What Does It Mean To Be Global?
App availability: Android iOS Learn “What Does It Means to be Global?” An award winning multi-media children’s book Based on a multi-award winning namesake book, this multi-media, interactive edutainment app is a conversation starter for parents and educators to teach children about the goodness in exploring, appreciating, and respecting other children’s traditions, cultures, religions, and values the world over. Have you ever visited the pyramids? Do you like sushi? Can you say “hello” in Swahili? Discover what it means to be global in this...
Read MoreWhy Do Puppies Do That?
App availability: Android iOS You and your family are finally getting a puppy. Or, you WISH you could have your own puppy….soon! But there is so much you want to ask. Why do puppies lick your face? Why do puppies play with kittens? Why do puppies yawn and make you yawn? In this multimedia, educational book app for kids, Seymour Simon explains real things that kids love to know, illustrated by photographs of some of the cutest puppies you have ever seen. (Ages 4 – 9) Interactive Features: A Read and Listen™ Book. User can choose between “Let Me Read,” “Read To Me,”...
Read MoreCora Cooks Pancit – Shens Books
App availability: Android iOS *Winner of the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature* Cora loves being in the kitchen, but she always gets stuck doing the kid jobs. One day, Cora finally gets to be Mama’s assistant chef. With Mama’s help, Cora does the grown-up jobs like shredding the chicken and soaking the noodles. And when dinner is finally served, Cora waits anxiously to see what everyone thinks of her cooking. Dorina Lazo Gilmore’s text and Kristi Valiant’s illustrations delightfully capture the warmth between mother and daughter as they share a piece of...
Read MoreAnimal Fact/Fable – Seymour Simon
App availability: Android iOS This unusual and striking picture book combines fun with scientific fact. Seymour Simon has collected a fascinating variety of common beliefs about animals and presented them in the form of a guessing game. Each belief appears on the right-hand page with a witty illustration by Diane deGroat (the “Gilbert” books) that carries the belief to its funniest extreme. The answer appears on the following page, accompanied by a scientifically accurate illustration that shows the animal as it really behaves. “The best kind of book, one that entertains while...
Read MoreLittle Miss Liberty – Chris Robertson
App availability: Android A multi-media story book app for ages 4 and above, Little Miss Liberty tells a humorous yet uplifting story about one of the world’s most symbolic monuments. An enjoyable romp—and perfect read-aloud—it will entertain even the squirmiest listener and yet in its own quiet way remind us why Lady Liberty is both unique and important. From the moment she’s born, it’s clear that Little Miss Liberty is, well, special. To begin with, her coloring is a little on the green side. Not to mention that she grows a few inches every day. Smart, independent, and a friend to...
Read MoreSmallest Dinos – Seymour Simon
App availability: Android iOS Learn about seven dinosaurs that were only about the size of a dog or a cat! Not all dinosaurs were giants! As always, renowned children’s science author Seymour Simon educates as he entertains. This illustrated eBook introduces seven dinosaurs that were only about the size of a dog, a cat, or even a chicken! How would you like to have one of these tiny dinosaurs as a pet? Sorry, you can’t have one; they’re extinct. But you can read all about them in this fascinating and educational eBook! Salient app features: 45 beautifully illustrated pages about...
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