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The Civil Rights Movement & More | Best of Apps & Enhanced Books
His Dream, Our Stories: The Legacy of the March On Washington. Terry Golway. (MetroDigi, Comcast NBCUniversal). 2013. iOS, requires 7.0 or later. Free, via the iBook app. Gr 6 Up –Outstanding writing...
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Brian Cox’s ‘Wonders of Life’| Touch and Go
He refers to himself as a bit of an “academic ” and lucky for us he is. Brian Cox is also a highly engaging, enthusiastic teacher of all things science. His Wonders of the Universe app, based on a BBC...
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Put a Little Spook On Your iPad | Apps for the Halloween Season
Librarians who work with young children will tell you that it’s around the age of five that kids start asking for scary stories. Granted, there’s scary and then there’s not-so-scary, which is usually...
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Game On! Playful Apps for Children (and Adults) | Touch and Go
We see lots of game apps and while many will hold children’s attention for a while, only a few will have them returning again and again. The five reviewed below are spot-on. Three are for the preschool...
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Ken Burns & Vivaldi on the iPad | Best of Apps & Enhanced Books
Ken Burns. (Ken Burns Media LLC/Big Spaceship/Red Glass). 2014. iOS, requires 7.0 or later. Version 1.0.13. Free lite version, $9.99 in-app full version. Gr 8 Up –Ken Burns has been busy. The...
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A Mysterious Thief with an Unusual Mission| Touch and Go
Here’s a story that can be used in a literacy lesson on prefixes, but as our reviewer notes, one-time around may be enough. The UnStealer (The Happy Dandelion, $3.99 in iOS and Android; Gr 2-4) flips...
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Mighty Mosasaurus | Touch and Go
Oceanhouse Media has released a number of apps based on the Smithsonian ‘Prehistoric Pals’ print series. Mosasaurus is the latest. If your patrons and students are keen on prehistoric creatures, take a...
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SLJ’s Top 10 Apps for 2014
For the second consecutive year, we saw more nonfiction apps, from introductory surveys to rich, immersive products providing hours of engagement for a range of ages. Whether that’s because of a trend...
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The Human Body—Animated | Touch and Go
DK The Human Body takes high school students system by system through the body via labeled illustrations and a few animated scenes and videos. As School Library Journal’s reviewer stated, it’s best...
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Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site | Touch and Go
Screen from ‘Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site’ (Oceanhouse Media) Lichtenheld You don’t have to go far to find a truck or construction site enthusiast in the under-five crowd. Since it was...
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“Stephen Hawking’s Snaphots of the Universe”|On the iPad
Interior screen from ‘Stephen Hawking’s Snapshots of the Universe” (Random) Hawking While still not a household word, since the November 2014 release of film The Theory of Everything, the name Stephen...
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Predators, Pollinators, and Prairie Dogs: An Ecosystem Revealed | Touch and Go
We first experienced augmented reality with Moonbot’s Imag.N.O.Tron app, used in conjunction with the print version of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Holding the iPad squarely over...
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Bopping Through Biomes | Touch and Go
At Launch Kids, a full day devoted to children’s publishing at the Digital Book World Conference, Warren Buckleitner, editor and founder of Children’s Technology Review, noted that after a few years of...
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Ancient Civilizations Up Close | Touch and Go
For sneak peeks of the apps reviewed today, visit the Kids Discover website. You’ll find a trailer and “learning tools” for both Ancient China and Incas. Journey back in time to Ancient China (iOS...
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David Wiesner’s Spot-On App | Touch and Go
Pushing boundaries? That’s nothing new for three-time Caldecott winner David Wiesner, author and illustrator of stunningly original picture books. Lately he’s been busy working on an app for Houghton...
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Theodore Gray’s ‘Molecules’| Touch and Go
Fans of The Solar System, The Elements, and other apps from Touch Press, should have an inkling about what to expect from Theodore Gray and Molecules. In the review below you’ll find out about a new...
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Time For Bed: Story Apps To Put Them In the Mood | Touch and Go
A child being tucked into bed, a cat creeping around a house, a raccoon scavenging through trash cans, and circus animals settling down for the night, are some of the sights and sounds seen and heard...
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March 2 Is Seuss Day | Touch and Go
Each year, in celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2, we offer reviews of Seuss apps published during the previous 12 months—and check to see if we might have missed a few earlier titles....
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Outstanding STEM Apps: Digital resources on life science, physical science,...
The renewed interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education in the United States began with the awareness that 21st-century employment opportunities in technology and science...
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The New Immigrants NYC 1880-1924 | Touch and Go
The promise of the today’s Internet and software is the ability to mine some of the best available resources—wherever they may be. That promise has seen fruition in New York City’s Department of...
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