Thumbelina Interactive Danish Fairy Tale by H.C. Andersen app for iPhone and iPad


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Entertainment Book
Developer: Potrus Interactive Fun for Children
1.99 USD
Current version: 1.2, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 14 Dec 2010
App size: 54.16 Mb

Thumbelina

App Description:
Classic children’s storytelling comes to the iPad with the youth oriented iBook Thumbelina. Download this timelessly entertaining Grimm fable about overcoming challanges as it has never before been presented today! Multiple story telling mediums are utilized to bring Thumbelina vibrantly to life, allowing the story to fulfill its potential as an enthralling children’s experience, ensuring that this classic tale will be thoroughly enjoyed by young users.

This story centers on a lonely woman who had long wished to have a child she could love and care for. One day, after countless years of wishing, she found that her dreams had come true. Her daughter was the tiny little Thumbelina. The women loved her dearly but soon after receiving her, little Thumbelina drifted away down a river when a water lily she was sitting atop broke off. This would be the start of a fantastic yet danger journey for the little girl, one she may not come home safely from.

The Thumbelina – a centuries old folk tale popularized by the Brothers Grimm – has gained a number enhanced storytelling features during its transition to the iPad while staying faithful to both the tone and content of the original story. Sunmedia’s iBook adaptation of this fable includes a full paginated text replete with beautifully colored illustrations as well as a soundtrack which progresses further along as youthful readers themselves progress through the story. Furthermore, children are treated with multiple movie clips imbedded on certain pages throughout the book, allowing them to experience this tale via animated narrative tools as well.

App Features:

·Full story texts
·Vibrant visual illustrations
·Full narrative-based soundtrack
·In-bedded film clips in multiple portions of storybook
·Interactive Read-Along app featuring well known characters
·Read to Me mode to hear the story read aloud
·Replay soundtrack as many times you as want
·Tap to play Sound Effects, character and animals animations
·Turn pages manually and move back and forth through the story as you wish
·Auto Turn pages mode – simplified page turning control

Thumbelina is developed by Potrus Publishing Corp.