App Detail » A Plucky Australian Platypus

Published by: Susan Syddall

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Price: $2.99
Current Version: 1.0
Released: November 25, 2013

App Description

Engaging illustrations and text have been designed to motivate children to read for pleasure and information.

FEATURES
- Original score and fun sound effects.
- Interactive learning activities which encourages comprehension and language development.
- Page, phrase plus individual word reading and highlighting.
- Word-Spell activity.

STORY

Plato Plenter has a problem! He wants to make a wildlife presentation about an elusive Australian creature called a platypus.

The trouble is that his helper, otherwise known as a pleasingly pleasant, plush, plucky, playful platypus, has different ideas about what should be in the presentation.

Join Plato on this funny adventure and discover more about this unique Australian creature, the platypus! Beware, though, you can't believe everything you read.

Will you be able to work out which parts of the story are based on facts and which are fictional?

WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS APP?

Our stories are designed to help children develop a love of reading. We do this by using:

•Rhyme: This helps children to read word families and develops reading confidence.
•Rhythm: Helps children recognise patterns in words and sentences and makes reading a pleasure.
•Repetition: Allows children multiple opportunities to recognise, revisit and master written words.
•Humour: Engages children in the text.

We aim for our books to:
•Foster a love of language
•Build and extend vocabulary
•Capture children's interest
•Inspire creativity
•Kindle imagination.

Each story contains GUIDE NOTES for parents/educators which suggest activities and experiences which will extend children's learning based on concepts introduced in the books.

MORE ABOUT A PLUCKY PLATYPUS

A PLUCKY PLATYPUS is part of a literacy series designed to help children learn to read. Fun activities and games based on A PLUCKY PLATYPUS are available from our website.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR FREE FUN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MORE...

- Guide Notes which for curriculum activities (art, science, language, social/emotional/ moral development, physical, critical thinking, maths)

And it’s all FREE!

A PLUCKY PLATYPUS IS LOVED BY

Boys and girls ages 3 - 8

PARENT NOTICE ABOUT THIS APP

- Does not collect/share any user's personally identifiable information.
- Does not contain Social Network Integration or other Social Features.
- Does not contain ads.
- Does not contain In App Purchases for additional content.
- Does not contain external internet access - browsing.