Magic Wand Speak & Learn

Produced by Texas Instruments, the Magic Wand Reader (introduced in 1982 as the Magic Wand Speaking Reader[1]) had a hand held "wand" that one would slide over the "Talking Tracks" to read along with educational books.

The Magic Wand Reader device.

Bill Cosby was initially a spokesman for this device.

The Magic Wand Speaking Library

Skill Levels

Different levels of activities and short stories were available.

Level 1 Toddler.
Level 2 Preschool.
Level 3 Early Elementary.

Series

Green - Early Readers
Cyan - Letters, Numbers, Words *(Basics)
Blue - Favorite Characters and Famous Faces *(Sprites' Adventures)
Purple - Information
Orange - Fun and Laughter
Yellow - Classics, Folk Tales and Legends
Brown - Magical Adventures *(Magic Creatures)

  • The series were listed slightly different on the back of the pack in book Mac's Big Surprise

Books
  • Mac's Big Surprise (Pack-in book)[2] ISBN 0-89512-058-5

The Magic Wand Reader's voice was sampled by C418 in the Minecraft Soundtrack,[3] particularly a track named "Droopy likes your face". It was sampled for the voice heard in the song.[4]

References
  1. "Datamath".
  2. "The Chip Collection - TI Magic Wand Speak & Learn Electronic Learning Aid - Smithsonian Institution".
  3. Minecraft Volume Alpha - 24 - Droopy Likes your Face, retrieved 2023-10-02
  4. C418 Droopy Dragon Samples (The Droopy Dragon by Jean Greenlow - 1982), retrieved 2023-10-02
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