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Mike
Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
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Item # 26548
Age: 4 - 8
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Original List Price: $29.95
Runs Under: WIN / MAC
Packaging: Jewel Case
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Treat your child
to a warm-hearted children's classic!
PRODUCT INFORMATION
 Welcome to Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel where you
can read and listen to animated version of this timeless classic. Read
the story straight through, or take a break and try some activities
with make, Mary Anne, and the people of Popperville.
In Read to Me and Play in the Story, press the spacebar
to bring up the navigational icons. In the biographical section, the
spacebar will pause the presentation; to continue, press the spacebar
again.
Product Highlights
Treat your child to a warm-hearted
children's classic enriched with skill-building games and exciting
learning activities. Follow the enchanting narration of actress
Madeline Kahn in an uplifting
tale of friendship, loyalty and perseverance.
Product
Features
- Select "Play in the Story" or "Read to Me" options.
- Four fun-filled activities:
- Twins of Popperville -- Memory and Matching Game
- Mary Anne's Maze -- Map-Reading Game
- How Steam Shovels Work -- Tutorial
- The Junkyard -- Pattern Recognition Game
- Narrated by acclaimed actress Madeline Kahn
- Original music score and narration plays in audio CD players
for story time enjoyment
- Tribute to the life and work of author/illustrator Virginia
Lee Burton
Activities
Include:
Twins of Popperville
Match
the twin at the square dance! Set the level to 1, 2, or 3 and click
Play. Watch carefully as the dancers run and hide. Can you remember
where each
twin went?
How
Steam Shovels Work
Learn
how a steam shovel works! Click on each word, and look where it
points. Can you remember what each part does? Go to the junkyard and
try naming
the parts as you put the steam shovels together.
Mary
Anne's Maze
Help Mary Anne find her way through the maze. Select a level and click
Play. Watch the map as you move through the maze; the white square on
the
maze map shows you where you and Mary Anne are. The other squares are
items
and characters you and Mary Anne must put together. To drive Mary Anne,
click
and hold down the middle lever to go forward, click on the left and
right
levers to turn, and click U-TURN to turn around. Move past the
characters
in the maze by helping them find the item they lost. To pick up
objects,
drive past them. To give a character an object, click on the object and
drag
it to the character.
Rabbit (red)..................................seeks
a...........................................carrot (orange).
Henry B. Swap (brown)......................wants
a....................................piece of pie (purple).
Skunk (black)................................needs
a..............................................daisy (green).
The Constable (blue)........................lost
his............................................whistle (yellow).
The
Junkyard
Put the steam shovels together before the sun sets! Set the sun timer,
choose a level, and click Play. Build the stream shovels from the
ground
up. Get helpful hints by clicking on "How To."
Is it easier or faster to build the shovels one by one, or build them
up together, starting with the caterpillars, then adding all the cabs,
and
finishing all the steam shovels together? Why do these steam shovels go
together? Can you tell what the rule is?
Windows®
Minimum Requirements:
- 33 MHz 486 with mouse and 8 MB of RAM
- 256-color SVGA graphics
- Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98/Me
- Windows-compatible sound card
- Double-speed CD-ROM drive
- Hard disk with 1 MB free disk space (18 MB for hard disk
install)
Macintosh®
Minimum Requirements:
- Motorola® 68030/25 or Power PC™ computer with 8MB of RAM
- 256-color graphics with 14" monitor
- System 7.1 or higher
- Double-speed CD-ROM drive
- 19 MB free space for hard disk install
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