Lapin Malin: Initiation à l'anglais - La course aux arcs-en-ciel! (lit. "Reader Rabbit: Introduction to English - The Race for Rainbows!") is a video game in The Learning Company's Reader Rabbit series of children's educational games. It was released on June 19, 2006 exclusively in select countries in Europe, and it focuses on teaching children the English language.
In France, the game was sold separately, in which all three levels of difficulty are available for all activities, and bundled with every 2006-2011 re-release of each Kindergarten-2nd Grade game, either as an additional disc or on the same disc, in which all activities are set to the level of difficulty of the respective grade/course of the game it was bundled with, and cannot be changed.
Plot[]
As Reader Rabbit, Sam the Lion, Paige and Chester fly in the Dreamship over to Colourville Island, the Pirats ambush them and steal the seven jewelled keys to the castle. In the scuff, the Pirats accidentally drop all the keys, which scatter around the island.
Characters[]
- Reader Rabbit/Lapin Malin
- Sam the Lion/Sam le Lion
- Paige/Bouquine
- Chester/Coffratruc
- Captain Ratbeard/Ratabarbe
- Cheester/GrosBras
- Queen Brush
- Miss Car
- Mister Ace
- Miss Bag
- Mister Basket
- Miss Sock
- Mister Tray
Activities[]
Main[]
- Short Stories
- Skill(s) taught: Oral instructions, sound and image association
- Gameplay: Complete Miss Bag's stories by placing pictures in the correct order.
- Key earned: Yellow
- Get Dressed
- Skill(s) taught: Oral instructions, clothing
- Gameplay: Help Miss Sock fix her dolls by finding the correct parts.
- Key earned: Orange
- Find the Pairs
- Skill(s) taught: Oral instructions, animals, shapes and colours, nature
- Gameplay: Find the card with the same picture as the one Mister Ace turns over.
- Key earned: Green
- Let's Eat
- Skill(s) taught: Oral instructions, food
- Gameplay: Help Mister Tray prepare his meals by finding the food he asks for.
- Key earned: Pink
- Let's Shop
- Skill(s) taught: Oral instructions, counting, numbers, fruits and vegetables, accessories, clothing, beverages
- Gameplay: Find the items Mister Basket asks for and place the correct amount on the counter.
- Key earned: Purple
Extra[]
English Words[]
Trivia[]
- This is the only game in the Reader Rabbit franchise to teach a specific language.
- Because the game was released in Europe, the English words presented in this game specifically use their British definitions, spelling, and pronunciations.
- This game re-uses several music tracks from Reader Rabbit 1st Grade: Capers on Cloud Nine!.
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