Peterkin Meets a Star
By PicPocket Books
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Description
Peterkin Meets A Star
Written and illustrated by Emilie Boon
PicPocket Books
Reading Level: 4-8 years
Synopsis:
Peterkin Meets A Star: While out for a walk in the snow, a small boy plucks a star from the sky and takes it home. “Magical...simple, childlike pictures. The effectiveness and appeal of this small book lies in its extreme simplicity.” Signal Review of Children’s Books
About this App:
PicPocket Books brings quality children’s picture book literature to digital media. Now, children can enjoy their favorites stories on-the-go, even when they do not have a physical book to read.
This INTERACTIVE STORYBOOK app promotes EARLY LEARNING and helps your children develop READING skills by connecting the spoken audio words and sounds with the written word on the page. PicPocket Books' Learn-to-Read highlighting feature is an additional READING aid.
PicPocket Books offer a unique and new children's book experience, combining the beauty of quality picture books with audio recordings and interactive visual text. This combination enables independent enjoyment for children regardless of reading level, subtle support for early readers, and nostalgic fun for adults.
Whether standing in a grocery line, taking a car trip, or waiting in a doctor's office, PicPocket Books provide personal, interactive story experiences. The books can be downloaded with one click or tap, and provide educational and entertainment value to children and adults alike.
Your PicPocket Book is a perfect complement to regular story time with parents or grandparents, and a gentle alternative to flashy, fast-paced digital media time.
Benefits and Features:
- High fidelity, full-color illustrations that stay true to the original print book.
Interactive audio “hot spots” - touch the star, Peterkin, and more to hear their sounds!
Subtle animations add a new element of discovery
High quality audio recording.
- Highlighted text corresponds with audio - each word highlights as it is read to help new readers understand the connection between words and sounds - excellent for beginning readers or curious pre-readers.
- Play-pause to start and stop the story at any time.
- Fast-forward and fast-back to replay images and audio.
- Stories downloadable directly to your device, anytime, anywhere, on-the-go.
- Buy it once, play it as many times as you want.
- Patent-pending technology.
Languages: English
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch.
To see more of Emilie Boon’s chldren's books, please visit http://www.emilieboon.com
PicPocket Books is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 1-3, 4-7, 8-10
Categories: BOOKS, READING
What's New in Version 3.2
Updated to latest iOS. Added shortcut to start app over again after last page.
iPhone Screenshots
- $1.99
- Category: Books
- Updated: Nov 28, 2011
- Version: 3.2
- Size: 11.5 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Take 2 Ventures LLC
- © 2010 PicPocket Books
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.3 or later.
