CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 2, 2011
"Not exactly feature rich, but good for a few roars from confirmed dragon lovers. (iPad storybook app. 9-12)"
Occasional animations, subdued sound effects, a dreamy orchestral soundtrack and a video clip plump up this electronic version of the illustrator/composer's
Book of the Dragon (2005).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 26, 2011
"An academic overview of la Révolution through the eyes of one if its key players, satisfying both historian and eager tourist. (iPhone informational app. 14 & up)"
The City of Lights was once made bright by the flash of a revolution's guillotine, and this app provides a glimpse into one of Paris' pivotal backstories.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 19, 2011
"An app to energize the creative juices. (iPad interactive sketchbook. 13 & up)"
Essentially an interactive black-and-white coloring book filled with amusing tools to guide users in their pursuit to locate their inner artists.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 13, 2011
"A creative, thought-provoking examination of the deeper questions in life, as told from a Buddhist perspective. (iPad storybook app. 8-12)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 31, 2011
"A fascinating step-by-step descent into the still largely unexplored "living minestrone" in which our planet is enfolded, with special features that enhance rather than distract. (iPad informational app. 10-13)"
Well-designed digital bells and whistles boost Johnson's already first-rate print dive past marine biology's frontiers (2010) to the next level.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 23, 2011
"Despite an adult narrative outlook and structural complexities, there's plenty here for ruminative young readers to latch onto--just like The Little Prince. (iPad storybook app. 10-14, adult)"
First and (so far) only English edition of a Slovak novelist and playwright's dreamlike encounter with a neighbor's unborn child.
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