King With Dirty Feet
Detailed App Info:
Application Description
'The King with Dirty Feet' - the picture-book and the storyteller meet inside an app!
The king has dirty feet, and his servant Gabu has three days to rid the land of dust! Help Gabu sweep, brush, and stitch as he tries to clean the kingdom.
Funny, and charming, with a twist at the end, The King with dirty feet combines the best traditional storytelling with cutting-edge technology.
International storyteller and children's author Sally Pomme Clayton turns her best-loved tale 'The King with dirty feet' into a dynamic storytelling app. Exciting narrative drives the app, so you long to know what happens next! Brilliantly coloured illustrations by artist Martha Tsiara bring dazzling landscapes and vibrant characters to life. Sally Pomme's melodic voice tells the story, re-creating a live storytelling experience. The voice is set in an inventive and playful sound-world composed by Panos Ghikas of The Chap conjuring a vivid and humorous world.
Children and parents who tested the app loved listening to the story and immediately wanted to hear it again!
'The King with dirty feet': develops listening skills with rhythm, repetition and humor; helps younger children build their sense of story structure; engages the imagination as younger children listen, watch, read, and play!
'The King with dirty feet' is a picture book brought to life! It is perfect for any child aged 3 and over, but aimed at children from 3 - 8 years old.
Features:
- Strong story at the centre of the app
- Beautiful design
- Storytelling voice, music and sound
- Traditional picture-book feel
- Interactive pages
- Help page
- Contents page
- Choose to listen to the story
- Choose to read the text and listen to the story
Sally Pomme Clayton first published 'The King with Dirty Feet' in 1991 in 'Time for Telling' Kingfisher Books Ltd. The story is popular and included in many collections, such as ‘More stories for 5 year olds’(1994) edited by Julia Eccleshare. It was part of an exhibition about shoes in New York (2000). And the BBC's Tweenies based an episode on the story (2007).
'The King with dirty feet' proves that the app can be the perfect format for storytelling.
The king has dirty feet, and his servant Gabu has three days to rid the land of dust! Help Gabu sweep, brush, and stitch as he tries to clean the kingdom.
Funny, and charming, with a twist at the end, The King with dirty feet combines the best traditional storytelling with cutting-edge technology.
International storyteller and children's author Sally Pomme Clayton turns her best-loved tale 'The King with dirty feet' into a dynamic storytelling app. Exciting narrative drives the app, so you long to know what happens next! Brilliantly coloured illustrations by artist Martha Tsiara bring dazzling landscapes and vibrant characters to life. Sally Pomme's melodic voice tells the story, re-creating a live storytelling experience. The voice is set in an inventive and playful sound-world composed by Panos Ghikas of The Chap conjuring a vivid and humorous world.
Children and parents who tested the app loved listening to the story and immediately wanted to hear it again!
'The King with dirty feet': develops listening skills with rhythm, repetition and humor; helps younger children build their sense of story structure; engages the imagination as younger children listen, watch, read, and play!
'The King with dirty feet' is a picture book brought to life! It is perfect for any child aged 3 and over, but aimed at children from 3 - 8 years old.
Features:
- Strong story at the centre of the app
- Beautiful design
- Storytelling voice, music and sound
- Traditional picture-book feel
- Interactive pages
- Help page
- Contents page
- Choose to listen to the story
- Choose to read the text and listen to the story
Sally Pomme Clayton first published 'The King with Dirty Feet' in 1991 in 'Time for Telling' Kingfisher Books Ltd. The story is popular and included in many collections, such as ‘More stories for 5 year olds’(1994) edited by Julia Eccleshare. It was part of an exhibition about shoes in New York (2000). And the BBC's Tweenies based an episode on the story (2007).
'The King with dirty feet' proves that the app can be the perfect format for storytelling.
Requirements
Your mobile device must have at least 57.29 MB of space to download and install King With Dirty Feet app. King With Dirty Feet was updated to a new version. Purchase this version for $1.99
If you have any problems with installation or in-app purchase, found bugs, questions, comments about this application, you can visit the official website of marmelada Fotios Begklis at http://www.marmelada.co.uk/kingwithdirtyfeet/support.html.
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