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Review: ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ for the iPad
Having trouble remembering the lyrics to this traditional holiday song? You won’t after listening to (and playing with) this app from Polk Street Press. Screen shot from 'Twelve Days of Christmas'...
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Review: ‘Big Little Brother’ for the iPad
It’s occurred several times this fall: publishers have released print and app versions of a title simultaneously, or nearly simultaneously. It’s true of today’s title, Big Little Brother, and was of...
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Review: **Bobo Explores Light**
I’m a sucker for embedded instructional videos and Bobo has quite a few (don’t miss the one on lightning), as well as screen after screen of terrific graphics. There’s also a quirky robot host that...
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Review: ‘Skulls’ from Touch Press for iOS
As our reviewer Chris Gustafson notes, Simon Winchester refers to Skulls as a “book.” Touch Press does indeed view their productions as books. In their vision statement the company’s founders observe,...
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Barefoot World Atlas
Every so often an app appears that stops us in our tracks. Emails go unanswered and lunches are postponed while we pass the iPad around the office. In engagement, presentation, and visuals, The...
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Review: Over In the Ocean: In a Coral Reef
I couldn’t resist. I had to blow this image up. Jeanette Canyon’s artistry with polymer clay is something to behold. Title: Over in the Ocean Subtitle: In a Coral Reef Author: Marianne Berkes...
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Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomy
I make no secret of my admiration of the work of Touch Press. Ever inventive, each app they have produced introduces an innovative feature or two that enhances the presentation at hand. Our reviewer...
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Kane Miller Makes Some Noise with ‘Boom Bah!’
Kane Miller publishers have been bringing outstanding international children’s titles to the attention of American readers for more than thirty years. Their list includes such favorites as Mem Fox’s...
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Review: ‘A Garden for Pig.’ Kane Miller Enters the Digital Storytelling World
Our last review featured Boom Bah! by Phil Cummings. Here’s another app from Kane Miller Books, a newcomer to digital storytelling. Title: A Garden for Pig Author: Kathryn K. Thurman Illustrator:...
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Review: ‘Hush, Little Beachcomber’
Heading to the beach with an iPad? Like Stephen Huneck’s Sally Goes to the Beach, Hush, Little Beachcomber is sure to put you in the mood for a day of sun and surf. Screen from 'Hush, Little...
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