Meet P.B. Bear!

NEW YORK (June 12, 1995) The world's most irresistible teddy bear comes to
life in P.B. BEAR'S BIRTHDAY PARTY (DK Multimedia; CD-ROM; Windows PC; Pub
Date: June 1995; Mac version Fall 1995; $29.95). An interactive story book
for early readers and based on the best-selling book, P.B. BEAR'S BIRTHDAY
PARTY is carefully designed to make a child's first steps in learning to
read a pleasure.

Using a "rebus" approach to learning, P.B. BEAR'S BIRTHDAY PARTY invites
young users to identify over 150 pictures in the story to learn words and
to add to their vocabulary. Words are highlighted as the story is read
aloud, encouraging children to form links between the spoken and written
word. The action teaches basic vocabulary while encouraging children to
follow the story.

Along the way, P.B. Bear smiles, winks, and laughs as he leads children
through his birthday adventures. Simple activities, animations featuring
stop-action photography with full sound effects and games are interwoven
to reinforce first concepts and promote early reasoning skills. The
interactive games and activities are designed to help children learn such
essential concepts as telling time, recognizing shapes and sizes, and
becoming comfortable with the computer. Words and pictures, the simplest
and most intuitive of "point and dick" interfaces, and charming characters
make P.B. BEAR'S BIRTHDAY PARTY an entertaining and educational delight
for children.

P.B. BEAR'S BIRTHDAY PARTY is one of the new titles in DK Multimedia's
second list of CD-ROMs for the consumer market shipping in June 1995. In
addition, DK Multimedia is announcing THE EYEWITNESS HISTORY OF THE WORLD
and THE EYEWITNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATURE.

DK Multimedia is a division of Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc. located
in New York City. DK Multimedia employs a creative staff of 200, making it
one of the largest multimedia production units in the world. Established
in 1991, the company developed the award-winning Musical Instruments for
Microsoft Corporation and has since released many more award-winning
titles including The Way Things Work, The Ultimate Human Body, and The
Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Science under the DK name. DK Multimedia
creates CD-ROMs for the consumer and educational markets.

P.B. BEAR'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
DK Multimedia
Platform: CD-ROM Windows PC (Mac version available in fall 1995)
Pub Date: June 1995
Suggested retail price: $29.95
Ages 3 and up

Minimum System Requirements:
* 486SX/25 MHz or faster personal computer with at least 4MB RAM
* 8- or 16-bit sound card
* Standard-speed CD-ROM drive
* SVGA (265 color), 640 x 480 pixel display
* Windows 3.1

Ordering information & technical support: 800/DKMM-575

DK Multimedia
95 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10016
212-213-4800,  fax 212-213-5240

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