Reader Rabbit Preschool: Sparkle Star Rescue

Reader Rabbit Preschool:
Sparkle Star Rescue
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Developer(s) The Learning Company
Publisher(s) The Learning Company
Series Reader Rabbit
Platform(s) Mac OS X, Windows
Release 2001
Genre(s) Educational
Mode(s) Single-player

Reader Rabbit Preschool: Sparkle Star Rescue is a game in the Reader Rabbit series by The Learning Company. It is the first game in the series which includes a young Reader Rabbit and Sam the Lion. The title release was announced on June 28, 2001.[1] The game is recommended for ages 3–6.[2][3] The game teaches "shape and size recognition, letter recognition and listening", among other skills, including maths-related ones.[4] The game was also released for the Nintendo Wii by Graffiti Entertainment, as simply Reader Rabbit Preschool.

The game was released with three sequels: Reader Rabbit Kindergarten: Bounce Down in Balloon Town, Reader Rabbit 1st Grade: Capers on Cloud Nine, and Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade, Mis-cheese-icious Dreamship Adventures.

Synopsis

After all of the sky's stars disappear, Reader Rabbit and Sam the Lion journey to the Land of Sparkalot and work together to bring them back, with the help of the person playing the game and a firefly named Spark.

Plot

It is a late night in the middle of an unnamed galaxy as the game begins. A pirate ship flies on the camera. It stops to a blue arrow pointing to the right. It consists of three rats: A dimwitted one with a blue and white shirt, a brainy one with a red and white shirt, and one with the look of a pirate (the leader). The dimwitted one says they are looking for somebody, and the leader says that they are having a difficult time looking for them. The brainy one states this somebody got away. The dimwitted one comments on how cute that the arrow is, and the leader finds out they are going to the right. They take off, and the arrow transforms and reveals itself to be a Dreamship consisting of a young rabbit and a young lion. The rabbit is named Reader and the lion is named Sam. Sam says that the rats have not noticed them, and Reader responds that he is pretty happy about it. As the Dreamship continues its voyage, Reader looks into his binoculars, saying, "Bouncing bunnies, check out the stars!" Sam, excited, grabs the binoculars from Reader and responds, "Roaring Raspberries! Oh, my favorite: Leo the Lion-o, and his pal, Rabbit-o!" Reader tries to tell Sam that there is no such thing as a Rabbit-o and that he needs his binoculars back. He gets his binoculars back, but when he looks into them again, he sees that the stars have disappeared. This causes a lightning bug to come to them. Suddenly, it reappears as a real lightning bug. It introduces itself as Spark and it is a girl because it has the appearance of a girl. She tells them she needs her help and that she is from Sparkalot, which is apparently where the stars come from. Then, the three go to Sparkalot and need your help, and this begins a brilliant mystery. At the end of the game, Sparkalot is now at peace once again, and Reader and Sam fly away on their Dreamship...until their next adventure.

Critical reception

Tech With Kids said the game "cleverly interweaves innovative activities into an interesting storyline".[5] Superkids wrote that the game was a "wonderfully designed program".[6] Edutaining Kids praised the "fun, bright graphics",[7] though said it was the "weakest title of the bunch" of Reader Rabbit games they reviewed.[8] New Straight Times commended the game for its animation and songs.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "TLC releases four new Reader Rabbit titles for kids". Macworld. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Technology in Early Childhood Literacy Development: Family Literacy and Technology". New England Reading Association Journal. 2003-09-01.
  3. ↑ "The Learning Company Ships State-of-the-Art Reader Rabbit CD-ROM Adventures. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  4. ↑ "New games will have you and the kids on cloud nine.(Arts and Lifestyle)". 2001-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Reader Rabbit Preschool: Sparkle Star Rescue! Review - TechWithKids.com". www.techwithkids.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  6. ↑ "SuperKids Software Review of Reader Rabbit Preschool Sparkle Star Rescue!". www.superkids.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  7. ↑ "Article: Preschool Educational Software Comparison". www.edutainingkids.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  8. ↑ "Article: Get Hopping with Reader Rabbit Software". www.edutainingkids.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  9. ↑ "Selecting educational software". 2003-03-27.
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