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- Format/Quality
- Originality
- Read-Aloudability
Cinderella
Nosy Crow
Description:
READ THE STORY AND GET INVOLVED:
★ Help Cinderella clean the kitchen.
★ Stack the King’s invitations to the ball.
★ Dress up the Stepsisters for the party.
★ Build the magical carriage with the Fairy Godmother.
★ Select the music for the Prince and Cinderella and watch them hit the dance floor! Do you want a waltz, disco or Bollywood?
★ You can even choose Cinderella’s dress!
With the front-facing camera on iPad2 you can even see yourself in the “magic mirrors” in many scenes in the story!
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FOR YOUNG READERS:
✓ Pick a reading mode: either Read to Me, Read by Myself or Read and Play.
✓ Choose how long text stays on the screen so beginning readers have enough time to read by themselves.
✓ Choose between American or British spelling styles.
✓ Help is embedded into the story. Characters offer hints about what to do on each page so even very young readers can participate fully.
✓ Tap the characters to trigger additional dialogue.
Review:
If I could sum this app up in one word that word would be: AMAZING! This story has everything. The tale is nothing new but the format was original and intriguing. As I sat reading it with my daughter she suddenly started making silly faces. It took me a moment to figure out why. When I looked closer at the screen on my iPad I was shocked to see my little girls face staring back at me from a magic mirror within the story. That tiny feature, as simple as it may seem, was genius and made the story all the more captivating.
The illustrations were a delight and the narration was a perfect fit for the tale. I love the little mini games spread throughout the story. Nosy Crow has done everything they can think of to make this story pull the reader into it. They have succeeded with flying colors.
In an ever growing world of apps it is hard to choose which ones to purchase. I will make it easy for you. Buy this one. It is worth every cent.
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