Android apps by KiteReaders

What It Means To Be Global?

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:11:01 +0000

★★★ Interactive and animated award-winning story book
★★★ eBook version featured by Apple under What's Hot! in the iBookstore

Based on a multi-award winning namesake book, this multi-media, interactive edutainment app is a conversation starter for parents and educators to teach children about the goodness in exploring, appreciating, and respecting other children's traditions, cultures, religions, and values the world over. Have you ever visited the pyramids? Do you like sushi? Can you say "hello" in Swahili? Discover what it means to be global in this whimsically-cast and thoughtfully-told animated and interactive story that also includes game play and a coloring activity. An exciting way for children to experience and celebrate global diversity.

Salient app features:

★Award-winning content (for ages 3 & up): What Does It Mean To Be Global? book has won 6 industry awards
★Content available in Read To Me and Touch & Read formats
★Read To Me includes word highlighting in sync with the voice narration, which helps kids with the pronunciation and spelling of new words
★Features more than 50+ animations and touch-based interactions that complement the key educational concepts within the book
★Touch-based quiz game that demonstrates how to say "hello" in multiple languages
★ Coloring activity enables kids to color a page within the book with paint brushes and color swatches
★Plays award-winning, rhythmic Global song at the app launch and again at the end with the lyrics

About the media publisher: Little Pickle Press (http://littlepicklepress.com) is a 21st century publisher of award-winning media for children. The Company is dedicated to helping parents and educators cultivate conscious, responsible little people by stimulating explorations of the meaningful topics of their generation through a variety of media, technologies, and techniques.

About KiteReaders (http://www.kitereaders.com)
Kite Readers inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s love for books, publishing and penmanship as well as his prolific inventiveness, develops fun, educational and interactive children’s muli-media book apps for Android and iOS.

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Recent changes:
★50+ Animations and touch interactions
★Touch-based quiz game that demonstrates how to say "hello" in multiple languages
★Coloring activity enables kids to color a page within the book with paint brushes and color swatches
★Plays award-winning, rhythmic Global song at the app launch and again at the end with the lyrics

Animal Fact / Animal Fable

Fri, 13 May 2011 19:41:11 +0000

★★★Based on multi-award winning children's science book author Seymour Simon
★★★Android Market Featured App
This unusual and striking picture book combines fun with scientific fact. Seymour Simon has collected a fascinating variety of common beliefs about animals and presented them in the form of a guessing game. Each belief appears on the right-hand page with a witty illustration by Diane deGroat (the “Gilbert” books) that carries the belief to its funniest extreme. The answer appears on the following page, accompanied by a scientifically accurate illustration that shows the animal as it really behaves. "The best kind of book, one that entertains while it educates."—Publishers Weekly.

Salient app features:
★Fascinating variety of scientific facts and common beliefs about animals presented in the form of a guessing game.
★Book available in “Read To Me” and “Let Me Read” formats.
★Audio recorded by Grammy award winner John Marshall Media studio.

About Franklin Jr. Apps (http://www.franklinjr.net)
Franklin Jr. apps, inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s love for books, publishing and penmanship as well as his prolific inventiveness, strives to bring fun, educational and quality children’s book iOS and Android apps across to the market.

★★★★★Your 5-star app rating and reviews mean a great deal to us, they encourage us to keep enhancing our book apps. Send us your feedback and support questions to support@franklinjr.net
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Recent changes:
Optimized for faster downloads

Science Fun To Go

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:26:18 +0000

Get kids excited about science and nature by putting fun activities and engaging, illustrated books right in the palm of their hands! This free app features the popular Seymour Science blog, which is read by children and adults nationwide. Updated at least 5 times per week, the blog features Science News as well as fascinating photographs and videos that engage kids with scientific exploration and natural phenomena. Additional free features include Silly Animal Jokes & Riddles and a Fact or Fiction? game,

Users can also visit the bookstore within the app to buy Seymour Simon eBooks that work on both Android phones & tablets.

Silly Dinosaur Riddles

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:24:00 +0000

★★★Based on multi-award winning children's science book author Seymour Simon
★★★Android Market Featured App
★★★Featured by Amazon on its home page (Oct 2011)

Using simple humor and clever illustrations, this educational app introduces children to the names, spellings and pronunciations of a range of dinosaurs, some of which even adults may never have heard of!

Why did the T-Rex cross the road? And, what should you do if you find a blue Triceratops? Beloved children’s science author Seymour Simon and his longtime collaborator, the hilarious illustrator Dennis Kendrick, team up on a book of dinosaur riddles that will tickle your funny bone!

Salient app features:
★ Contemporary, educational and funny content that teaches young children about their favorite animals, dinosaurs.
★An original Seymour Simon eBook, now available for the first time as an app.
★Book available in Read To Me and Let Me Read formats.
★Audio recorded by Grammy award winner John Marshall Media studio.
★ Word highlighting: words get highlighted in sync with the voice narration. Helps kids spell & pronounce the new words
★Phrase - dinosaur image matching game

About Franklin Jr. Apps (http://www.franklinjr.net)
Franklin Jr. apps, inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s love for books, publishing and penmanship as well as his prolific inventiveness, strives to bring fun, educational and quality children’s book iOS and Android apps across to the market.

★★★★★Your 5-star app rating and reviews mean a great deal to us, they encourage us to keep enhancing our book apps. Send us your feedback and support questions to support@franklinjr.net
★ Friend us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/franklinJrapps and Get The Tale of Peter Rabbit - read aloud edition iPad eBook for FREE!
★ Follow us on Twitter @franklinjrapps for updates

Recent changes:
HoneyComb Support

Franklin Jr. Reader -Google TV

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:26:30 +0000

Franklin Jr. Reader - a fine collection of children's multi-media story books!
A LIBRARY OF KIDS BOOKS featuring many of your favorite titles including several from highly acclaimed children's authors. BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED, each book in the Franklin Jr. library features Read Aloud features that uses professional narration to promote word recognition in budding readers!

Try free samples! Purchase via Google Checkout within the app! The stories get downloaded to your Google TV and there after can be accessed any time even without network connectivity.

Recent changes:
crash fixes.

The Tooth That's On The Loose!

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:15 +0000

★★★ App featured by Sony on its new Android Tablet and eBook version featured by Apple in its iBookstore's children's category
★★★ Based on namesake children's book written & illustrated by Chris Robertson, an Emmy nominated storyboard artist & director for Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold! Fairly OddParents & CatDog shows & Fox Animation's Family Guy TV Series.

He's wiggly...He's wobbly...He's..."The Tooth that's on the Loose!"

Set in the Old West, "The Tooth that's on the Loose!" tells the story of the character T.B.Wiggly, who is a slippery, shifty little varmint. The legend is told in narrative fashion by an old coot named Sheriff Tex. It is a tall tale...just tall in a small way! So pull up your bootstraps, saddle up, and mosey on over partner and enjoy!

The book, narrated by author Chris Robertson, brings about a western feel, introducing many cowboy-like sayings.

Salient app features:
★ Content available in Read To Me and Touch & Read formats
★ Features many animations and touch-based interactions that complement the key educational concepts within the book
★Coloring activity enables kids to color a page within the book with paint brushes and color swatch. Once done, colored page can be saved to the photo library
★ Kids will enjoy exploring the hidden activities on each page that can be discovered by tapping!
★ Story includes cool sound effects that both kids & adults will enjoy

About the Author
Chris Robertson is a writer, illustrator, and animation storyboard artist living in California, with his wife, Stephanie, and their two sons, Carter and Benton. Chris first attended school at Lassen Elementary in the San Fernando Valley, where he was introduced to Curious George , Madeline , and Harry the Dirty Dog by the Bookmobile. Chris could tell, even at an early age, that children's books were going to be an important part of his life.

About Franklin Jr. Apps (http://www.franklinjr.net)
Franklin Jr. apps, inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s love for books, publishing and penmanship as well as his prolific inventiveness, develops fun, educational and interactive children’s muli-media book apps for Android and iOS.

★★★★★ Your 5-star app rating and reviews mean a great deal to us, they encourage us to keep enhancing our book apps.
Send us your feedback and support questions to support@franklinjr.net
★Friend us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/franklinJrapps and get best selling read aloud ebook for iPad - The Tale of Peter Rabbit for FREE!
★ Follow us on Twitter @franklinjrapps for updates

Recent changes:
Additional touch activities.

Cora Cooks Pancit-Shen's Books

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:37:47 +0000

*Winner of the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature* 50% off for a limited time!

Cora loves being in the kitchen, but she always gets stuck doing the kid jobs. One day, Cora finally gets to be Mama's assistant chef. With Mama's help, Cora does the grown-up jobs like shredding the chicken and soaking the noodles. And when dinner is finally served, Cora waits anxiously to see what everyone thinks of her cooking.

Dorina Lazo Gilmore's text and Kristi Valiant’s illustrations delightfully capture the warmth between mother and daughter as they share a piece of their Filipino heritage.

*Support for Android Honeycomb Tablets*

About Franklin Jr. Apps (http://www.franklinjr.net)
Franklin Jr. apps, inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s love for books, publishing and penmanship as well as his prolific inventiveness, strives to bring fun, educational and quality children’s book iOS and Android apps across to the market.
✭✭✭✭✭ Your 5-star app rating and reviews mean a great deal to us, they encourage us to keep enhancing our book apps. Send us your feedback and support questions to support@franklinjr.net
* Friend us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/franklinJrapps
* Follow us on Twitter @franklinjrapps for updates

Little Miss Liberty

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:51:57 +0000

A multi-media story book app for ages 4 and above, tells a humorous yet uplifting story about one of the world’s most symbolic monuments. An enjoyable romp—and perfect read-aloud—it will entertain even the squirmiest listener and yet in its own quiet way remind us why Lady Liberty is both unique and important.

From the moment she’s born, it’s clear that Little Miss Liberty is, well, special. To begin with, her coloring is a little on the green side. Not to mention that she grows a few inches every day. Smart, independent, and a friend to all, when Little Miss Liberty outgrows her classmates, her clothes, her house— even her city—she sets out to travel the world. And in the end she finds just the right spot to call her own.

"Author-illustrator Chris Robertson has used his talents to create a humorous yet uplifting story about one of the world's most symbolic monuments." - Chronicle Kids Books

"... more sophisticated readers will likely appreciate this whimsical account of how the statue came to America." - Publishers Weekly

APP FEATURES
- A story of lighthearted account of how Statue of Liberty came to New York.
- Beautiful artwork by Chris Robertson, an accailmed illustrator.
- Read To Me audio narration by author, Chris Robertson
- A cute kids game: match phrases from the book to the images in the book
- In Read To Me 'Auto Play' mode, the story is read from start to finish without pausing
- Both in Read To Me and Let Me Read: Page zooms into each section of the page, enabling much better reading experience on a small screen

About the Author
Chris Robertson is a writer, illustrator, and animation storyboard artist living in California, with his wife, Stephanie, and their two sons, Carter and Benton. Chris first attended school at Lassen Elementary in the San Fernando Valley, where he was introduced to Curious George , Madeline , and Harry the Dirty Dog by the Bookmobile. Chris could tell, even at an early age, that children's books were going to be an important part of his life. This is his first children's book.

About Franklin Jr. Apps (http://www.franklinjr.net)
Franklin Jr. apps, inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s love for books, publishing and penmanship as well as his prolific inventiveness, strives to bring fun, educational and quality children’s book iOS and Android apps across to the market.

✭✭✭✭✭ Your 5-star app rating and reviews mean a great deal to us, they encourage us to keep enhancing our book apps. Send us your feedback and support questions to support@franklinjr.net

* Friend us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/franklinJr
* Follow us on Twitter @franklinjrapps for updates.

Recent changes:
Both in the Let Me Read and Read To Me options, there are zooming & panning capabilities. This provides much better reading experience to a user on a smaller screen by auto-zooming into sections of a book page instead of showing the entire book page at a time

Read To me: Page zooms as the story is read aloud
Let Me Read : Page zooms as you swipe through the pages.

Airmail

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:52:18 +0000

Take a whimsical trip with two birds who have been delivering mail for too long. Seeing stamps in their sleep they realize they need a vacation. Travel with the birds in their paper boat and you too will see stamps in front of your eyes no matter where you look. Teri Sloat award winning
children's book author, and Mike Sloat, award winning film director, have teamed up to create a journey into the imagination.