JumpStart Reading for Second Graders (1997) - MobyGames (2025)

aka: JumpStart Reading

Moby ID: 220167

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Released
August 12, 1997 on Windows
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Publishers
  • Knowledge Adventure, Inc.
  • Jordan Freeman Group, LLC
Developers
  • Knowledge Adventure, Inc.
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2 players
Genre
Educational
Perspective
Side view
Visual
Fixed / flip-screen
Interface
Point and select
Educational
Reading / writing

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  • JumpStart 1st-3rd Grade Learning Playground (2002)
Official Description (Ad Blurb)

Play and share JumpStart Reading for Second Graders, an interactive environment for young minds looking to engage with reading. Meet a fun new friend, CJ the frog, and play along with a variety of intuitive point and click reading education sequences! Easily learn to interact with fundamental experiences, such as spelling, grammar, speech, rhyming, vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, reading comprehension, vowels and so much more!

On an archeological expedition, CJ and his archeology team, uncover a tablet explaining the secrets of the lost city of Ursalab. However, CJ’s nemesis, Dr. Listick, seizes the tablet for himself and seals CJ and his friend, Edison, in a chamber deep inside the archeological site. How do CJ and Edison make it out of this one? Many reading based activities await as you help CJ escape the site. Find valuable ancient treasures, and discover the mysterious lost city of Ursalab!

For decades, parents and teachers have trusted the JumpStart brand, with JumpStart Reading for Second Graders helping countless young children. Now is a chance to re-live and share this timeless experience with someone you know, bringing that joy alive once again.

  • Discover reading activities while exploring and searching for a mysterious Lost City.
  • Areas are full of hidden surprises and opportunities for learning!
  • Discover high quality animated sequences featuring fun characters.
  • Teaches reading fundamentals through a comprehensive multi-step process.
  • A variety of difficulty levels keep the experience fair and fun.

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  • JumpStart / JumpAhead series

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Game added March 23, 2024. Last modified December 3, 2024.

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