The Amazing Spider-Man (LeapPad)
© 2004 LeapFrog
This book/cartridge package runs on any LeapPad, however, a special edition of the LeapPad, decorated with a Spider-Man theme was released by LeapFrog at the same time. The 25 page book offers the very best of the LeapPad library, with a good story, great narration (by Stan Lee, the creator of Spider-Man), good activities, and solid reading pedagogy. Children can touch any word or speech bubble to hear it read aloud, and each picture is brought to life with sound effects or music. There's a quiz on types of spiders, a criminal-finding activity that asks children to use their own clues, a vowel sound quiz, and a sound mixer, to name a few of the activities. On the last page, a create-your-own story nicely reviews the experience. For first grade boys (or girls) who like Spider-Man and who are learning to read, this is a highly recommended title.
$14.95, LeapPad, Smart Toy
Teaches: reading, vowel sounds, word recognition, science (spiders), memory, logic (deductive reasoning)