Stickybear
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Stickybear is a fictional character created by Richard Hefter and an edutainment series starring the character headed by Optimum Resource, Inc. The character was a mascot of Weekly Reader Software[1], a division of Xerox Education Publications.[2]
Software of the series has been released since the 1980s; software programs originated on the Apple II platform and were released for IBM PC[1] and Commodore 64 platforms.[3]
As of 2008 the most recent Sticky Bear software was developed for Windows XP/Windows Vista and Mac OS X.[4]
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[edit] Books with Stickybear
- Babysitter Bears (1983)[5]
- Bears at Work (1983)[6]
- Lots of Little Bears: A Stickybear Counting Book (1983)[7]
- Stickybear Watch Out: The Stickybear Book of Safety (1983)[8]
- Stickybear Book of Weather (1983)[9]
- Where is the Bear? (1983)[10]
- Stickybears Scary Night (1984)[11]
[edit] Software with Stickybear
- Stickybear Alphabet (IBM-PC[1])
- Stickybear Math (IBM-PC, Apple II[1])
- Stickybear Math 2 (IBM-PC[1])
- Stickybear Opposites (IBM-PC[1])
- Stickybear Reading (IBM-PC[1])
- Stickybear Early Learning Activities (Windows, Apple Macintosh Classic, Windows XP/Windows Vista, Mac OS X[12]
- Stickybear Kindergarten Activities[13]
- Stickybear Math 1 Deluxe (Windows XP/Windows Vista, Mac OS X[4])
[edit] Reception to computer software
Peter Mucha of the Houston Chronicle gave reviews to IBM versions of Stickybear in 1990; Stickybear Opposites received a B-, Stickybear Math received a B, Stickybear Math 2 received a B, Stickybear Alphabet received an A-, and Stickybear Reading received a C.[1]
The New Talking StickyBear Alphabet won the Best Early Education Program 1989 Excellence in Software Award from the Software & Information Industry Association.[14]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Educational programs vary widely in quality and range." Houston Chronicle. August 18, 1990.
- ^ "Software for All Seasons." TIME.
- ^ "In Search of Stickybear." TidBITS.
- ^ a b "Stickybear Math 1 Deluxe Grades PK-2." Optimum Resource, Inc..
- ^ "Babysitter Bears." Google Books.
- ^ "Bears at Work." Google Books.
- ^ "Lots of Little Bears: A Stickybear Counting Book." Google Books.
- ^ "Watch Out: The Stickybear Book of Safety." Google Books.
- ^ "Stickybear Book of Weather." Google Books.
- ^ "Where is the Bear?." Google Books.
- ^ "Stickybears Scary Night." Google Books.
- ^ "Stickybear Early Learning Activities." Optimum Resource, Inc..
- ^ "Stickybear Kindergarten Activities." Optimum Resource, Inc..
- ^ "1989 Excellence in Software Awards Winners." Software & Information Industry Association.
