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The Backyard
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Developer(s) Broderbund
Publisher(s) Broderbund
Designer(s) Leslie Grimm
Lynn Kirkpatrick
Composer(s) Bob Marshall
Jonelle Adkisson
Tom Rettig
Series Early Learning Family
Platform(s) MS-DOS, Macintosh
Release date(s) 1993
Genre(s) Educational
Mode(s) Single-player

The Backyard is a video game created by Broderbund in 1993 for MS-DOS and Macintosh. It is a sequel to its predecessor The Playroom and the third game of the "Early Learning Family" series. It was designed for ages 3 to 6 (preschool through first grade).

Gameplay

"The Backyard" contains six games including "Scarecrow Faces", "Pumpkin Patch", "Sandbox Treasure", "Animal Habitat", "Knothole" and "Animal Cookies" as well as other minor activities to teach players about creativity, map reading, numbers and animals. The game introduces Pepper Mouse's sister Ginger. She also appears in the 1995 remake of The Playroom.

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