It's Tyrannosaurus Rex!
© 2011 Oceanhouse Media
Based on the Palm/Smithsonian book, written by Dawn Bentley and illustrated by wildlife and natural history artist Karen Carr, It’s Tyrannosaurus Rex! is a prehistoric adventure for readers in preschool through grade 2. The story takes readers on a fun and educational journey through the Cretaceous period where they are introduced to the idea of how Tyrannosaurus Rex and other ancient creatures roamed the earth. Strengths include good, accurate content (rare for this subject) that is certainly of interest. The photos and blocks of text are combined with Oceanhouse Media's powerful text magnification system, so you can touch any picture to see it labeled, using the book's print. Weaknesses include an inability to adjust background sounds or jump to a specific page (there is no contents or page navigation feature). Paragraphs of text are narrated, with word-by-word highlighting. It is not possible to touch a word to hear it read aloud, however. All in all, this is a good language experience, and the book has scientific validity. If you're looking for bells, whistles and perhaps a few growls, however, you're likely to be disappointed.
$2.99, iPhone, iPad
Teaches: science, language experience, reading
CTR Rating: 84%