Petting Zoo

$0.99, iPad, Android, 41.6 MB

Teaches: art, visual relationships, spatial relationships

CTR Rating: 90%

CTR Review

Perhaps best described as an "immersive sketch" by New York Times cartoonist Christoph Niemann, this innotative app, for both iOS and Android, connects one "page" (or screen) with the next by way of often related interactive features. For example, in one screen you can play with the musical teeth of an alligator. When you press the page turn icon, the teeth become legs which run away and turn into a giraffe. Animals of one variety or another make up the common theme. Content includes 21 animals, many of which respond to touches or swipes. Features include the ability to toggle on/off the background music or the animated transitions. We didn't like the "rate this app" icon at the end, which takes you to iTunes. There is no reading. This app has a high novelty effect, but it fades quickly because the content never changes. It is a good example of innovation in interactive children's publishing. Note: This app was originally published by Abstract City Media, LLC.