Software of the Month Club
New Member XXII CD-ROM Program Guide


- DOS Children's -

Amy's Fun-2-3 Adventure 3.0
Fun with numbers
An adorable puppy named Amy guides young children through
four entertaining number-learning journeys. Complete with
support for mouse and sound card (highly recommended).
Perfect for children 2- to 5-years-old. Choose from: 
*   Amy's Doghouse: Number recognition and counting skills
*   Match Machine: Logical comparisons
*   Music Magic: Children play their own songs or play
    the provided eight songs, including "Twinkle,
    Twinkle, Little Star," "London Bridges," "Three Blind
    Mice" and "Mary Had A Little Lamb" 
*   Cookie Castle: Count using fingers to further
    reinforce counting skills
(Application by Devasoft)

Billy Bear Visits Luey
Teddy tale
Read about Billy visiting his cousin Luey - when he isn't
home. This colorful storybook teaches children about
feelings and planning ahead. 
*   Questions at the end of the story show different
    emotions  
*   Includes more than 100 animations accessible by
    clicking their pictures on the screen 
*   Adjust sound, music and speech
(Application by Loraine Wauer; Requires a DOS mouse
driver) 

Christopher's Busy Day
Interactive story
Follow Christopher and Ashlie in this electronic storybook.
Read along as they look at birds, eat apples, climb trees,
watch frogs, visit a playground and play on a trampoline.
Use your mouse to click on animals and objects, and watch
things come to life - birds fly, frogs jump, Christopher
whistles and more.
*   Uses recorded human voices
*   Volume setting 
*   Animated hot spots 
(Application by C. Lee Butler; Requires a DOS mouse
driver, SoundBlaster sound card or compatible)

Coloring Book 2.2
Artists in the making
Kids create their own masterpieces with this colorful
drawing program. Color one of ten charming pictures.
Geared for pre-school children. Print the final images in
color or black-and-white. 
*   Supports 50 colors
*   Simple point-and-click interface
*   Joystick support
(Application by Russell Holloway)

Dot-Mania Join-The-Dots Game 1.31
Dot to dot
Connect the dots, then color these cute puzzles, then
print them out.
*   20 pictures
*   Connect numbers or letters
*   Online help
*   Graphical user interface
(Application by Model Systems)

Kinder Carton 4.0
Educational collection
A great collection of phonic, math and logic activities
for young kids. Choose from 27 programs, including Letter
Matching, Letter Sequencing, Alphabet Book, I Spy, Rhyming
Words, Three-Letter Words, Amazing Words, Word Race and
more. Math and logic activities include Lasso Count,
Ordinal Numbers, and Manipulative Add and Subtract.
*   Change difficulty levels
*   Colorful VGA graphics
*   Numbers range from zero to 100.
(Application by KidStuff Software; Requires a mouse driver
and 2.5MB of hard disk space)

Ms. Piggy Bank 4.0
Money in the bank
Teach your children how to count money with this cute
educational program. Activities include punching in the
right amount on the cash register, selecting coins and
bills to match the value, playing a board game and more.
Great for kids 6- to 10-years-old. 
*   Choose from six different money activities
*   Includes denominations from pennies to $20 bills
*   Realistic graphics for accurate representation of
    bills and coins 
*   Digitized speech without using sound cards
(Application by KidStuff Software; Requires DOS mouse
driver installed) 

Preschool Pack 4.0
Children's games
Kids will love this collection of games. Games include
letters, numbers, songs and speech. Place animals in their
appropriate habitats in Animal Homes. Match colors in
Balloon. Matching is a Concentration-style game. Tally
numbers in Counting. All games are full of color,
graphics, sounds, animation and more.
*   Many activities
*   Toggle speech and music on and off
*   Configure screen controls 
(Application by Kidstuff Software)

School-Mom Plus 6.2
Electronic teacher
This comprehensive program has it all - math, music,
language, art, science, history, geography and more! The
large math section covers everything from basic addition
to beginning algebra. Write and play back music in three
music modules. Artists can choose from six craft modes,
like Color, Doodle and Space Worms. Learn about nouns,
verbs and adjectives in the language section. Too much to
describe here - you have to check out this program! 
*   Arcade games
*   Toggle sound on and off
*   Make your own quizzes
(Application by Dr. Andrew Motes, Motes Educational
Software)

Show 'N Spell 2.11
How do you spell ?
Increase your spelling skills with this fun game!
Identify random pictures and spell what you see. Select
different options, including Reveal Clues, Play Against
the Clock and Display Word Skeleton Dashes. 
*   Flash card style game
*   Three skill levels
*   Display word lists
*   Add your own practice words
(Application by Philip P. Kapusta, Softword Technology)

Wonder Word 1.3
Go bananas
Expand your vocabulary as Zipper, the monkey, guides you
through this fun and challenging program. It's filled
with great VGA graphics, MIDI sounds and digitized
effects. 
*   Three difficulty settings
*   Save and load your progress
*   Hint feature
*   Includes more than 150 clues
(Application by Software Avenue, Inc.; Requires a sound
card) 

Word Games at Camelot 1.3
In quest of words
A wonderful program for teaching adjectives. As a knight
seeking to join King Arthur's Round Table, you must prove
your vocabulary knowledge. Includes nine sets of words
lists, five difficulty levels, colorful graphics and
entertaining gameplay. 
*   Three game levels
*   Keeps progress record
*   Multiple-choice questions
*   Supports sound cards for music and sound effects
(Application by Adventure LearningWare)