Product Description

Welcome to Playhouse Disney where children imagineand learn.Product InformationPlayhouse Disney software delivers learning that is interactive fun and neverboring.  Learning is supported by a well-rounded child philosophy developedin conjunction with child experts.  Kids can learn while having fun! Development is promoted across key areas: cognitive creative emotionalphysical social and thinking skills.  Your child will have a fun while heor she interacts with Winnie the Pooh and his friends in the Hundred AcreWood.  Playhouse Disney is a great way to encourage a love of learning!Join Winnie the Pooh and his friends on their latest adventure that defines thetrue meaning of friendship.  Eeyore has lost his tail and his dear friendsare determined to help.  Relive the unique art and puppet style movementsof characters from The Book of Pooh television show.  This enriched view ofPooh's world invites children in and provides a gentle introduction to earlyliteracy social emotional and cognitive skills through fun activities.  Skills LearnedFocus on Learning Fun! Literary themes that promote the inherent value of books. Kids interact with Pooh and his Hundred Acre Wood pals as pages of the book come to life. Goal and Reward structured activities to challenge and reward children.Skills: Numbers and Letters Word Association and Rhyming Pattern Shape and Color Recognition Memory Skills Analytical and Critical Thinking Following Directions and Problem Solving Emotional and Social Skills Fine Motor Skills Spatial Awareness and much more!Activities IncludeListen for excited laughter as your child joins in the story of how Winniethe Pooh and his friends help another friend in need.  Watch your childparticipate in the adventure and lend a hand to help Pooh and his belovedfriends.Pooh's Alphabet Stream: Help Pooh and Eeyore explore a stream full offun objects.Rabbit's Kitchen:  Help Rabbit and Owl follow

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2946 in Software
• Brand: Disney
• Released on: 2004-06-07
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platforms: Mac, Linux, Unix, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows 2000
• Format: CD-ROM
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .75 pounds

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Poor Eeyore has lost his tail and is feeling characteristically depressed. His friends agree to help the little donkey by playing games. Unfortunately, the connection between playing the games and the whereabouts of Eeyore's tail is missing. We (and testers, too) played each activity for extensive periods and were never able to unveil the lost tail or clues to its location. The best of the activities is a singing game, in which children choose the correct endings (via pictures) to songs sung by Kessie the bird. The recipe- following activity seemed unresponsive and should have asked for more input from the kids. And why not let children print out their decorated creations? Our testers wanted to but couldn't. Kids liked Pooh's Alphabet Stream, where they had to guide a boat into objects to see their associated letters, but there are no levels to this game, so there's little challenge. Similarly, even the toughest level of the letter-matching activity is likely to be too easy for most five- and six-year-old children. The best area of the program is Piglet's Short Stories, lovely renditions of Winnie-The-Pooh stories. A better tie-in to Eeyore's tail would help, as would greater novelty and challenge. The graphics are terrific, but won't save the program.
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Amazon.com Product Description
Playhouse Disney brings The Book of Pooh: A Story Without a Tail to life in this engaging, early-learning game for children ages 3 to 6. Preschoolers immerse themselves in the unique and enchanting world of Winnie the Pooh and his beloved friends from the Hundred Acre Wood. Interactive activities and educational games--featuring puppet versions of Pooh and friends--develop early-learning and critical-thinking skills. Children also practice their keyboarding and mouse abilities, all under the gentle guidance of that delightful and comforting "silly old bear."

Customer Reviews

Five Stars With A Caveat
If your child is into the daily Pooh show on the Disney channel, he/she will enjoy this game. As with all the other Pooh software, this is entertaining and educational. My son loves it.

With that said, I will also say that the game does not run properly on my son's PC. This machine is pretty new, and its components meet or exceed the game's requirements. The game runs slow, and the sound comes out in an "echo" fashion. The game works just great on my PC though!

Both myself and my son were a bit disappointed that it did not work as all his other software does.

Great for Toddlers
I bought this for my 3 1/2 yr old granddaughter. It is wonderful for the young toddler. She can manuever through all the books and games by herself. All I have to do it put the CD in the computer.

We run in it on both Windows XP and Vista (64bit) and have not had a problem with either. I would highly recommend this software for very young children. It is entertaining and extremely easy to navigate.