Amazon Rapids
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Rapids is an app for iOS, Android and Kindle designed to deliver a "new way of reading for today’s connected kids." It consists of "vividly illustrated short stories told in an interactive, dialog format." The narrative is delivered chat style, one message at a time. Stories are told through the lens of characters chatting with each other, from an alien texting about invading Earth to two chickens debating if they should cross the street. The app is available for iOS, Android and Amazon Fire devices. Story types include adventure, fantasy, humor, mystery, science fiction and sports. Features inlcude a built-in glossary and “read to me” mode. Learn more at http://rapids.amazon.com Subscriptions automatically renew, so be careful. Features include a Read Along Mode; a Tap to Say & Built-in glossary (tap a word to hear its pronunciation or hold the word to see its definition. Each time kids look up a word, it is automatically added to their personal glossary).
$2.99, iPad, Android, Kindle
Teaches: reading