Company:Great Wave Software

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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. http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/2522664/multimedia-reviews-cd-roms. Retrieved 2012-07-15. 
  5. Schmeltzer, John (June 27, 2000). "MCGRAW-HILL TO BUY TRIBUNE EDUCATION" (in en-US). https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-06-27-0006270140-story.html. 
  6. Balajthy, Ernest; Lipa-Wade, Sally (2003-04-04). Struggling Readers: Assessment and Instruction in Grades K-6. ISBN 9781572308527. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIANdvJ0VYAC&dq=great+wave+software+mcgraw+hill&pg=PA64. 
  7. "::: Welcome School Specialty Publishing and Frank Schaffer customers :::". http://www.carsondellosa.com/welcomeSSP.html. 

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