Reader Rabbit
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Reader Rabbit is an edutainment software franchise created in 1989 by The Learning Company. This series currently makes up the greater part of a franchise of grade-based and subject-based titles, where the games for infancy through second grade feature Reader Rabbit. The games for third grade through sixth grade instead feature The ClueFinders.
As one might presume, the first game in the series taught language arts, featuring a variety of simple games designed to teach schoolchildren basic reading and spelling skills. Originally, the title character's name was changed to reflect a change in subject, as with Math Rabbit, but it has apparently since been decided to retain the character's original name regardless of the subject area covered by a particular game. "Reader Rabbit" is presumably a play on "Peter Rabbit".
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[edit] Minor characters
[edit] Penelope the Parrot
Penelope is a parrot featured in Reader Rabbit Math Adventures Ages 6-9. She has been found on an island by Reader Rabbit and Sam the Lion. She is a very bright green. As you click on the icons for math activities, she will be your guide.
[edit] Pirats
The Pirats are pirate rats in Reader Rabbit Math Adventures Ages 6-9. They are "enemies" of Reader Rabbit and friends. There are a few of them. In Reader Rabbit Math Adventures Ages 6-9 there is a little cave thing in the upper right part of the map with a flag (if any pirats are there yet) and when there is a flag, it means a pirat is there. The flags change colors when a new pirat is there. If you go there, each pirat has a song they sing if you click on them.
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Captain Ratbeard is the leader of the Pirats. He wears a hat, boots, a coat, etc. The song he sings is Captain Ratbeard's Song.
Pearl is a fat female Pirat who wears a fuchsia dress and a short yellow curly wig. The song she sings is Rough And Tough As Me.
A thin female Pirat wears a light blue shirt with a rope-like belt, dark blue pants and a long brown straight wig. The song she sings is This Is A Life For Me.
Cheester is a male Pirat who wears a shirt with sky blue and white stripes on, dark blue pants and a hunk of cheese on his head.
[edit] Mitt the Monkey
Mitt is a monkey who is very talkative. He is featured in Reader Rabbit Personalized Reading Ages 6-9.
[edit] Chef Pierre
Chef Pierre is featured in Reader Rabbit Kindergarten. He is a grey and black raccoon that wears a white apron and a white chef hat. He has an Italian accent.
[edit] Baby Bear
Baby Bear is in Reader Rabbit Kindergarten and she is a bear cub.
[edit] Spike
Spike is a porcupine and is featured on Reader Rabbit Kindergarten. He wears a red baseball cap that is usually backwards and a pair of red and white sneakers. In Reader Rabbits Kindergarten, he takes an item from all the characters.
[edit] Lenny Loudspeaker
Lenny Loudspeaker is a loudspeaker that announces things to the campers in Reader Rabbits Kindergarten.
[edit] Babs
Babs is a brown beaver with buck teeth. She wears blue overalls with a yellow construction hat. She has a southern accent.
[edit] Songs
- This Is A Life For Me
- Captain Ratbeard's Song
- Rough And Tough As Me
[edit] Products in the franchise
| Title | Release date | Platforms | Notes |
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| Reader Rabbit 1 | 1989 | PC (DOS, Windows, Macintosh) | The Macintosh edition featured sampled sounds and text-to-speech to read aloud words and instructions to the player. |
| Reader Rabbit 2 | |||
| Reader Rabbit 3 | |||
| Reader Rabbit Math | Originally released as Math Rabbit | ||
| Reader Rabbit Baby | |||
| Reader Rabbit Toddler | |||
| Reader Rabbit Preschool | |||
| Reader Rabbit Kindergarten | |||
| Reader Rabbit 1st Grade | |||
| Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade: Classic | 1998 | PC (Windows, Macintosh) | Originally released as Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade |
| Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade: Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship Adventures | |||
| Reader Rabbit Personalized Math Ages 6-9 | Originally released as Reader Rabbit Math Adventures Ages 6-9 | ||
| Reader Rabbit Personalized Reading Ages 4-6 | |||
| Reader Rabbit Personalized Reading Ages 6-9 | |||
| Reader Rabbit Learn to Read with Phonics Preschool-Kindergarten | |||
| Reader Rabbit Learn to Read with Phonics 1st & 2nd Grade | |||
| Reader Rabbit I Can Read with Phonics |
