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The classic PBS show Reading Rainbow saw its last season in 2009, but the show isn’t gone forever – it may be back in several forms, with one being an app designed to bring books to children. Championing the continued survival of Reading Rainbow is the show’s former host and executive produce ... Full Article »
Depending on how serious you take your eReadership, you might have noticed this story over at TechCrunch pointing out that Kindle users are borrowing almost 300,000 books a month from the Kindle Lending Library, a service available to Amazon Prime subscribers that lets users check out one book a mon ... Full Article »
All of these best iPad books for kids use digitization to enhance the reading experience, not divert attention from it. Where there are frills, I prefer to see them focus on education instead of playtime. There are great books for pre-schoolers but also for older kids, a somewhat under-served sector ... Full Article »
Some words are more difficult to learn than others — not spelling, necessarily, but meaning. Among those, according to GoodieWords, are "fingerprint," "rainbow" and "balance." Open the app, and tap on one of the words. The app tells a little story about the word, then offers interactive activitie ... Full Article »
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