Bottom Line: A quiz-style app that may be useful for parents and teachers, but might not be motivating enough for students. A few areas need improvement, but it's Free to try all seven content strands!
Bottom Line: A quiz-style app that may be useful for parents and teachers, but might not be motivating enough for students. A few areas need improvement, but it's Free to try all seven content strands!
02/18/2013 at 02:45 PM in Ages 12-up, Ages 9-11, free/free trial, *** (three stars), decimals, division, fractions, geometry, grammar, health, language arts, literature, math, math, word problems, multiplication, poetry, reading, test prep | Permalink | Comments (1)
Bottom line: If you want your kids to understand Christmas as something more than Santa and presents, then the depth and quality of this app make it worth considering for children ages 7 to 12. Download the free game for sure.
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01/01/2013 at 02:59 PM in Ages 12-up, Ages 9-11, free/free trial, **** (four stars), art, history, literature, multilingual, Religion | Permalink | Comments (1)
Bottom Line: a cute e-book with a winning title and just enough interactivity to keep your little bookworm coming back for repeat performances.
11/29/2012 at 08:49 AM in Ages 6-8, Preschool (4-5), **** (four stars), books, literature, seek and find | Permalink | Comments (2)
Bottom Line: The classic fairy tale gets a less than classic rendering in a 3D pop-up book. Poor narration and rather awkward interactive elements make it difficult to get through the 30+ pages.
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11/04/2012 at 07:03 PM in Ages 6-8, Preschool (4-5), ** (two stars), books, classic stories, literature | Permalink | Comments (1)
Bottom Line: The duckling is not the only ugly thing in this awkwardly worded, poorly conceived app for beginning readers. The first tale is free however.
10/19/2012 at 01:06 PM in Ages 6-8, free/free trial, * (one star), books, classic stories, French, German, literature | Permalink | Comments (1)
Bottom line: Expensive, but a beautifully abridged version of three classic Heidi books with tons of content. Most highly recommended.
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09/27/2012 at 11:21 AM in Ages 12-up, Ages 6-8, Ages 9-11, Preschool (4-5), Top Picks, **** (four stars), books, classic stories, German, literature, multilingual, reading | Permalink | Comments (2)
Bottom Line: Classic folk tale gets an extravagant, cutting edge adaptation for the digital age that older children and their parents will enjoy over and over.
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09/22/2012 at 06:39 AM in Ages 12-up, **** (four stars), classic stories, French, literature, multilingual, Spanish | Permalink | Comments (3)