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iPad App Review: My Brother is a Superhero

By Emily On July 8, 2015 · Add Comment

Inspired by the David Solomons story by the same name, My Brother is a Superhero is a great new companion app to go along with the Nosy Crow release of the book. The story goes like this: Luke is a comic-mad eleven-year-old who shares a treehouse with his geeky older brother, Zach. Luke’s only mistake is to need a wee right at the wrong moment. While he’s gone an alien gives his undeserving, never-read-a-comic-in-his-life brother superpowers, then tells him to save the universe. Luke is massively annoyed about this, but when Zach is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis, Luke and his friends only have five days to find him and save the world… You’ll have to read the book to find out what happens – no spoilers! But if you want a fun and easy game that speaks to what kids love about the story, than this app is it. Featuring [...]

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#5devs that are making waves with their educational children’s apps

By Emily On May 29, 2014 · Add Comment

We get daily requests to review children’s educational apps – so many requests, in fact, that we don’t have the time or resources to keep up. As much as we’d love to be able to share our gameplay experience of every app with readers, we simply can’t do it. However we try our hardest to at least check out each and every app that comes through our inbox and this helps us to follow ed-tech trends. By playing each app, even if only for a few minutes, we’re also introduced to the work of various children’s app developers. Some are small-name, independent developers and some have more clout (and money!) but still produce amazing educational apps for kids. It’s a way for us as reviewers, parents, and armchair “experts” (and I use that term loosely) to recognize real talent. Here are 5 children’s educational app developers who we think you [...]

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Bizzy Bear Builds A House Review & GIVEAWAY

By Marc On July 19, 2012 · Add Comment

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Educational & Learning Apps for the iPad and iPad mini

iPad App Review: My Brother is a Superhero

#5devs that are making waves with their educational children’s apps

Bizzy Bear Builds A House Review & GIVEAWAY

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