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" [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1990_723935 Educational programs vary widely in quality and range] ." "Houston Chronicle". August 18, 1990.] , a division of Xerox Education Publications. [" [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,949920,00.html Software for All Seasons] ." "TIME".]

Software of the series has been released since the 1980s; software programs originated on the Apple II platform and were released for IBM PC and Commodore 64 platforms. [" [http://db.tidbits.com/article/3104 In Search of Stickybear] ." "TidBITS".]

As of 2008 the most recent "Sticky Bear" software was developed for Windows XP/Windows Vista and Mac OS X." [http://www.stickybear.com/mathematics/sbmath1.html Stickybear Math 1 Deluxe Grades PK-2] ." "Optimum Resource, Inc.".]

Books with Stickybear

* "Babysitter Bears" (1983) [" [http://books.google.com/books?id=FdiiAQAACAAJ&dq=Stickybear&lr= Babysitter Bears] ." "Google Books".]
* "Bears at Work" (1983) [" [http://books.google.com/books?id=T9KlAAAACAAJ&dq=Stickybear&lr= Bears at Work] ." "Google Books".]
* "Lots of Little Bears: A Stickybear Counting Book" (1983) [" [http://books.google.com/books?id=FIt8AAAACAAJ&dq=Stickybear Lots of Little Bears: A Stickybear Counting Book] ." "Google Books".]
* "Stickybear Watch Out: The Stickybear Book of Safety" (1983) [" [http://books.google.com/books?id=WtjrAQAACAAJ&dq=Stickybear Watch Out: The Stickybear Book of Safety] ." "Google Books".]
* "Stickybear Book of Weather" (1983) [" [http://books.google.com/books?id=veRLAAAACAAJ&dq=Stickybear Stickybear Book of Weather] ." "Google Books".]
* "Where is the Bear?" (1983) [" [http://books.google.com/books?id=mSSTAAAACAAJ&dq=Stickybear&lr= Where is the Bear?] ." "Google Books".]
* "Stickybears Scary Night" (1984) [" [http://books.google.com/books?id=-fVXAAAACAAJ&dq=Stickybear&lr= Stickybears Scary Night] ." "Google Books".]

oftware with Stickybear

*"Stickybear Alphabet" (IBM-PC, Apple II ["Compute!" Issue 49. June 1984. " [http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue49/383_1_REVIEWS_Sticky_bear.php 71] .] ) (Some versions included the book "The Strawberry Look Book")
*"Stickybear Math" (IBM-PC, Apple II)
*"Stickybear Math 2" (IBM-PC)
*"Stickybear Opposites" (IBM-PC)
*"Stickybear Reading" (IBM-PC)
*"Stickybear Early Learning Activities" (Windows, Apple Macintosh Classic, Windows XP/Windows Vista, Mac OS X [" [http://www.stickybear.com/early_learning/sbela.html Stickybear Early Learning Activities] ." "Optimum Resource, Inc.".]
*"Stickybear Kindergarten Activities" [" [http://www.stickybear.com/early_learning/sbka.html Stickybear Kindergarten Activities] ." "Optimum Resource, Inc.".]
*"Stickybear Math 1 Deluxe" (Windows XP/Windows Vista, Mac OS X)

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.

"The New Talking StickyBear Alphabet" won the Best Early Education Program 1989 Excellence in Software Award from the Software & Information Industry Association. [" [http://www.siia.net/codies/2006/history_1989.asp 1989 Excellence in Software Awards Winners] ." "Software & Information Industry Association".]

References

External links

* [http://www.stickybear.com/ Optimum Resource, Inc.]