I Spy Junior - Puppet Playhouse - KIDS' MYSTERY & ADVENTURE Rhyming
riddles create brain-testing puzzles where kids ages 3 to 5 build important learning skills including reading and problem
solving!
Product Information
Original stories and I Spy picture riddles come to life with handmade
puppets, props and sets. Filled with fun age-appropriate activities!
Inside the Puppet Playhouse you'll find charming puppets, fascinating games
and rhyming riddles to solve. Playing make-believe has never been so fun!
What is I Spy? I Spy created by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick is an
award-winning series of books, software, jigsaw puzzles and games for children.
I spy combines intriguing photographs of familiar objects with rich rhyming
riddles to create brain-testing puzzles that kids can't resist. Each time kids
play I Spy they discover clever object associations word play and themes
which help them build important learning skills including reading, problem
solving and creativity. Kids think when they play I spy!
Product Highlights
The Little Lost Whale
A young whale has lost his mother! The story unfolds as you solve eight
different riddles.
Prop Box
Put on your thinking cap!
Use your classifying skills to sort the props into the correct bins in this
multi-leveled game.
The Princess and the Dragon
The princess has lost her crown! Help her get it back from the sneaky dragon by
solving the riddles while building early reading skills.
And More!
Watch the seasons change with The Changing Tree follow The Bouncing
Ball be a Puppet Maker and Make Your Own I Spy with dozens of props and
backgrounds
Product Features
- Seven inviting play areas balance fun
with learning.
- Clever rhyming riddles introduce basic
reading principles
- Hundreds of object-and-word searches are
hidden within the riddles puzzles and games.
- Handmade puppets and scenery encourage
creative play.
- Your child's name appears throughout the
game.
- Animated instructions help young children play independently.
Skills Learned
Early Reading
- Word-object identification
- Storytelling
- Rhythm & Rhyming
Early Math
- Counting
- Number recognition
- Sorting & Classifying
Thinking Skills
- Problem solving
- Visual discrimination
- Cause & Effect relationships
Plus:
- Listening
- Following directions
- Creativity
Award & Reviews
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award: "...a winner...it is exemplified
by age-appropriate puzzles that develop logic and visual perception."
Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products 2000
Dr. Toy's 10 Best Software Products 2000
2000 Parents' Choice Gold Honor Award
The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval (Holiday 2000)
Holiday 2000 Best Pick: Best Logic Game by Choosing Children's Software
Child Magazine Best Software 2000
The Review Corner Award of Excellence
Jane Clifford syndicated columnist 4 stars
This second title in the I Spy Junior series for preschoolers is perfect for its
age group."
Parenting (December/January 2001): A
Children's Software Revue (September/October 2000): 4.2 stars
FamilyPC (September 2000) "The whimsical picture riddles will captivate
children and build prereading and thinking skills."
PC Magazine (September 1 2000) 5 stars
"On the computer screen the spying scenarios come alive in all sorts of
ways not possible on paper."
Anne Reeks The Houston Chronicle (September 22 2000): A "Bravo."
Windows Requirements
- Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/2000 or XP
- Pentium 90MHz or faster processor
- 16MB of RAM
- Minimum 10MB hard disk space available
- 640 x 480 display with 256 colors
- 4X CD-ROM drive
- Windows compatible sound card
- Printer optional
Macintosh Requirements
- PowerPC
- 90MHz or faster processor
- System 7.6.1 or later
- 32MB of RAM
- Minimum 10MB hard disk space available
- 640 x 480 display with 256 colors
- 4X CD-ROM drive
- Printer optional
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