Penguin's Family - Smithsonian Oceanic Collection

  • Penguin's Family - Smithsonian Oceanic Collection
  • Penguin's Family - Smithsonian Oceanic Collection
  • Penguin's Family - Smithsonian Oceanic Collection
  • Penguin's Family - Smithsonian Oceanic Collection

Detailed App Info:

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  • Current Version:Version: 1.0
  • Device Type:Device: iOS Universal
  • Category:Category: Book
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  • Download Size:App Size: 22.94 MB

Application Description

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NEW FEATURES ADDED!!
★ Record your own voice
★ Share voice tracks with others that own this app
★ Page selector
★ Retina main menu
★ New options for sound effects, hot spots and alerts
★ And more!

CRITICAL ACCLAIM:
★ Editor's Choice Award - Children's Technology Review 2011
★ Featured as "New and Noteworthy" by Apple - July 2011
★ "Works on multiple levels to offer learning, interaction, and beautiful images." - Apple N' Apps
★ "As an omBook this title sparkles, giving enormous value over its print counterpart." - Digital Storytime

Soundprints and the Smithsonian Institution take you on an exciting adventure to the west coast of Peru where the Humboldt Penguin family teaches Baby Penguin how to survive. When penguin hatches, Mother and Father Penguin keep him warm and feed him mushed anchovies and other tiny fish. As Penguin grows older, they protect him from hungry sea birds. Now, Penguin must learn to swim. Will Penguin be safe on his own?

This story is part of the Smithsonian Oceanic collection and includes a humboldt penguin fact section for extended learning.

New features only available in this interactive omBook include professional narration, background audio and enlarged artwork for each scene. To promote reading in young children, individual words are highlighted as the story is read and words zoom up when pictures are touched. By combining the original text and artwork with features that educate, entertain and promote reading, this omBook appeals to readers of all ages.

Recommended Ages: 3 - 8

Three ways to read this omBook (Oceanhouse Media digital book):
★ "Read to Me" — listen to the narrated story with words highlighted as they are read
★ "Read it Myself" — read the book in its traditional form
★ "Auto Play" — plays like a movie, automatically reading and turning pages. Great for younger children!

Additional Features:
★ Picture / Word association — words zoom up and are spoken when pictures are touched
★ Individual words highlight and are read aloud when tapped
★ Professional audio narration
★ Background music and sound effects
★ Pages pan & zoom to accentuate the beautiful, original artwork
★ This 'Universal App' is optimized for Retina displays and the iPad

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Official Soundprints licensed iPad/iPhone/iPod touch app: www.soundprints.com

Requirements

Your mobile device must have at least 22.94 MB of space to download and install Penguin's Family - Smithsonian Oceanic Collection app. Penguin's Family - Smithsonian Oceanic Collection is available on iTunes for $2.99

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 Oceanhouse Media Oceanhouse Media, Inc. at http://www.oceanhousemedia.com/products/penguinsfamily/.

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