Brightly colored illustrations outlined in heavy black convey a bold and simple first impression, yet they portray a good number of accurate details that preschoolers find so fascinating. In each volume, different types of each vehicle are presented (rowboats, tugboats, fireboats, etc.) as well as some of the usual scenes surrounding each (e.g., workers checking a passenger plane). "Simple books describing four distinct modes of transportation.
There are no advertisements that encourage toddlers to click and the home screen button is shadowed too.Byron Barton is the creator of many picture books for young children, including My Car, Building a House, and Little Red Hen. A two year old will love the colors and the flying objects, while the 6 year old will enjoy the story and reading element. The app may seem a bit simple to an adult, but it does seem suited for the age range it is designed for, which is 2-6 years of age. He loves the fact that the colorful airplane is flying and makes airplane noises. As I Mom, I like the fact that at the bottom of the screen, a sentence appears describing the scene, with the narrator reading the sentence out loud, while the program highlights the coordinating word.Īll in all, the Mom in me loves the educational aspect and the hand/eye coordinating it fosters. Bright primarily colors capture interest and with a tap of his finger on the object, the narrator will cite the name of the item.
Trucks, helicopters, boats and people enter the picture too. Why? Because planes fly across the screen, and he can direct the flying with his finger. When I first looked at the app, I knew he would go crazy for it.
But when it combines both planes AND technology, he is in toddler boy heaven.
Since I have a two year old boy that somehow has been pre-programmed from birth to have a natural passion for cars, trucks, planes and trains any product that has one of those things in it, is an instant hit.
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