Pookie and Tushka Find a Little Piano
© 2003 Pers Corporation
This hardcover picture book and accompanying CD-ROM tell the story of two little friends (a polar bear and a penguin) and their encounter with a frozen piano. As the story unfolds, one helps the other overcome fears, and they learn to play happy music together. It's a strange but pleasant tale, and nicely illustrated. The CD contains an arcade game, facts about life on the North and South Poles, and an animated song. There are also several activities related to another book (Here Come the Blobbies) by the same Peruvian author (Jorge). (That's an even stranger story.) The bottom line? This is a sweet story, a few activities on CD, all in all, a satisfactory purchase at $15.
$15.89, Windows, Macintosh
Teaches: reading, science, animals