Common Sense Media Review
By Christopher Healy
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Clever interactions match the book's joy-of-reading message.
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How Rocket Learned to Read - by Tad Hills
Parent and Kid Reviews
Is It Any Good?
With lovely illustrations, a cute plot, and great narration by actress Hope Davis, HOW ROCKET LEARNED TO READ — BY TAD HILLS would already be a wonderful picture book app. But what makes it even more special is the way the entire app feels designed to back up the book's message about the joys of learning to read. The word games, the chance for kids to write in the snow (just like the dog, Rocket, does in one of the illustrations), the many chalkboards on which kids get to see words that begin with each letter -- it all works toward the main theme. Kids can even tap any word in the text to hear it spoken aloud. This is great example of how publishers can use app features to enhance what's already great about a book.
App Details
- Device : iPad
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- Release date : January 21, 2011
- Genre : Books
- Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.2 or later
- Last updated : August 25, 2016
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