Great Wave Software

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2012-08-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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