App Description

Practice reading with Marco Polo!

The story reviews the difficult travel of Italian explorer Marco Polo to China and the Middle East. Marco Polo helps your kids learn to read with karaoke-style narration and callouts to discover new words!

Marco Polois a free download!

Touch objects to find out what they are!
Touch words to hear how they are pronounced!
Read along with word-for-word narration to practice reading!

About the book:
Marco Polo is recognized as one of the great explorers. This story describes his travels with his father and uncle to China and the Middle East in the 13th century. In China, he learned of modern inventions, such as paper money, coal for heating, indoor bathrooms, and rapid postal service. He worked for the Great Khan in China, and then helped to bring Princess Kokachin to Persia to be married.

Upgrade to the full version to unlock all the pages and enjoy the entire book! Find out what happens in the rest of Marco Polo.

Education doesn’t have to be boring. It should be fun! Pickatale was made to improve children’s reading skills, to help them learn about animals, cultures, historical figures and more, and to have fun learning through reading books.

How do we help children read and learn?

Little ones can follow the book’s narration with highlighted words, and practice their reading!
Curious ones can click on different objects and words to find out what they are!
Big kids can show you how well they can read!
Grown ups can join the fun during story time and read along with the kids!

Our books are also available in a whole bunch of other languages, with even more coming soon!

English
Chinese
Norwegian
Swedish

Feautures:

Gorgeous and playful illustrations
Read-a-long narration with captivating voices and highlighted words
Engage young minds with e-book features that really get the most out of your iPad, while still keeping the "real book feel”
Touch objects and words to see and hear them

Autoplay:

Let the littlest children hear their favorite stories whenever they like.

Read to Me:

Children will have time to discover the different objects in Marco Polo and then turn the page when they’re ready

Read Myself:

Challenge your children by letting them read Marco Polo all by themselves

Pickatale: 100 Interactive Children's Books (mobile app) is certified by the kidSAFE® Seal Program. The kidSAFE® Seal Program is an independent certification service and seal program that reviews and certifies the safety practices of children-friendly websites and applications, including kid-targeted game sites, virtual worlds, social networks, PC and mobile apps, web-connected devices, and other similar online and interactive products. Go to www.kidsafeseal.com for more information.

iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 30, 2015 Initial release