Auryn – Van Gogh and the Sunflowers
By Auryn Inc.
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Description
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★ Ahgoo Review: If you have an iPad you need to buy this app ★
★ Apptudes: "5 Star Rating" This is a must-have for any children’s digital library ★
★ Babble: The app is designed to appeal to both the right and left side of a child’s brain, and delights kids and parents by making art education fun ★
★ SheKnows.com: This magical story implements reproductions of some of Van Gogh's most famous paintings and includes beautiful watercolor illustrations ★
★ Digital Storytime: "4.5 Star Rating" Van Gogh and the Sunflowers is an extraordinary app with unique interactivity ★
★ The iPhoneMom: I’m not sure that I can adequately describe the magic of this app. This one is something special ★
★ Kids Apps Mobi: The art of Van Gogh is made accessible to young children through this beautiful story of friendship and devotion ★
Van Gogh and the Sunflowers from Auryn Inc. is based on Laurence Anholt’s book by the same name.
"Where Camille lived, the sunflowers grew so high they looked like real suns - a whole field of burning yellow suns." So begins Laurence Anholt's engaging picture book app about the relationship between the postman's son and Vincent van Gogh. As the story unfolds, Camille and his family befriend and help this strange painter.
Based on actual events, this simple and evocative story has a powerful message of tolerance and compassion for those who appear odd or unusual, and march to a different drummer. Anholt's gentle and empathetic text is complemented by his lovely and expressive watercolor illustrations, and includes reproduction of some of van Gogh's most famous paintings.
Perfect for youngsters 4-11, “Van Gogh and the Sunflowers” is an inspiring introduction to the artist, Vincent van Gogh, and his paintings, that shouldn't be missed.
Auryn has once again used its expertise in showcasing watercolor illustrations in the most realistic manner. It is a perfect marriage between Laurence Anholt’s illustrations and Auryn’s technology.
Key features include
★ Armature Game: Kids can touch an animated character to see the mechanism that makes it move. With another touch, parts of the armature structure collapse. Kids have to put all the pieces back in place in a given time to win. Completing one page would unlock another level and another page, keeping the child engrossed till the end.
★ Kids can also paint the characters on each and every page. The app is built in such a way that the paint will not spread outside the character. Once the characters are painted they become a part of the artwork and animate accordingly.
★ A tap on Van Gogh’s paintings transports the reader to a Museum where they can experience 10 different paintings of Van Gogh, listen to and read fun facts about each one of them. The 3D experience created here is sure to be a hit with children.
★ The soothing music in the background draws the reader to an era of great art and ensures he stays there till the end of the app.
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What's New in Version 1.0.5
Bug fix and Optimizations
iPad Screenshots
Customer Reviews
Thank you!
Thank you for creating an educational and charming app about Vincent Van Gogh. The interactivity makes it even more special!
Touching story, creative interactivity
This lightly animated story is very nicely done, with well-chosen vocabulary that makes it accessible to even young children or those with language delays. I very much enjoyed the story. I only belatedly saw that the mini-games with the machines involved in the characters' animation brought some of the pages later in the book to life. Some of those mini-games were beyond my skill level, but the pages still were nice with just the drawings. There are navigation arrows at the museum I missed the first couple of times; the additional info definitely added to the story.
- $3.99
- Category: Books
- Updated: Mar 01, 2012
- Version: 1.0.5
- Size: 218 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Auryn, Inc
- © 2011 Auryn Inc.
Requirements: Compatible with iPad.Requires iOS 4.3 or later.
