Curious George CD-ROM titles now distributed by Yamaha Music Media Corporation.SOMERVILLE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 1997-- Curious George Curious George inquisitive, mischievous monkey. [Children’s Lit.: Curious George] See : Curiosity , Mike Mulligan mul·li·gan n. A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. [Probably from the name Mulligan.] Noun 1. , and InventorLabs available for the first time in Asia Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers Interactive Corporation (HMI (Human Machine Interface) The user interface in a manufacturing or process control system. It provides a graphics-based visualization of an industrial control and monitoring system. ) announced today Yamaha Music Media Corporation has committed to localize lo·cal·ize v. lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing, lo·cal·iz·es v.tr. 1. To make local: decentralize and localize political authority. 2. and distribute three Curious George CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). titles in Japan. In addition to Curious George Early Learning Adventure, Curious George ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Adventure, and Curious George Comes Home, Yamaha will also distribute HMI's classic Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel CD-ROM and InventorLabs, HMI's CODIE-nominated science CD-ROM. "Yamaha has the kind of distribution reach we look for in worldwide partners, and they've shown a great commitment to the spirit of these products. We're very excited to be working with them," said Conall Ryan, president and publisher of HMI. Hidehiko Kasai, President of Yamaha Music Media, said, "We are very happy to introduce HMI titles in Japan. Curious George has been very popular here for years. We look forward to bringing an interactive George to the Japanese market." Curious George was unavailable for comment, having recently upset a cartful of bananas and undertaken a sky-writing mission reportedly involving the letter "A." Curious George Early Learning Adventure and Curious George ABC Adventure are the first two volumes in HMI's Young Readers, Series, successfully released to North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. markets in October 1996. Both focus on beginning reading skills with activities such as Super Fruit Catch, Pie Fight
Curious George Comes Home is geared toward children 3 to 6 years old. It features matching games, creative activities and storytelling features, and has won the Bookseller's Choice Award, the FamilyPC Family Recommended seal, and was chosen by the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio as "Best Software of 1997" since it was released in June of 1996. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel CD-ROM, narrated by Madeline Kahn Madeline Kahn (September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was a two-time Academy Award-nominated, four-time Golden Globe-nominated, and an Emmy Award-winning American actress, known primarily for her comedic roles. , has become popular with North American audiences since its October 1996 release. Developed for children ages 4 to 8, it re-creates Virginia Lee Burton's beloved story of the steam shovel Mary Anne and her faithful owner, Mike. InventorLabs, released in June of 1996, features a QuickTime VR The virtual reality version of QuickTime. It allows subjects to be viewed on screen in 3D space. Scenes are compiled from renderings or from multiple still shots taken of all sides. See QuickTime. tour of the laboratories of Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and James Watt. InventorLabs was awarded a New Media Invision award, chosen for the HomePC Top 100, and is currently nominated for two CODIE awards by the Software Publisher,s Association: Best Use of Visual Arts in Multimedia and Best Home Education Software for Adolescents. The Companies Houghton Mifflin Interactive Corporation (HMI), Somerville, Mass., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Houghton Mifflin Company, publishes award-winning children's and family digital products. The Corporation cultivates world-class talent to produce digital adaptation s of Houghton Mifflin books and original CD-ROMs and online works. HMI products are available through a network of retailers nationwide, and directly from HMI. For more information call (800) 829-7962, or visit the Houghton Mifflin Interactive Network, the Company's World Wide Web site, at http://www.hminet.com . Houghton Mifflin is a leading publisher of textbooks, instructional technology, assessments, and other educational materials for the elementary and secondary school and college markets, as well as an extensive line of reference publications, fiction and non-fiction for adults and young readers, and multimedia entertainment products. Yamaha Music Media Corporation was established in 1994 as specified company for software business of Yamaha group, and has been publishing items such as music books, music sheets, magazines, MIDI files, video and multimedia titles, as well as importing and distributing overseas titles to Japanese markets. CONTACT: Erica Kohnke Houghton Mifflin Interactive (617) 503-4849 erica_kohnke@hmco.com or Junichi Sumii Yamaha Music Media Corporation (81) 3-3462-6212 sumii-j@post.yamaha.co.jp |
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