Yesterday afternoon on the drive back from the National Archives II in College Park, Maryland the Archival Interns Crew listened to NPR. We were all delighted to hear Lavar Burton, host of the Reading Rainbow, PBS long running children's book review program discussing his experience on the show and advertising the new Reading Rainbow app.
Description
• #1 Free App In Education
• Editor’s Choice Award, PC Mag
• “Reading Rainbow Might Stop the iPad From Ruining the Brains of All Children” – Gizmodo
A new reading adventure app for kids ages 3 to 9!
Hosted by LeVar Burton, the App offers a trusted library of books customized to your child’s interests, plus exciting video field trips to meet fascinating people and places.
Children travel to themed islands, such as Animal Kingdom, My Friends, My Family and Genius Academy, discovering quality fiction and non-fiction books. Each book comes alive with audio storytelling by celebrity actors, including spoken word Grammy winner Burton himself, and features light animations and activities to enhance the story. The app is free, and a subscription service is available for $9.99 a month recurring or an introductory price of $29.99 for six months recurring.
KEY FEATURES
• 150 interactive books; frequent updates expand the library
• Recommendations customized to your child
• 16 video field trips and more to come
• Interactive activities in every book
• Reward program to motivate reading
• Parent dashboard to share a child’s reading progress
How the Reading Rainbow App Works
- Reading Rainbow is a library service of interactive books, videos and more for children ages 3 to 9.
- All app users may select a single book and view introductory videos for free.
- To subscribe and receive unlimited access to the library, choose either a monthly recurring subscription for $9.99 or a six-month recurring subscription for $29.99.
- Your subscription is for your iTunes account and can be used on additional iPads you own.
- Payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase.
- Your subscription will auto-renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You may turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings.
- Subscriptions cannot be cancelled during the active subscription period.
• Editor’s Choice Award, PC Mag
• “Reading Rainbow Might Stop the iPad From Ruining the Brains of All Children” – Gizmodo
A new reading adventure app for kids ages 3 to 9!
Hosted by LeVar Burton, the App offers a trusted library of books customized to your child’s interests, plus exciting video field trips to meet fascinating people and places.
Children travel to themed islands, such as Animal Kingdom, My Friends, My Family and Genius Academy, discovering quality fiction and non-fiction books. Each book comes alive with audio storytelling by celebrity actors, including spoken word Grammy winner Burton himself, and features light animations and activities to enhance the story. The app is free, and a subscription service is available for $9.99 a month recurring or an introductory price of $29.99 for six months recurring.
KEY FEATURES
• 150 interactive books; frequent updates expand the library
• Recommendations customized to your child
• 16 video field trips and more to come
• Interactive activities in every book
• Reward program to motivate reading
• Parent dashboard to share a child’s reading progress
How the Reading Rainbow App Works
- Reading Rainbow is a library service of interactive books, videos and more for children ages 3 to 9.
- All app users may select a single book and view introductory videos for free.
- To subscribe and receive unlimited access to the library, choose either a monthly recurring subscription for $9.99 or a six-month recurring subscription for $29.99.
- Your subscription is for your iTunes account and can be used on additional iPads you own.
- Payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase.
- Your subscription will auto-renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You may turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings.
- Subscriptions cannot be cancelled during the active subscription period.
I wish I knew more children. I felt that same way purusing all the free books for children at ALA. I was especially spellbound by the offerings of picture books featuring figures from African American History. "Storm Called Katrina" by Myeon Ulberg and Colin Bootman kept me transfixed in the middle of the vendor hall until I read every single page.
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