Adventures of Robin Hood, The
© 2012 Chocolapps
From French publisher So Ouat! (now named Chocolapps), a rendition of Adventures of Robin Hood, in the form of a 25 page/screen retelling of the classic story, complete with pop-up animations, on-screen text and audio narration and a full-screen cartoon video of the story. You select one of seven languages from the main menu (English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, German and Russian), making this one of the most international App we've reviewed. The HD version, best for iPad, is $3.99 and a standard version is $0.99. The HD version includes mini-games. Children might find the hooded Robin in a crowd, compete in an archery tournament, and storm Prince John’s castle to rescue Maid Marian. Other features include: 'touch pronunciation' (touch a word to hear it spoken); “explain to me” (a word’s definition and its opposite are given, to provide context for unfamiliar words); “show me” (an illustration displays to represent a word); and “Karaoke reading” (designed to help children learn to read the story themselves). This is an excellent language experience for any emerging reader.
$3.99, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Teaches: reading (English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Russian, Dutch and French), decoding, parts of speech
CTR Rating: 90%