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1 Rating: 1, Useful: 66 / 71
Date: December 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I purchased Reader Rabbit Math ages 4-6 based on the excellent reviews listed here. The software was so awful that I had to come back to see why everyone thought it was so great. Then I noticed under each review "for an alternate product." Maybe other Reader Rabbit products are good but this one jumps from counting objects in Level One to adding three numbers on Level Two. I would think that it would make sense to stick to 2+2 before jumping to 2+3+4 which is what this program does. My five year old was immediately intimidated and confused by the software when she tried Level Two. Definitely not worth the money!

Installation is a Pain

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 16 / 21
Date: April 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Can't figure out why on two separate OSs the installation of this software has issues. The installation SW can't see all the file on the CDROM because they are hidden, Oh and that isn't obvious. you get an error message during install and when you go to the website their solution are incomplete and it isn't the right one for the error message. I have worked with computers for 20 years, and it took a good hour+ to figure out what was really going on....Oh and phone support for this product is disontinued.

have not been able to install it yet...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: March 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

well, recieved reader Rabbit Math 4-6 most recently along with a few other Stuart Little Math & Writing CDs and have had the worst time installing.

Tried to install on Win98 and it failed, indicating it required a "wing".exe file. Same problem with a brand new WinXP operating system.

Sent inquiry to Broderbund to fix the problem and received a response of instructions the size of a small novel! This is without a doubt the most difficult software program I have ever tried to install. Whenever I should get it installed (reading page 78 in "resolving the Wing.exe issue at the moment) I will return for a review on this program..

In the meantime, my little on is enjoying the other 12 children's learning programs, including Stuart Little.

Says XP compatible - but not

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: March 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

We got this game since our boy will be going to Kindergarten this fall. The description said it was XP compatible - but it won't even load.

Needs Updating

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: March 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Having purchased the Reader Rabbit Learn To Read With Phonics, I wondered if there was a similar excellent product for early math learning. Unfortunately, Reader Rabbit Math, though it has some fun games, is a relic of an earlier era of educational software, and is difficult to install on a modern system, such as Windows XP. Reader Rabbit Math is an adaptation of an earlier game called Math Rabbit, and as a result, has some compatibility issues.

Both Reader Rabbit and Math Rabbit make an appearance in this title, as operators of two halves of a math carnival. Unlike the Learn To Read With Phonics series, there is no story arc for this math game, so it lacks the imaginative adventure that may help motivate some youngsters to keep going. This title is more like a conventional computer game, in which players play various math-based games to accumulate points. The two halves of the game are patched together somewhat awkwardly, and when a player chooses to play the Math Rabbit half, the screen area of the game actually shrinks by about 25%, perhaps reflecting older code that was written for display adapters with much lower resoltion than is available today. Also unlike Learn To Read With Phonics, the software makes players choose what level of difficulty they want to set for each of the games every time you play, rather than keeping track of a player's progress and adjusting the difficulty automatically, while keeping these configuration settings away from access by the youngsters.

When using the software with Windows XP, the program needs to run in Windows Compatibility mode.

Very good for building logic skills

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: September 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I tutor children for a living and I have found this software to be very good for building logic skills in children. It is stimulating to them and doesn't lose them by becoming difficult too quickly. This game is much better than it's math and reading counterparts. Although they are useful, they span too many levels at one time. I would say Thinking Adventures can be used as early as 3 years and still can remain challenging until 5 or 6 years of age. You can leave a child alone with this software for 2-10 minutes at a time (I would not recommend children playing on a computer for longer than this as they need physical stimulation), whereas most educational software for this age requires constant instruction from an adult.

Your child will learn math!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: July 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a great math game. The colors are bold and music is entertaining. It can be a little fustrating swimming through the stream to get the right answers for younger ones.

Reader Rabbit Math Adventure

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this product for my 9 yr old. The game is well made and has a theme behind it. Players have to solve a variety of math puzzles before achieving the objective of the game.Most kids will like this game and it should improve their math skills.

great pre-K software

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My daughter loves to be on the computer and enjoys all of the reader rabbit products. It is amazing to watch her figure out math while having fun.

Reader Rabbit Math Rabbit

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My kindergarten son loves this game. He is 6 and ahead of most of his classmates but I wanted him to get some practice with addition, subtraction, money and telling time. He gets all that and more with plenty of repetition because he wants to build that ship and escape from the Pie Rats. He gets a new piece of the ship every time he correctly answers enough math problems...which aren't just basic arithmetic equations. He wants to play it before and after school. He loves showing me what rank he has achieved. He has gotten more from this math game than the other 2 I purchased. I would have just bought this one had I known how much he'd use it.

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