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By Chris Morris
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Fantastic animation, but at the expense of the story.
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Jack and the Beanstalk 3D
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Is It Any Good?
Jack and the Beanstalk 3D is a fresh take on a classic children's tale, with bells and whistles aplenty. And what it does, it does quite well. The animations are beautiful. The control given to users over how fast or slow those animations run is engaging. And the background music, from Richard M. Sherman (composer of "It's a Small World"), is charming. We only wish that the story itself was given a little more prominence and the learning potential of the app was better exploited.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Pricing structure :
- Release date : October 28, 2010
- Genre : Books
- Publisher : Amazing Books
- Version : 1.0.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.2 or later
- Last updated : August 25, 2016
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