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Zwoosh! Interactive Book App
Version 1.6.5, updated 9/11/15, iOS
8.0 or higher required, iPad compatible
Written and narrated by Marie Rose
Art by Susan Lee
Music & Animation by Chris
Chamberlain
Children's
/ Interactive / Educational / Fantasy
I
gave this App 5 of 5 Stars
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App Store Blurb:
A hand-crafted, fine arts interactive
storybook for kids of all ages.
Fly to the stars in
your very own rocket ship. Wave at the mean, green Martians. Picnic with Moon
Men. Play tag with the comets. Win a blue ribbon space race.
Inspired by the
palette of Vincent van Gogh, let's go on a colorful space journey as we explore
the planets in our solar system through the power and wonder of a child's
imagination.
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Zwoosh! is visually SUPER
appealing with every inch of the screen/page beautifully covered with rich color and texture. Along with a constant outer-spacey-sounding soundtrack, this interactive book app is fun, but it is soothing and not stimulating for those who are okay with electronics at bedtime. Author Marie Rose is also the narrator, and her pace and tone are just perfect. Rose didn't necessarily read the sentences as they were punctuated, but I don't think any kids would care.
Readers will enjoy that there are no advertisements -- this is
just a straight interactive storybook. The information presented is a mix of fact and fiction, so it's best that a parent is there to make the distinction. Some of the interactive portions are more obvious than others, so kids will have to do a little searching to find the action or sound responses. (Some actions are repeatable, while others are one time hits - personally wish all were repeatable without having to back out of the page and reload.) It's not overly complicated, and though the recommended age range is ages 6-8, it's possibly too
simple for kids much older than kindergarten age. I haven't seen the book, but based on the App, I think it would make a nice companion and would appeal to the older end of the recommended age range.
Thank you to Words Turn Me On Promotional Services for providing me a download of the App in exchange for my honest review -- the only kind I give.
WATCH THE APP TRAILER!
