Stickybear
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 early 1980s;[3] software programs originated on the Apple II platform and were released for IBM PC,[1] Atari 8-bit[4] and Commodore 64 platforms.[5]
As of 2008 the most recent Sticky Bear software was developed for Windows XP/Windows Vista and Mac OS X.[6]
Books with Stickybear
- Babysitter Bears (1983)[7]
- Bears at Work (1983)[8]
- Lots of Little Bears: A Stickybear Counting Book (1983)[9]
- Stickybear Watch Out: The Stickybear Book of Safety (1983)[10]
- Stickybear Book of Weather (1983)[11]
- Where is the Bear? (1983)[12]
- Stickybears Scary Night (1984)[13]
Software with Stickybear
- Stickybear Alphabet (IBM-PC,[1] Apple II[14]) (Some versions included the book The Strawberry Look Book)
- Stickybear Numbers
- Stickybear Bop
- Stickybear Math (Commodore 64, IBM-PC, Apple II[1])
- Stickybear Math 2 (IBM-PC[1])
- Stickybear Opposites (IBM-PC[1])
- Stickybear Reading (Commodore 64, IBM-PC[1])
- Stickybear Early Learning Activities (Windows, Apple Macintosh Classic, Windows XP/Windows Vista, Mac OS X[15]
- Stickybear Kindergarten Activities[16]
- Stickybear Math 1 Deluxe (Windows XP/Windows Vista, Mac OS X[6])
- Stickybear Spellgrabber (Commodore 64, Mac OS 7)
- Stickybear Typing (Commodore 64, IBM-PC)
- Stickybear's Reading Room (Mac OS 7)
Reception
II Computing listed Stickybear tenth on the magazine's list of top Apple II education software as of late 1985, based on sales and market-share data.[17]
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 and Information Industry Association.[18]
Leslie Eiser of Compute! magazine said in a 1992 review that StickyBear Town Builder was dated compared to other games of its time.[19]
Computer Gaming World in 1993 said of Stickybear's Early Learning Activities, "In the world of early learning software, it's difficult to find anyone who does it better."[20]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mucha, Peter. "Educational programs vary widely in quality and range." Houston Chronicle. Sunday August 18, 1990. Lifestyle 5. Retrieved on December 5, 2009.
- ↑ Moritz, Michael and Philip Elmer-DeWitt. "Software for All Seasons." TIME. Monday December 19, 1983. Retrieved on December 5, 2009.
- ↑ 'Stickybear Numbers & ABC for preschool children', InfoWorld, October 24, 1983, pp. 37-38.
- ↑
- ↑ "In Search of Stickybear." TidBITS.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ Compute! Issue 49. June 1984. "71.
- ↑ "Stickybear Early Learning Activities." Optimum Resource, Inc..
- ↑ "Stickybear Kindergarten Activities." Optimum Resource, Inc..
- ↑ Ciraolo, Michael (Oct–Nov 1985). "Top Software / A List of Favorites". II Computing. p. 51. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ↑ "1989 Excellence in Software Awards Winners." Software and Information Industry Association.
- ↑ Eiser, Leslie. "Stickybear Town Builder. (computer game) (Software Review) (Evaluation)." Compute! December 1992. Issue 147. 164.
- ↑ Soper, Virginia (December 1993). "Stickybear's Early Learning Adventures". Computer Gaming World. pp. 155–156. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
External links
- Optimum Resource, Inc. (Stickybear.com)
- Stickybear ABC for the Apple II at the Internet Archive