Professor Astro Cat’s Solar System
© 2015 Minilab Studios
This well designed non-fiction interactive science book is packed with facts, quizzes and animated planets with cross sections that can be explored. There's a lot of reading in this app. Based on the printed book with the same title, this app is designed for solid readers who are curious about the solar system. As you explore, you move outward from the sun. Each planet contains a set of facts, and a quiz. If you get a perfect score, you earn a part for your rocket. This structured reward system has enough gravity to keep a child reading. The pace at which the app is played and the depth of information is up to the child. Progress is bookmarked -- each child keeps an individual profile. Illustrations are by Ben Newman, with consultation from Dr. Dominic Walliman.
$2.99, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Android, Kindle
Teaches: science, the solar system, reading
CTR Rating: 90%