Education sector has experienced a tremendous change with the innovation and improvement in teaching methods. To render the process of learning easier and entertaining, interactive digital textbooks have paved their way in. Let’s have a look at some of the most happening interactive digital books that you can choose from.
The Cat in the Hat
The effort put in by Oceanhouse Media produces the most original text and artwork that breathe life into this classic Dr. Seuss book.
Highlighting features
a. Read to Me enables you to listen the narrated story with every word displayed while reading.
b. Read it Myself allows you to read the book in its conventional form.
c. Auto Play gives you a movie like experience by automatically reading and turning pages for your convenience.
d. Picture / Word association allows you to zoom up words and is also spelled when touched.
e. Individual words displayed are read aloud if you tap them.
f. Can narrate audio and you can also customize the background audio for a particular scene.
g. You can also pan and zoom pages to view those breathtaking original creations of Dr. Seuss.
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Cost
$2.99
The Going to Bed Book
Loud Crow Interactive Inc.’s and Boynton Moo Media’s have worked in close collaboration to bring life and color to this highly popular, loved and one of the best selling bedtime board book.
Highlighting Features
a. You can touch, pull and turn animals and objects. Also, you can tilt your device to view stuffs slide and cascading.
b. The content has been narrated in soft and gentle voice of Billy J. Kramer, a British Invasion legend.
c. It offers realistic page turning interactions that makes you feel like turning pages of a real paper book.
d. To assist and improve the reading skills, ‘The Big Guy Reads It’ feature is there that highlights and reads out every word.
e. You can also switch on to ‘I want to read it myself’ feature and listen to every word just at the tap of your finger.
f. It also offers several other digital book applications like A Charlie Brown Christmas and PopOut!, Tale of Rabbi etc.
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Cost
$3.99
Apolline & Leon
An offshoot of Avant-Gout Studios, this interactive book is one part of ‘Apolline and Leon’ collection. It would enable kids to share their own adventures as they would go on exploring the Tuileries Gardens in Paris.
Highlighting Features
a. A gripping and fun filled story.
b. Stories narrated by several professional actors.
c. Neat and bright illustration by ‘Marion Piffaretti’
d. You get an array of options on every page to interact, move clouds, throw balls and play music, look through key holes and can also turn on and turn off lights.
e. Melodious music with crisp and clear sound effects.
f. Simple and easy to use interface makes it convenient to operate for kids between 3 to 8 years.
g. 10 minutes of wonder feature that allows the user to share stuffs with their children.
h. It’s available in 9 languages and is supported by Adobe Air 2.6
Download Link
Apolline & Leon
Cost
$1.99
Winnie the Pooh Puzzle Book
Disney‘s one of the most popular character from the world of cartoon, the pot bellied and adorable Pooh bear promises to treat you with its all time favorite stuffed bear searches. All you need to do is, assist Pooh in locating his missing honey pots and solve those exciting and challenging puzzles coming along your way.
Highlighting features
a. This app offers you the option of choosing from multiple languages like English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese.
b. Pleasing and bright illustrations backed by professional narration, silly yet funny sound effects and of course, the popular and lovely Winne the Pooh background music.
c. You can also record your own voice while reading the story.
d. Three gaming modes to choose from according to your feasibility – Read to me, Use my Recording and Auto Turn Pages.
e. It lets you play four interactive jigsaw puzzle games in a classical game format with a hint of contemporary flavor.
f. It also includes the Tap ‘n’ Play feature.
g. Pooh’s Cupboard matching game, merged with the story, lends strength to color classification.
h. Visual Index feature enables the user to jump straight away into their favorite page and puzzle.
Downloadable at
Winnie The Pooh Puzzle Book
Cost
$2.99
iStoryBooks
Though the iStoryBooks do not provide much interactive features as compared to other books, yet it’s the only application that offers a vast and extensive collection of digital books at no extra cost.
Highlighting features
a. Fun pictures, audio and text.
b. An option of adding and removing books from the child’s library.
c. You can save all media in a memory card.
d. It offers new books every two weeks.
Download Link
iStoryBooks
Cost
Can be downloaded for free
The Three Little Pigs And The Secrets Of A Popup Book
Developed and designed by Andrew Liszewski, this iPad offers a vast collection of interactive books for children.
Highlighting Features
a. It provides you an option of turning an x-ray view of every page.
b. It allows you to have a clear view of what’s happening in the background.
c. Pop up option enables both kids and adults to enjoy and experience a virtual title of the app.
Download Link
iTunes App Store
Cost
$3.99
Alice in Wonderland
The evergreen storyline of Alice in Wonderland, powered by an iPad application lets you access a full textual version of Lewis Carroll’s popular book.
Highlighting Features
a. It does not function like a conventional eBook file rather allows better flexibility in user interaction, animation on pages while viewing artworks in full screen mode.
b. You can easily switch and swipe pages along with an option of curling pages or slide as well.
c. Every page is presented in a colorful, thematic background to give a forest like impression while browsing.
d. Touch sensitive animation via accelerometer allows you to have a seamless reading and viewing experience.
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Cost
$8.99
Jack and the Beanstalk Children’s Interactive Storybook
This highly entertaining story developed and designed for iPad apps comes with a title, suggestive enough to produce a definite clue of what the game is all about.
Highlighting Features
a. You get introduced to the interactive feature mainly in the form of games, activities, hidden Easter eggs etc.
b. It has a neat and clear illustration, a read along text.
c. Custom made for iPad and functions smoothly in the iPod Touch and iPhone devices.
d. The new version 1.3.0 offers better gaming experience, viewing scores with an improved user interface.
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Cost
$3.99
