123SB.ZIP 421792 03-16-94 123-Talk for Sound Boards 1.5 uses digitized | speech and colorful graphics to teach | children number-related activities. (Orlando | Dare) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $29) 123TALK3.ZIP 265871 01-03-94 123-Talk 3.0R has a voice that teaches | children ages 1-7 how to say numbers, | counting, addition, subtraction and more. It | also has a 1-2-3 song, alluring graphics and | a drawing program that requires a mouse. | Requires 512K. (Orlando Dare) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: | $30) 1PHONICS.ZIP 1235403 09-10-94 Phonics 123 1.1sw uses VGA graphics, sounds, | and human speech, in a game-like approach, to | teach the basics of phonetic sounds, the | alphabet, and how to spell and read | sentences. (Orlando Dare) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $39) ABC440.ZIP 217283 01-04-94 ABC Fun Keys 4.40 is a children's learning | game that teaches letters, numbers and the | keyboard. It has on-screen scrolling lyrics | for all twenty-seven nursery rhyme songs, | functional arrow keys to the opening kid's | menu, an option to allow PrtScreen to | function, and adjustable timing. The number | of songs can be set with a command line | parameter that allows you to add your own | songs. (Courtney E. Krehbiel) (Reg.Fee: $15) ABCPAINT.ZIP 91473 12-09-93 ABC Paint is an educational computer-aided | coloring program for young children. The | child is given a picture to color for a | letter of the alphabet from A-L. Up to 50 | different colors can be used. EGA/VGA and a | mouse are required. Also on this disk is READ | MY CHIPS (RMC), a number guessing game. | (Belinda Aboshanab) (Reg.Fee: $15) ABCS.ZIP 74751 11-30-90 ABC'S 2.00E uses colorful graphics to teach | children the alphabet. The child must match | upper and lower case letters and letters and | objects. The program also displays objects on | screen in response to keyboard input. (Wayne | Beard) (Reg.Fee: $5) ABCTALK3.ZIP 272107 07-22-94 ABC-Talk 3.2sw is a fabulous talking voice | that helps children ages 1-7 learn how to | talk, read, learn the alphabet, spell and | work with a computer. It also has an ABC | song, alluring graphics and a drawing program | that requires a mouse. Although it will work | with all video cards, you will get higher | resolution and more colors if you have | EGA/VGA. The speech has a lot more life to it | than the speech in most other programs we've | tested. Given the severe limitation of the | PC's speaker, you're not going to find much | better than this. The only weak point was in | "Spell the Word", we could not understand any | of the words. "On" sounded like "ORAN", for | example. Even excluding that section, there | is a lot going for this program. Requires | 512K. (Orlando Dare) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $29) ABSOUP.ZIP 1105921 12-20-94 Alphabet Soup 1.01 is a creative and | entertaining game which tutors children in | spelling. The game uses graphics, animation, | music, and digital speech to teach children | to associate pictures and spoken words with | their spelled counterparts. The object of the | game is to eat the letters from the bowl of | alphabet soup that spell the object which | appears on the screen. Each player must spell | as many words as possible before the soup | gets cold. This is a professional looking | program that is both entertaining and | educational. Requires 1MB XMS/EMS. Speech and | music require a sound card. (Leapfrog | Software, Inc.) (Reg.Fee: $29) ACLOCK.ZIP 321048 05-31-94 Animated Clock 3.0 teaches children to tell | time in a variety of ways. The program helps | them convert digital time to analog time. | Various levels can be selected to provide | practice in increments of hours, half-hours, | 15 minutes, 5 minutes and one minute. A | cuckoo clock feature does not work in this | version. Requires 640K, EGA/VGA. (Tom IV | Guthery) (Reg.Fee: $$8) AMY.ZIP 85732 01-30-94 Amy's First Primer is a set of six different | programs for ages four through eight. It will | help teach the alphabet, numbers, shapes, | colors, counting, matching, pattern | recognition and problem solving. Color video | is required. (Computing Specialties) | (Reg.Fee: $15) AMY22.ZIP 67424 10-28-93 AMY! 2.2 is for children who are curious | about typing on the computer. It prints large | letters, numbers and symbols on the screen in | different colors. If your child types the | "magic word", the screen lights up with | colors and the computer plays a tune. (John | McCaffrey) (Reg.Fee: $5) ANI_ALPH.ZIP 445098 01-30-94 Animated Alphabet teaches the alphabet to | pre-schoolers through first grade using | animated graphics. When the child matches the | correct letter to the displayed picture, they | are rewarded with a movie-like animation. The | author is an artist with over a dozen years | of experience in classical animation. | Requires 640k, EGA/VGA and either a 1.44meg | drive or a hard disk. (Tom IV Guthery) | (Reg.Fee: $8) ANI_SHAP.ZIP 261531 09-25-90 Animated Shapes teaches shape and color | identification to young children. Each | correctly identified shape combines with | other shapes to create pictures. When | completed, the picture is amusingly animated. | Very nicely done EGA/VGA graphics. Requires | 640K and a hard disk. (Tom IV Guthery) | (Reg.Fee: $8) BABYDRAW.ZIP 177865 01-29-94 BabyDraw is a simple drawing program for | children. Function keys change the colors, | the number pad keys serve as direction keys, | and the number keys across the top play sound | effects. All other keys cause random drawing | and sound effects. This can be used by | toddlers for amusement, or for older children | who wish to draw pictures of their own. An | animated demo is included, as well as some | sample pictures. (Kenneth R. Jr. Casey) | (Reg.Fee: $10) BABYKEYS.ZIP 95245 12-07-93 BabyKeys provides interesting shapes and | sounds for 6 to 24 month old children. Every | time your child hits a key on the keyboard a | tone is played along with a variety of | graphical images being displayed. (Multi | Computing) (Reg.Fee: $15) BALLOONS.ZIP 55542 09-14-94 Balloons 4.1 is a visual delight for | children. It draws a balloon and sounds a | tone when any key is hit. Each key has a | different tone. You can play tunes by | pressing the appropriate keys. Balloons may | be enlarged until they pop into a rainbow as | Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star plays. Suitable | for 18 months and up. (Patti B. Lingafelt) | (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $7) BERTAA42.ZIP 313493 12-18-94 Bert's African Animals 4.2 is a coloring | program for children. The child places | animals from Africa on a variety of | backgrounds and colors the picture. A window | is provided for children to write a short | story about their picture. The image and | story can be printed on a variety of | printers, including the DeskJet 500C. Req. | 512K, VGA, mouse. Sound Blaster and the PC | speaker are supported. NEW: improved sound | card interface. (Theron Wierenga) (ASP) | (Reg.Fee: $22) BERTCA42.ZIP 352433 12-18-94 Bert's Christmas 4.2 is a coloring program | featuring Christmas images. Its features are | the same as Bert's Prehistoric Animals. | NEW: improved sound card interface. (Theron | Wierenga) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $22) BERTDA42.ZIP 331347 12-18-94 Bert's Dinosaurs 4.2 is coloring program for | children. It is also useful for introducing | young children to the computer. The child | places various dinosaurs on a variety of | backgrounds and then colors the picture. | Requires VGA and a mouse. Sound Blaster and | the PC speaker are both supported. NEW: | improved sound card interface. (Theron | Wierenga) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $22) BERTPA42.ZIP 343313 12-18-94 Bert's Prehistoric Animals 4.2 is a coloring | program for children. The child places | prehistoric animals on a variety of | backgrounds and colors the picture. A voice | feature allows the animals to speak their | names. A window is provided for children to | write a short story about their picture. The | image and story can be printed out. Requires | 512K, VGA and a mouse. NEW: improved sound | card interface. (Theron Wierenga) (ASP) | (Reg.Fee: $22) BERTWA42.ZIP 309881 12-18-94 Bert's Whales and Dolphins 4.2 is a coloring | program featuring sea mammals. Its features | are similar to Bert's Prehistoric Animals. | NEW: improved sound card interface. (Theron | Wierenga) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $20) BGN_SNDS.ZIP 94205 01-30-94 Beginning Sounds helps pre-school children | relate to the beginning sounds of words, | which is the first stage of learning to read. | The program displays pictures of several | different objects on the screen, including a | sample picture, and the child is supposed to | pick the two that start with the same letter | as the sample. There is no scoring or other | feedback until you quit the program, so | someone will have to help the child evaluate | his answers as he goes. The program requires | CGA-compatible graphics. The files with an | extension of .BAS are the graphics picture | files used by the program, so do not try to | run them. Just enter BS101 to run the | program. (Custom Programs Unlimited) | (Reg.Fee: $15) BRBIGBOX.ZIP 258616 02-02-94 Brandon's Big Lunchbox 1.7 is a set of | children's educational games. Programs | include Brandon's Lunchbox - a series of | games for 3 to 7 year olds; BoatBox - a set | of reading drills; FlashBox - reading and | memory drills; USABox - and introduction to | the states and geography; and Superbox Menu. | (Joey Robichaux) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $25) BUT34.ZIP 326186 07-19-94 Butterflies, Bees & Hummingbirds 3.4 is a | colorful program which is designed to teach | children about numbers. Children guide the | butterfly, bee, or hummingbird to the | correctly numbered flowers to score points. | Sound effects and vocal pronunciation is | available with sound cards. (Earl Paul | TeBockhorst) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $10) CIRCUS.ZIP 144203 12-08-93 CircusTime 2.01 is an animated coloring book | of circus related images. Children can design | pictures from the drawings provided such as | an elephant, trapeze artist, or create their | own. There is a wide selection of coloring | tools. Animation can be added to the picture. | Pictures can also be saved to a file or | printed. Requires a mouse, VGA and a hard | disk or high density floppy. (Raymond | Slomiany) (Reg.Fee: $20) COLORBK.ZIP 127246 12-09-93 Dr. Motes' Colorbook 2.0 is a coloring | program for children. Nine pictures are | provided for coloring. The program forces the | user to go through the color selection menu | after every mouse click, but is otherwise | easy to use. Requires EGA and a mouse. (Dr | Andrew Motes) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $10) COMPVOIC.ZIP 105329 01-29-94 Computer Voice Tutor is a talking alphabet | tutor for preschool children. It uses | digitized voices through the PC's speaker for | fairly intelligible speech. Polyphonic music | enhances the program. (Forben Software | Engineering) (Reg.Fee: $25-$30) CRAYON40.ZIP 268828 01-19-95 Crayon Box 4.0 is a coloring and sketch book, | plus a math, counting and color quiz. Over | 450 colors and patterns are included for | painting nature scenes or drawings created by | the child. The math option displays one inch | numbers and prompts the child for answers. | Ten skill levels are available. The counting | and color identification option randomly | shows numbered and colored marbles. The child | must identify and count the number in each | group. Req. EGA+, mouse. (Philip P. Kapusta) | (Reg.Fee: $12) CSHAPES.ZIP 48283 05-08-91 Counting Shapes 1.0 teaches very young | children to count. It displays random shapes | on the screen. The child must press the | number key that matches the number of shapes | displayed. Each set allows three tries with | the third and last try assisting the child. | (Sunbeams and Rainbows) (Reg.Fee: $10) DINOTIME.ZIP 145774 12-08-93 DinosaurTime 2.01 is an animated coloring | book. Children can design pictures from the | drawings provided or create their own. There | is a wide selection of coloring tools. | Animation can be added to the picture. | Pictures can also be saved to a file or | printed. Requires a mouse and VGA. (Computer | Creations) (Reg.Fee: $20) DOLLA22.ZIP 400957 01-24-95 Rachel's Fashion Dolls 2.2 is a children's | coloring program. Children can dress any of | three paper dolls, choose from a set of | backgrounds, and add colors to the picture. | Each doll also includes a set of voice files | that can be heard with a sound card. Requires | VGA, 512K RAM and a mouse. (Theron Wierenga) | (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $22) DOTMANIA.ZIP 690915 02-03-95 Dot-Mania 1.14 is an educational | join-the-dots picture game for children of | ages 3 to 8. A mouse is used to join the dots | in either 1-2-3 or A-B-C fashion. The picture | can then be colored. Sound Blaster support | allows songs to be played in the background, | in addition to neat sound-effects and voices. | (Delaney Margaret) (Reg.Fee: $30) DRAWSOME.ZIP 58133 09-14-94 DrawSome 4.1 provides the child with | experience using the computer. Lines are | drawn with a hand as it is moved with the | arrow-keys or with the mouse. The program | also draws flowers, circles, triangles and | squares when certain keys are pressed. (Patti | B. Lingafelt) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $8) DRDOO_12.ZIP 213935 11-02-94 Dr. Doodle VGA 1.2 is a VGA drawing program | designed for children ages 2 and up. It will | limit access through the keyboard while your | child uses the mouse to doodle. Drawing | features include line drawing, a variety of | pre-designed patterns, and a set of 16 color | buttons. The program can also be configured | to play MOD music files while the child | draws. (Tim L Winkfein) (Reg.Fee: $7) DRWITUP.ZIP 45033 07-31-90 Draw-it-Up! 1.2 is an simple EGA drawing | program geared toward younger children. It | uses ASCII characters to draw shapes on the | screen. The color palette has 15 different | colors to choose from. Pictures can be saved. | A mouse is recommended, but cursor keys can | be used. On-line help lists all available | commands. (A. Thomas) (Reg.Fee: $0) EGACOLOR.ZIP 214408 05-17-94 EGA Coloring Book is a coloring book aimed | at kids 3 and over. It allows children to use | over 500 colors and patterns to color the | pictures. Very young children will need adult | assistance to use this program. Picture icons | are provided for most of the command | selections, and you can save the creations of | up to five artists. Colored pictures can be | saved as PCX files. Pictures can be printed | on both black and white and color printers in | two different formats. (David C. Swope) | (Reg.Fee: $20) EGAMP51A.ZIP 236807 08-03-94 EGA Mouse Paint 5.1a is a painting program | for children. Included are 29 pictures to be | colored from a selection of 42 colors and | patterns. Children can also create their own | drawings to color. Requires EGA/VGA and a | mouse. (Bert Fischer) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $20) EGAWORD.ZIP 74152 02-24-91 EGA Word Eater 1.1 is a game that test a | child's ability to tell which words sound | alike, such as sit and hit. It is recommended | for children who are beginning to read. Not | much action, but a fairly good teaching tool. | Requires EGA or VGA. (Anthony J. Aretz) | (Reg.Fee: $15) FASTSTRT.ZIP 124582 01-29-94 FastStart uses hand/eye coordination with | pictures, repetitive movements and sounds | such as music in order to enhance a child's | learning ability. For children ages 3 to 10. | The wide variety of graphics and learning | options, along with the sounds and music, | will make this a popular program with young | children. (Hinh Van Nguyen) (Reg.Fee: $15) FUN_LET.ZIP 188539 01-29-94 Fun with Letters and Words is an outstanding | educational program for pre-schoolers (2 thru | 6). Features include numeral recognition, | counting, grouping, adding, and subtracting, | all with animation, colorful graphics, and | large block numbers. It allows you to have | words in any language, and you can use two | different languages at one time. You can also | create theme files to add additional words. | There are many entries for personal words, | and mouse support is provided. Your kids are | going to love this! (Reg.Fee: $19) GEN7TU19.ZIP 436552 03-23-95 GEN7 Children's Tutors 1.9 are two tutorials | designed for children ages preschool through | 3rd grade. The math tutor teaches basic | arithmetic by quizzing for missing digits or | operators in addition, subtraction or | multiplication and division problems. A | memory game is included that tests the memory | of the children. The time tutor teaches | children how to tell time on an analog clock. | A quiz mode is included that requires the | child to move the clock hands to match the | time in the digital clock window. Mouse | required. NEW: file finder, address book | with phone dialer, print spooler, icon and | wallpaper viewer, password protection for | each program function, CMF music file player, | and more.ion, CMF music file player, and | more. (George W. Freas II) (Reg.Fee: $14) GOLDY.ZIP 517946 03-08-95 Goldilocks and the Three Bears - A Modern | Tale 1.0 teaches young children about numbers | and addition with a colorful variation of | Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Follow Goldy | on this journey as she must solve various | counting problems to continue on her way. If | a riddle proves too difficult, the friendly | bear at the bottom of the screen can solve it | for you. Documentation is very skimpy. (Just | Playing Around Software,) (Reg.Fee: $23) IANGAME.ZIP 44170 12-24-91 Ian's Game produces bright colors, shapes, | and sounds in response to a toddler's key | presses. A color display is required. (Mark | Smith) (Reg.Fee: $10) IBA_1.ZIP 1430107 02-03-95 Il Brutto Anatroccolo 1.0 is a very | professional looking multimedia children's | story in Italian. It uses music, speech, and | original artwork to tell the story of "The | Ugly Duckling" (in Italian). Requires a 486 | or better, SVGA, 14MB of disk space, 4MB of | RAM, and a sound card. NOTE: This program | must be dearchived to your hard disk (which | can be done by selecting Install in the CD | access program), copied to floppies from your | hard disk, deleted from your hard disk, and | installed back to the hard disk from floppies | using the author's installation program. | (Non-CD users: This program is available on | five 1.44MB 3.5" disks for a special disk fee | of $9.99.) (Baldazzi Mario) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: | $40) IBA_2.ZIP 1452780 02-03-95 See IBA_1.ZIP IBA_3.ZIP 1452780 02-03-95 See IBA_1.ZIP IBA_4.ZIP 1452780 02-03-95 See IBA_1.ZIP IBA_5.ZIP 886758 02-03-95 See IBA_1.ZIP JOECLOCK.ZIP 168870 08-30-94 Joe's Clocks 1.3 helps teach a child to read | analog and digital clocks. The clocks may be | displayed in a 12 hour mode for beginners, or | a full 24 day mode, in which the digital | clock may be displayed in PM/AM or 24 hour | formats. Requires VGA. (Joe Weisman) | (Reg.Fee: $10) JOHNCMP.ZIP 201614 05-31-94 John's Animated Computer Game 3.0 helps young | children develop an acquaintance with the | computer. There are 20 different animated | sequences and sound effects that result at | the touch of a key. Requires 640K and | EGA/VGA. (Tom IV Guthery) (Reg.Fee: $0) KATIE.ZIP 56593 02-16-92 Katie's Clock 2.1s is a tool to help parents | teach their children how to tell time. Color | video is required. (TZK Publications) | (Reg.Fee: $10-$20) KFACE101.ZIP 459131 06-16-94 Krazy-Face 1.01 is a children's art program. | The child picks from 10 pre-made face shapes | or starts with a blank screen and creates his | or her own picture from scratch. Melodies | play in the background as the artist uses the | mouse to select from facial features, shapes, | colors, odds and ends, and more to create a | masterpiece. Requires VGA, 286 or better, | Mouse, and 530K memory. Sound Blaster and | compatible music cards are supported. (Alan | J. Night) (Reg.Fee: $18) KIDPAINT.ZIP 233786 11-20-93 Kid Paint is an animated, EGA coloring book | for very young children with sound and | animation. The "paint brush" can be moved | with the keyboard, a mouse, or a joystick, | but the author recommends the joystick | because, he says, "it is more child-proof." | The program is guaranteed to delight young | children, especially when they see how easy | it is to re-color a figure (even plaid | colors!) just by repeatedly pressing a key or | button. Only two pictures come with the | program, but more are available from the | author. (Compass Systems) (Reg.Fee: $5-$18) KIDSND.ZIP 5292 11-04-91 Kid Sound makes a sound when a key is | pressed and displays the letter or character | in the center of the screen until another key | is pressed. (Wes Myers) (Reg.Fee: $0-$4) LILPIC10.ZIP 230314 03-22-95 Lil' Picasso 1.0 is a coloring book for | children. It features a push button interface | which makes it easy for even the youngest | child to create a masterpiece. It includes | several pre-drawn pictures, ready to color | and hundreds of colors/patterns. Printer | support is provided. Requires VGA, mouse, and | a hard disk. (Philip P. Kapusta) (Reg.Fee: | $12) LLETTER.ZIP 74755 04-28-94 Learning Letters will assist in the learning | of upper- and lowercase letters of the | alphabet. For children ages 3 to 5. | (Sunbeams and Rainbows) (Reg.Fee: $15) MCRAYON2.ZIP 228284 07-20-94 Magic Crayon 2.10 contains three coloring | games for children 3 to 12. Coloring Book | lets you color in pre-drawn pictures. Color | Shading contains hidden shapes to be colored. | Color Memory is a memorizing game. Music | cards are supported. Requires a mouse and | EGA/VGA. (Alive Software) (Reg.Fee: $20) NIKLAS.ZIP 29191 12-09-93 Niklas 1.3 is for pre-school computer | wizards. It displays a variety of colorful | shapes and plays sound effects each time your | child presses any key on the keyboard. | Requires VGA or better. (T. Little) (Reg.Fee: | $0) PCSTORY.ZIP 357841 07-13-93 PC Storybooks 2.0 are short graphical stories | intended to introduce preschoolers to | computers. Graphics are CGA and not very | fancy, but should still be of interest to | young children. (Rebecca Thomas) (Reg.Fee: | $20) PPK20.ZIP 1109524 05-17-94 Preschool Pack 2.0 uses graphics, songs, and | speech to teach preschoolers counting, number | recognition, the alphabet, colors, matching, | and classifying. All activities contain music | and animation sequences. Activities include | Animal Homes, where animals must be placed in | their appropriate homes; Balloons, in which | the child clicks on a color block matching | the color of a rising balloon before it pops; | Matching, a memory game with an animated bee | rewarding all matches located; Counting, the | child counts along with the computer as a | variety of colorful images are displayed; and | ABC's, in which all letters that match a | displayed letter must be found. Speech is | used in ABC's to pronounce each letter as it | is selected. Requires 640K, 1.5meg of hard | drive space, EGA/VGA and a mouse. (Vicki | Watson) (Reg.Fee: $10-20) PREBOX.ZIP 815873 03-04-94 Brandon's Preschool Graphics Lunchbox 1.0 | teaches young children number skills as the | PC talks to them. It also plays music. It | covers number relationships, verbal skills, | simple addition and subtraction, number | grouping, counting, plus more. Features VGA | graphics, SoundBlaster/PC Speaker sound | support, sound track, and guitar riffs. | Requires 512K RAM, VGA, and a hard drive. | (Robichaux and Associates) (Reg.Fee: $10) RAINA.ZIP 43017 10-17-91 Raina makes colorful geometric shapes and | sounds as your young computer | genius-in-diapers pounds at the keyboard. | Requires an EGA/VGA. (Stewart Johnson) (ASP) | (Reg.Fee: $5) RASCALAM.ZIP 133593 10-04-94 Rascal's Alphamaze 1.0 teaches the alphabet | with an attractive maze-style game. Help | Rascal the Raccoon get home by finding the | letters of the alphabet in the correct order. | This version goes from "A" to "J". Music and | sound effects require a SoundBlaster | compatible sound card. (Rob Sherwood) | (Reg.Fee: $15) RASCALNL.ZIP 115378 10-04-94 Rascal in Numberland 1.0 teaches | pre-schoolers numbers and counting. Help | Rascal the Raccoon count the number of balls | on the pool table in Number's Pool Hall. (Rob | Sherwood) (Reg.Fee: $15) SARAH.ZIP 54401 06-07-90 Sarah 1.0 is a program for entertaining | toddlers. You can select colors and designs | which fill the screen in an animated way. | Infants as young as three months will become | fascinated by the quickly changing bright | pictures and will learn to press the keys to | change the design. By five months, two fisted | banging begins - but can be controlled by | parents encouragement. By nine months the | baby will have learned that certain function | keys play music and have favorite letter | keys. (Meg Noah) (Reg.Fee: $15) SCIRCUS.ZIP 391968 06-28-94 Billy Bear Joins the Circus 1.0 is an EGA | children's storybook which includes colorful, | animated images, music, and sound effects. | Requires a hard drive, and a mouse. A | SoundBlaster compatible sound card is needed | for digitized speech and music. (Loraine | Wauer) (Reg.Fee: $11-17) SEQUENCE.ZIP 4530 03-19-84 Sequence is a child's game for pre-readers | that requires parents to be present. It | mainly deals with figuring the next number in | a sequence. (Reg.Fee: $?) SHOWKEYS.ZIP 38358 03-06-90 ShowKeys is for children (ages one to four) | who like to play on the computer keyboard. | The letter of each key pressed will appear on | the screen in attractive graphics accompanied | by a musical tone. You could even play simple | tunes for the kids. (Michael Allen) (ASP) | (Reg.Fee: $0) SLA30.ZIP 704378 05-17-94 Sounds Like A... 3.0 contains two | entertaining games for children from 1.5 to 7 | years of age. The program features colorful | graphics and a variety sounds. In the first | game, the child must identify the picture | which matches a sound. As each picture is | matched with the sound, parts of a larger | underlying picture are revealed. There is | also a memory game in which the child must | match pairs and its appropriate sound. For | example, if the child clicks on a block | revealing a picture of a donkey, he must find | the block which contains the "Hee Haw" sound | in order to make a match. Requires 640K, 900K | of hard disk space, EGA/VGA and a mouse. | (Vicki Watson) (Reg.Fee: $10) SNAKE101.ZIP 77130 11-10-94 Snakes and Ladders 1.01 is a computer version | of the classic children's board game which is | also designed to help young children learn to | count up to 100 in steps of 1 to 6. The | player must answer an addition problem to | move across the board. Children can play | against the computer or a friend. Requires | 640K RAM and EGA. (Sue Pardoe) (Reg.Fee: $25) SONGS1.ZIP 99992 12-07-94 Songs1 1.1 is a pre-school educational | learning tool that introduces children to the | alphabet, numbers, colors and sound. NEW: | a painting program for kids. (PolyVision) | (Reg.Fee: $5) STORYDSK.ZIP 43072 02-09-91 StoryDisk 2.0 is an electronic storybook, | with eight original, entertaining stories for | children. Aaron Shepard's work has sold to | the prestigious Cricket Magazine, among | others. (Aaron Shepard) (Reg.Fee: $0) STORYMKR.ZIP 348570 05-19-94 StoryMaker+ 2.3 lets you create talking story | books with animation, music and sound | effects. It provides a paint module for | scenery background, shape editor for | animation, melody editor with animated piano | for music, and a text editor for creating | text-to-speech. It accepts CMF and VOC files. | Requires 512K, EGA/VGA, hard drive and a | mouse. (Elson Embry) (Reg.Fee: $23) SVAC.ZIP 683140 06-05-94 Billy Bear's Summer Vacation 1.0 is a | children's story with animated EGA graphics, | music and sound effects. Requires a hard | drive, and a mouse. (Loraine Wauer) (Reg.Fee: | $18) TABC4.ZIP 394493 01-24-95 Talking ABC's 4.1 uses speech and graphics to | teach the alphabet. Three approaches are | used. The first requires the child to press | the key which was pronounced by the program | and which is displayed on the screen. The | second allows the child to press any keys, | which results in the letter being pronounced | and an associated graphical image displayed. | The third displays images and requires the | child to find the one whose name beings with | the letter pronounced. Requires a hard disk, | 512k RAM. (Karen Crowther) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: | $23) TATRHEAD.ZIP 21038 05-18-92 TatrHead is a simple Mr. Potato Head game | for young children. A mouse is required to | drag the blinking eyes and other features | onto the faces. (Axelgraphics) (Reg.Fee: $?) TNUM20.ZIP 509035 05-17-94 Talking Number Machine 2.0 helps children | recognize, say, and write numbers from 1 to | 9,999,999,999,999. High quality digitized | speech is used to say the numbers that appear | on screen. The program displays interesting | number facts with accompanying graphic | images. Activities include entering numbers | as digits, writing numbers as words, having | the computer speak or write numbers, and | counting by increments of 1 to 10. Requires | 640K, hard drive, 425K, EGA/VGA, and a 286 or | higher for speech capability. (Vicki Watson) | (Reg.Fee: $10) TTIME20.ZIP 454928 03-30-94 Talking Time Tutor 2.0 teaches children to | tell time. The time is spoken using high | quality digitized speech. Four different | activities are included, each with three | skill levels. Activities include setting the | analog clock to match the digital clock, | setting the digital clock to match the analog | clock, setting the analog clock to the spoken | or written time, and setting the analog clock | to a future or past time. Requires 640K RAM, | hard drive, 640K, and EGA/VGA. A 286 or | higher is needed for speech capability. | (Vicki Watson) TYPING27.ZIP 17136 03-18-94 My Typing Program 2.7 is a typing program for | smaller children. (James Huckabey) (Reg.Fee: | $5) VCB.ZIP 240598 02-11-94 VGA Coloring Book 1.0 is a computer coloring | book. It allows children to use over 3000 | colors and patterns to color pictures on the | computer. This program teaches eye-hand | coordination and encourages artistic | expression. Requires VGA, 640K RAM, mouse, | and 2MB disk space. (Kinderware, Inc.) | (Reg.Fee: $29) WNDRBOOK.ZIP 151909 01-29-94 Wunder Book is a set of five educational | games for children 3 to 10 years old. Explore | objects, numbers, alphabets, words, shapes, | and four different languages including | English, Spanish, French, and German, using | graphics. It features colorful pictures, | mouse support, music, and scores. Requires | EGA/VGA. (Hung P. Le) (Reg.Fee: $15) WRDALIV1.ZIP 155990 09-21-94 Words Alive 2.2 is an entertaining set of | educational games for children. The program | uses colorful animated pictures, popular | children's tunes, and excellent quality | PC-speaker speech to teach spelling, letter | and case recognition, and telling time. The | games are easily adjusted to various | difficulty levels, and you can also control | the speech and music. Requires EGA/VGA, and a | hard drive is recommended. The voice option | requires a 286+, and a mouse is supported but | not required. (Lana Chakoff) (Reg.Fee: $19) WRDALIV2.ZIP 184483 09-21-94 See WRDALIV1.ZIP WRDGALRY.ZIP 329237 01-29-94 Word Gallery is an educational program for | children that will help them associate the | printed word with the object it describes. | The program consists of four separate levels. | It provides a set of colorful word-object | flashcards. Children, aged 4 to 7, will enjoy | watching the screen filled with color as they | match the words with their pictures. EGA/VGA | is best, but CGA is supported. A mouse is | optional. Also included are five separate | games which will appeal to an older child. | Support is provided for several foreign | languages including German, Spanish, French, | Dutch, and Italian. (David C. Swope) | (Reg.Fee: $24) YP150.ZIP 39657 10-22-93 Young Picasso 1.5 is a draw and paint program | for children. It features bright colors with | large icons, and it's fun and easy to use. | Requires VGA and a mouse. (Blueview Software) | (Reg.Fee: $0)