Tuesday, April 26, 2011

iPad Books: Best Books For Kids

iPads Children's Books: Actionboox
The Future of Children's Literature! ACTIONBOOX

Actionboox will transform readers of any age into giddy kids, transporting them to a time of wonderment and pure escapism. Actionboox uses the highest quality children's literature brought to life with rich animation and narration. "Atmospheric sounds draw the reader into the exceptional ambiance of the story, which is supported by an appropriate and professional narrator's voice, if required. Last but not least, various hotspots invite to interact with the App" 

     The future of children's literature may come in the form of an iPad app. The German iPad app publisher is a fresh player to the children's book market, they have the right blend to make a large impact! My hope is the content will be available to all children via the internet like Starfall
The future of children's literacy may be delivered on an iPad or e-reader yet one constant will remain, great literature will always win out over gimmickry. 


THE DARNED TRICKY TANGLED STORY OF THE LITTLE FAT DOG

The very unusual, loopy story oft he little fat dog is great fun for all animal lovers as well as all small and tall explorers. The witfully written story of a dog’s life contains dynamic film like animations, a vivid voice over and a great attention to detail. In the additional game small and tall users are dared to prove their ‚good nose’.

German version included!



BANANA SKIN CHAOS

A small leak will sink a great ship! Anything can happen if someone drops a banana peel in the middle of a small town street – and this new app will show you what “anything” can mean. Lilli L’Arronge’s successful book “Chaos in Bad Berleburg” (originally published by Jacoby and Stuart) now reaches for the iPad and at the end of the story the whole city of Bad Berleburg will burst with sounds and noises. Help to spread the chaos and turn the city upside down. It’s a blast!




THE CASTLE

The actionbook "The Castle" hits the spot for small and big friends of the Middle Ages. The user blazes his trail through a vast variety of information on a continuous screen. A vivid panorama unfolds before his eyes, which is accompanied by lots of sounds, a readers mode and suiting illustrations and images creating a small piece of art.
Plenty of in‒depth information playfully transferred and true‒to‒detail ‒ this is what we call actionbook. "The Castle" is knowledge everyone strives to acquire.




PROF. BUMBLE IS CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS

Professor Bumble is celebrating Christmas ‒ and the accompanying actionbook is just the right App to go with it, for everyone with a sense of humor who wants something to chuckle over in the holiday season. Amusing animations with illustrative sounds, a seasonal puzzle and playful details make "Professor Bumble" the perfect Christmas present for children, small and large. Available only for a short period from your iTunes store!

"What is Professor Bumble doing in the holiday season? Celebrating Christmas of course! With his friends, Beluga and Badger, he is on his way to find the most beautiful tree in the whole forest. But Farmer Giles wants to celebrate Christmas as well ‒ and snatches their tree from right under their noses. A fine state of affairs! But Professor Bumble and his friends won't give up that easily."


DRAT! SOMETHING’S NOT RIGHT HERE!

Professor Bumble is celebrating Christmas ‒ and the accompanying actionbook is just the right App to go with it, for everyone with a sense of humor who wants something to chuckle over in the holiday season. Amusing animations with illustrative sounds, a seasonal puzzle and playful details make "Professor Bumble" the perfect Christmas present for children, small and large. Available only for a short period from your iTunes store!

"What is Professor Bumble doing in the holiday season? Celebrating Christmas of course! With his friends, Beluga and Badger, he is on his way to find the most beautiful tree in the whole forest. But Farmer Giles wants to celebrate Christmas as well ‒ and snatches their tree from right under their noses. A fine state of affairs! But Professor Bumble and his friends won't give up that easily."

http://www.actionboox.com


MORE iPad BOOKS KIDS WILL LOVE!

Grimm's Rapunzel - 3D Interactive Pop-up Book

Ideal Binary has taken the Grimm Brothers classic and updated it with modern language, a host of dazzling, fully interactive pop-up scenes, wonderful music, narration and humorous sound effects.

Building on the PopIris™ eBook engine, Grimm’s Rapunzel pushes the envelope further. Watch and interact as each pop-up scene brings the story to life by presenting simple tasks to perform, effectively weaving the reader into the fabric of the story. Carefully designed to keep young readers entertained, Grimm’s Rapunzel is sure to delight!

• Fully narrated in each language by professional actors.
• Full 3D experience - It’s just like a real book
• 30 beautifully presented pages of text
• 9 double-page interactive 3D pop-up scenes with simple tasks to perform
• Wonderfully illustrated, with beautiful, colorful imagery
• Read to Me, Read it Myself, and Autoplay modes
• Orient the book by dragging to see the 3D pop-up scenes in all their glory
• Touch or drag interactive elements and perform tasks in the 3D pop-up scenes
• Open and close the book on the reading desk
• Features a beautiful musical score and lots of amazing sound effects
• Highly optimized for smooth, seamless execution on all devices
• Language Support for English, French and German

Grimm’s Rapunzel is powered by PopIris™ from Ideal Binary. This brand new technology enables compelling and interactive 3D pop-up scenes to be created on the pages of our 3D eBooks. The first eBook to use PopIris™, Grimm's Rumpelstiltskin, was chosen by Apple as iPad App of the Week in twenty countries around the world. Grimm’s Rapunzel sees the PopIris™ technology advance even further.



Grimm’s Rumpelstiltskin - 3D Interactive Pop-up Book

Introducing Grimm’s Rumpelstiltskin, the world’s first fully 3D interactive pop-up book!
Ideal Binary has created a magical experience based on the wonderful children’s short story of Rumpelstiltskin by the Brother’s Grimm. Immerse yourself in an amazing new world with numerous pop-up scenes, characters and a beautiful musical score.
Watch as each pop-up scene brings the story to life. Carefully designed to keep young readers entertained, Grimm’s Rumpelstiltskin is the perfect bedtime story!

• Fully narrated in each language by professional actors
• Full 3D experience - It’s just like a real book
• 30 beautifully presented pages of text
• 11 double-page interactive 3D pop-up scenes that complement the story
• Wonderfully illustrated, with beautiful, colorful imagery
• Orient the book by dragging to see the 3D pop-up scenes in all their glory
• Tap each pop-up character to see what they’re thinking
• Touch or drag interactive elements in the 3D pop-up scenes
• Open and close the book on the reading desk
• Features a beautiful musical score
• Presents the original, classic English translation from 1823 by Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes

Grimm’s Rumpelstiltskin is powered by PopIris™ from Ideal Binary. This brand new technology enables compelling and interactive 3D pop-up scenes to be created on the pages of our 3D eBooks.





Treasure Kai invites you to travel through history and time…to the far ends of the earth…for challenges, excitement, daring and TREASURE! Start with Treasure Kai and the Lost Gold of Shark Island and join Kai on his treasure hunt adventures. Watch the trailers below to learn more!


http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/treasure-kai-lost-gold-shark/id418289114?mt=8# 
http://treasurekai.com/book


Always more to come!


PLEASE SHARE YOUR iPad FAVORITES! 

1 comment:

  1. I love your lists and iPad app suggestions, I just wish you'd list the prices of the apps within the articles.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you!