Best
Kids Software 
Guidance for Grown-Ups. Menstuff® reviews the finest software
by category as selected by a panel of judges for the 1998 National
Parenting Publications Awards.
Early Childhood
Elementary
Best Kids Software
NAPPA competitors are asked to submit titles that reflect a
genuine intent to enrich the educational and entertainment experience
of children, and when applicable, participating adults.
Early Childhood:
- Elmo's Reading: Preschool & Kindergarten. 2-CDs,
Elmo helps develop reading basics like word building, spelling and
sentence structure. Disc 2 children apply the skills. Windows
& Macintosh. The Learning Company, ages 3-6, $34.95
800.716.8506
- Let's Go Read! An Island Adventure. A first of its kind,
includes speech-recognition program with mic and baseball cap, and
a 15-step program designed to motivate beginning readers. Windows
3.1/95/98 and Macintosh. Edmark, ages 4-6, $44.95,
800.362.2890
- Richard Scarry's Best Math Program Ever. An interactive
adventure in the Busy World of Richard Scarry. Learn math basics
while helping lovable characters collect the parts they need to
build an incredible contraption. Windows and Macintosh, Simon
& Schuster Interactive, ages 4-7, $29.95,
888.793.9972
- Madeline Thinking Games Deluxe. A quirky, gentle world this
petite French orphan inhabits. 2-CDs. Windows 3.1/95/98, The
Learning Company, ages 5+, $34.95, 800.716.8506
- Jump Start Baby. lets parents and tykes explore the computer
together in either of two modes: With the parent using the
mouse to introduce computer concepts while baby delights in
colorful screens and enchanting melodies, or with the child
communicating in their own way by pressing any key on the
keyboard. Windows and Macintosh. Knowledge Adventure, ages 9 t0 24
months, $30, 800.542.4240
- Great Adventures: Wild Western Town. Players explore
town, they track down hidden bars of gold and lean activities like
designing their own deputy's badge. Windows and Macintosh,
Knowledge Adventure, ages 3-7, $20, 800.542.4240
Elementary:
- The Complete National Geographic, 108 Years on 30 CDs. And
outstanding series comprise a breathtaking display of information.
WIndows and Macintosh. Mindscape, ages 6+, $179, 617.761.3000
www.mindscape.com
- Catz II Your Virtual Pets and Dogz 11 Your Virtual Pets
have proven to be some of the most entertaining software product
ideas on the market. They leap from the screen as owners train,
feed, pet, interact with and care for these fuzzy animated
computer pals. Windows 95; P.F. Magic, ages 6+, $19.95,
800.48-ADOPT www.petz.com
- 1998 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Deluxe offers not only
dollar value, but usability value as well. Includes more than 15
hours of sound clips, over 35,000 articles and more than 100
percent more video clips than previous Grolier editions. 2-CDs.
Windows and Macintosh, Grolier Interactive Inc., Ages 6+, $59.99,
203.797.3530.
- I Can Be A Dinosaur Finder. Curious kids who love
the thrill of discovering hidden treasures will be drawn quickly
into this program. Locate more than 50 hidden creatures. Windows
and Macintosh. Educational Insights, ages 6-12. $34.95,
800.933.3277
- Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? Yes, she's still
at large. Go on a cat-and-mouse chase through history. Windows and
Macintosh. Broderbund, ages 9+, $38, 800.521.6263.
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