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By Mieke VanderBorght
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Exploratory romp is a fun but too tame intro to animals.
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Animal World - Animal Sounds For Kids
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What's It About?
Explore ANIMAL WORLD - ANIMAL SOUNDS FOR KIDS to meet up to 80 animals and hear some basic information about them. There are eight groupings -- forest, farm, insects, and the like -- each with a collection of 10 animals. Tap on the animal to learn its name, hear the sound it makes, and listen to a few fun facts about it. Each group has a few interactive games, including some families can play offscreen. In the gated parent materials, adults can toggle the sound on and off, set up multiple profiles, and track kids' progress.
Is It Any Good?
Kids almost universally love animals, so most will enjoy this basic introduction to nature's amazing variety of creatures, but a bit more realism and interaction would improve it. Animal World - Animal Sounds For Kids has some nice features, like the family activities that get parents and kids playing together and using their imaginations. The many language options also make the app accessible for a wide variety of families and for parents looking to introduce their kids to some animal vocabulary in a new language. The graphics, though generally cute, feel sometimes like too much like caricatures of the animals they represent. Some groupings are not quite accurate -- for example, the bear is in the jungle with the lion, crocodile, and so on. Though it sometimes worked, the music game was occasionally silent during this review. Overall, though there's nothing that would make this app inappropriate for young kids, it all seems just ho-hum. With more realism, interesting tidbits, accurate groupings or graphical depictions, and a more creative use of the screen, this app could go from tame to wildly fun.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the animals kids meet in Animal World - Animal Sounds For Kids. Have kids repeat each new animal's name and ask what they learned about that animal. Talk about any encounters kids have had with the animal, whether at the zoo, at the park, at a friend's house, or in a book.
Encourage kids to explore and appreciate the animal kingdom in as many ways as possible. Read books, watch TV documentaries, visit local farms, or walk in the park.
Let kids get creative and have them use their body movement and voices to pretend to be different animals. Slither and hiss like a snake, hop like a bunny, or roar like a lion.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Subjects : Science : animals
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Release date : April 10, 2017
- Genre : Education
- Topics : Animals ( Wild Animals )
- Publisher : Papumba
- Version : 1.0.1
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 7.0 or later; Android 4.2 and up
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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