Nursery Rhymes Studio 1

• License:

  Free to try; $19.95 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  3.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  3.0 stars (out of 13 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  64,078

• Operating Systems:

  Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista

• Limitations:

  7-use trial

• Date Added:

  May 30, 2005

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Nursery Rhymes Studio 1 Nursery Rhymes Studio 1.0

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Publisher's description of Nursery Rhymes Studio

From Caltrox Educational Software:

Nursery Rhymes Studio is a multimedia-based musical method of learning favorite Mother Goose nursery rhymes. The software has been designed for ease of use, fast setup, and interactivity. Full audio-visual and multimedia features have been built into the program to make learning nursery rhymes an enjoyable learning experience for children. The aim of the software is to enhance the learning process with voice and music.

It consists of 30 of the most popular children's Mother Goose nursery rhymes, accompanied by beautiful piano orchestra music, realistic speech, and pictures. Nursery Rhymes Studio is the most complete collection of English nursery rhymes available today in a software program. It also features full-color pictures to accompany the rhymes. Version 1 has minor updates and bugfixes.

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Editor's review of Nursery Rhymes Studio

• 3.0 stars

• "Nursery Rhymes Studio"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Nursery Rhymes Studio 1

While this application does include a large assortment of nursery rhymes, it fails to follow any standard model of interactive learning. The program's only feature is the Rhymes Selector button that brings up a menu of 30 popular rhymes. Users can switch between the Music and Speaking options but the music and the voice can't be played at the same time and the words are not highlighted as they are spoken. The quality of the musical version of the rhyme is acceptable, but the voice is reminiscent of early computer-generated vocals, which offer no warmth or intonation. The simple interface has the soft and colorful look a child's program requires but the graphics are static with no animation to keep a child's attention. Parents of young children may find the large collection of rhymes useful but beyond the free seven-use trial there's not much more to offer.

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• Average user rating: 3.2 stars out of 13 votes
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• 5 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Nursery Rhymes Studio 1

  "excellent for kids learning english nursery rhymes"

  by abbymat on June 2, 2005

  Pros: This program is simply great for teaching kids nursery rhymes ! Good pictures and audio as well.

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• 5 stars

  Version: Nursery Rhymes Studio 1

  "the best collection of kids nursery rhymes"

  by Tracy72 on June 1, 2005

  Pros: this is the best collection of kids mother goose nursery rhymes available. excellent music & voices. superb program !

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• 5 stars

  Version: Nursery Rhymes Studio 1

  "great nursery rhymes program !"

  by John1952 on June 2, 2005

  Pros: very nice nursery rhymes software with good pictures, audio and graphics, my kids love it !

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• 5 stars

  Version: Nursery Rhymes Studio 1

  "Fun learning for kids !"

  by johnny1515 on June 1, 2005

  Pros: a nice and interesting program with lots of good pictures and excellent sound also.

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• 5 stars

  Version: Nursery Rhymes Studio 1

  "Fun learning for kids !"

  by BettyJ on May 31, 2005

  Pros: a nice and interesting collection of nursery rhymes with lots of good pictures and excellent sound also.

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