wiggle, glow or zoom, at the very least) when it gets clicked, not just the riddle objects. This has led to my sons newest vocabulary word: "doesntwork". If not this, then at least the riddle objects from the first of the pair of riddles for a particular scene should still be active for the second of the pair. So, when you click on a riddle object from the first riddle, it should still do something, if not it's original action, when you are finding the objects from the second riddle. As it is now, my son tries to click on the objects which were just active in the previous riddle, but they "doesntwork".

But, overall, I'm pleased with it. There is no violent action and it is pretty exploratory and creative, as advertised.