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One of two early number learning packages for under sixes that involves listening to a rhyme tape while reading the book, and then a program to teach sorting and matching, meaning of numbers, develop concepts of counting, giving practice in recognising and understanding numbers up to five, and makes counting fun. There are five activities in each of the two sections: number and counting.

Activity one uses clear graphics of two homes, such as a cake and car park, with a candle and a car appearing above before going to their appropriate homes. Then one appears, and keying the correct area on the overlay causes it to go to its home - if correct, the candle lights and wax runs down the side, or the car turns. Incorrect answers cause a failure sound and awaits a new input.

Other activities follow the same format, high standard of graphics and use of sound, leading to the final lake scene where keying in the number outlined on the lake causes that number of ducks to land on the water. The program cannot be fooled by keying in the wrong number - too many cause the extra ducks to fly away and too few cause the task to restart.

T.W.