Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship Adventures [OLD VERSION]

by The Learning Company

Product Features

• Save Mrs. Mac?s macaroni crop from a cheese avalanche using your math skills!
• Pirate Maze Reading Construct sentences, tell the time, and identify shapes to complete the Pirate maze!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005LJDF
• Item model number: 380810
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 29, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,546 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #32 in Software > Children's Software > Reading & Language
  • #70 in Software > Children's Software > Activities
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Reader Rabbit and his friend Sam the Lion are innocently piloting their Dreamship through the sky when--from out of nowhere--a Pie Rat ship attack knocks them for a loop. The ship crashes into a sticky mass of cheese on a high mountaintop, while Sam and Reader Rabbit fall into the sea below. In Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade: Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship Adventures, players must get the intrepid adventurers back to the ship before the Pie Rats take it over.

Aimed at children in the second grade, this Reader Rabbit program offers a challenging series of educational games. Players must climb Mount Cheesemore, for example, by completing a series of math formulas. The challenge is to place the cheese blocks correctly, in such a way that all the formulas are balanced. Getting one or two of the numbers to tally may be easy, but completing the third can be quite the test. In another game, crossing a fast-flowing river depends on the user's ability to make compound words, or to identify synonyms and antonyms.

The games are perfect for children studying or previewing a second-grade curriculum. They are set at a perfect range of difficulty, simple at first, but with an automatic increase in toughness as players master the spelling, science, and math skills presented in the activities. At higher levels, parental assistance may be required to complete the puzzles. What's more, players must complete some tasks in order to get to others--there is no way to skip out on the language or science drills if you want to rescue the Dreamship.

This is not to say that the game is low on entertainment value. It is filled with bright characters and charming animations. As a setting, Mount Cheesemore provides pleasant and consistent goofiness. The educational content is not understated--children will know they are working--but the game environment is fun and offers plenty of enjoyment and variety along the way. --Alyx Dellamonica

Product Description

With seven cheese-ilicious activities you’re infor a giant slice of adventureProduct InformationWhen the fabulous Dreamship crash lands into gooey Mt. Cheesemore Reader Rabbitand Sam must find it before the bungling Pirates get there first. Our heroesneed your help using skills in grammar reading science fractions and tellingtime. With seven cheese-ilicious activities you’re in for a giant slice ofadventure!Skills Learned Creating equations Identifying number patterns Counting by multiples Comparing number values Identifying fractions Telling time Building vocabulary Synonyms & antonyms Building compound words Reading comprehension Constructing sentences Using punctuation & capitals Identifying insect anatomy Problem solving Drawing & paintingProduct FeaturesCheese Brick SpellingUse your spelling and phonics skills to help Larry Laidback fix the cheesebricks transporter!Pirate Maze ReadingConstruct sentences tell the time and identify shapes to complete the Piratemaze!Cheddar Cheese EquationsSave Mrs. Mac’s macaroni crop from a cheese avalanche using your math skills!Features Auto-adjusting skill levels Progress tracing reports Printable activitiesWindows Requirements Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Vista 166 MHz Pentium or faster 32 MB RAM 100 MB free hard disk space 640x480 monitor 16-bit color SoundBlaster compatible sound card & speakers (stereo recommended) 8X CD-ROM drive Internet access recommended Color printer recommendedMacintosh Requirements Mac OS 8.6–9.2 OS X PowerPC 180 MHz or faster 32 MB RAM 100 MB free hard disk space 640x480 monitor thousands of colors 16-bit stereo sound 8X CD-ROM drive Internet access recommended Color printer recommended

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Offers a great variety of skills, March 12, 2002

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Shannon Davis (Stoughton, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship Adventures [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

We bought this title for our 6-year old daughter. She was definately captivated by the animation and storyline. There are a multitude of goal-oriented activities which help reinforce math, spelling, language, and science skills. The game becomes more challenging as questions are answered correctly. Kids will be guided through activities without any help from adults.The only drawback was the amount of repitition necessary for achieving final goals. Some children may lose interest in a particular activity before the goal is met. All in all, Reader Rabbit 2nd grade is a great learning tool that kids will enjoy.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kid review., February 2, 2006

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PrincessPerky "Homeschooling mother" (NC, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship Adventures [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship Adventures
Review by GMC, first grader

I like Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship Adventures because I like the cheesy pie-rats. In the game I went inside a mountain, and opened the doors by fixing messages and clocks. I also had to get French bread by making compound words and synonyms, and antonyms. My favorite part was making bugs. I really liked the big monster that came out at the end when we had to find the crackers with the right fractions.

While playing the game I learned that opposites are called Antonyms. I also learned that insects have three parts, head, abdomen, and thorax.

The part I did not like was the mining section where it moved so fast I had to get Mommy to do the work. It did not have a setting to slow it down at all.

Parent note, the cars I had to help with gave me a headache!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great learning game!, January 8, 2008

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L. Callahan (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship Adventures [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

My children loved the adventure game so much that they were willing to do the math required to solve the puzzles. It made a great review for them to use over the summer.

They even wanted to play the game again after finishing it the first time.

They have loved Reader Rabbit so much that they play "bad pie rats" and "bunny games" when they build hideouts. Somehow, Reader Rabbit has become the main theme in their pretend play.