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The Great Reading Adventure

First release
1996
Publisher
7th Level
Genres
Point-and-click, Puzzle · Educational, Kids

Anthropomorphic kid bear Lil' Howie and his friends help the player learn reading comprehension, alphabetizing, word families and real phonics through mini-games.

Also known as The Great Reading Adventure Starring Howie Mandel, Lil' Howie's Funhouse: The Great Reading Adventure, Lil' Howie's Great Reading Adventure

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Storyline
Reading and fun go hand in hand for children ages 6 to 9 in The Great Reading Adventure starring Howie Mandel, national spokesperson for R.I.F. (Reading is Fundamental). More than 1,000 exercises teach valuable skills ranging from phonics and reading comprehension to word families and context clues. Additionally, The Great Reading Adventure includes a 4,500-word database. Lil' Howie, Stinky and Alphabot show just how much fun reading can be with original songs and excerpts from classic children's literature. Six fun games and five years of curriculum set new standards in the next adventure of the award-winning Great Adventure series.Read more

Reading and fun go hand in hand for children ages 6 to 9 in The Great Reading Adventure starring Howie Mandel, national spokesperson for R.I.F. (Reading is Fundamental). More than 1,000 exercises teach valuable skills ranging from phonics and reading comprehension to word families and context clues. Additionally, The Great Reading Adventure includes a 4,500-word database. Lil' Howie, Stinky and Alphabot show just how much fun reading can be with original songs and excerpts from classic children's literature. Six fun games and five years of curriculum set new standards in the next adventure of the award-winning Great Adventure series.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
1996
Age ratings
PEGI 12
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
edutainment, reading

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, audio
IGDB · recorded 13 Sept 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 13 Sept 2026