Great Wave Software was an educational computer software company founded in 1984 by Dr. Chad Mitchell and Stacy Mitchell and was located in Scotts Valley, California. It was a division of Instructional Fair Group, which was based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was a Tribune Education company.

Products produced by Great Wave included:

  • NumberMaze
  • NumberMaze Challenge[1][2]
  • ReadingMaze
  • KidsMath [3]
  • KidsTime Deluxe
  • Reading Mansion
  • World Discovery Deluxe[4]
  • World Discovery
  • ConcertWare
  • Prairie Explorer: Biomes of North America (Eddie Award Winner)
  • Redwoods Explorer: Biomes of North America
  • Axel's Whirled Math
  • DaisyQuest & Daisy's Castle

McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing (now part of School Specialty Publishing) bought Great Wave Software, and the company no longer exists.[5] All of Great Wave Software's products are out of print.[6] School Specialty Publishing was later bought by Carson Dellosa publishing.[7]

References

  1. ↑ NumberMaze Challenge (archive), Great Wave Software
  2. ↑ NumberMaze Challenge Win3.1, MacOS7.1, CNET, 09/29/1999
  3. ↑ KidsMath for Windows, OCLC 38995630
  4. ↑ Harper, Naomi; Parmigiani, Rosemary (Nov–Dec 1999). "Multimedia Reviews: CD-ROMS". Media & Methods. 36 (2): 46. ISSN 0025-6897. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  5. ↑ Schmeltzer, John (June 27, 2000). "MCGRAW-HILL TO BUY TRIBUNE EDUCATION". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  6. ↑ Balajthy, Ernest; Lipa-Wade, Sally (2003-04-04). Struggling Readers: Assessment and Instruction in Grades K-6. ISBN 9781572308527.
  7. ↑ "::: Welcome School Specialty Publishing and Frank Schaffer customers :::". Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2012-08-29.


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