A is for Amphibian

$2.99, iPad

Teaches: science, biology, frogs, ecosystems,

CTR Rating: 90%

CTR Review

Ready to learn more about frogs? Here's a second well designed, interactive science experience from Bright World eBooks (the first we reviewed was Ocean Forests). The graphics are clear and realistic, and information is delivered storybook style, with nice text scaffolding features. It's obvious that a former reading teacher worked on this app. You can use this app either as on open-ended scene (touch to look left or right, pinch and pull for a closer look), or as a classic eBook with page-by-page presentation, clear narration and excellent text scaffolding features. These include touch-and-hear individual words, text highlighting, and the ability to record your own narration. Weak points include a poorly designed board game and a slightly more useful game of concentration. The bottom line? If you're a teacher with a big screen, and you'd like to turn the wall of your classroom into an underwater scene full of frogs that is also thick with facts, this is your app. See also Ocean Forests.