Hairy Maclary app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Kiwa Digital Limited
First release : 23 Jul 2010
App size: 384.54 Mb
The immensely popular Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy is now available as an interactive KIWA Book with wonderful narration by David Tennant (Good Omens, Doctor Who). It has also had video narration in 3 sign languages; NZSL, AUSLAN & ASL
Run your fingers over the text to hear the story and touch any word to hear and see it spoken and spelt. You can even colour in pages of the story and record your own voice. Hear the barking dogs and the ferocious yowl of Scarface Claw, all part of the interactive experience, giving children and parents’ hours of fun. This is not only a marvellous story, but a superb aid for early learning and literacy development.
It was thirty years ago that a small black dog stepped out of the imagination of author and illustrator Lynley Dodd and onto the pages of a picture book. This book, Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy, is now famous the world over and the 20 titles in the Hairy Maclary and friends series have now sold more than six million copies worldwide.
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy combines simple narrative storytelling with virtuoso use of rhythm and rhyme, and Dodd’s gentle but energetic watercolour illustrations depict characters that are as well loved as they are mischievous.
Features:
• Tap the language button to view the new "Australian sign language" feature.
• Swipe-to-Read™ the words to hear and playback the story at your own pace.
• Touch-to-Hear™ individual words spoken.
• Touch-to-Spell™ to hear the letters that spell each and every word.
• Auto Play to enjoy the narration.
• Use the My Narration function to read and record the story yourself and customize your book.
• Paint mode can be used on each story page!
• Paint has a paint palette, brush width, move and zoom, and undo abilities!
• Tap the paint palette icon and tap a color to change the paint color!
• Tap the brush palette icon and change the slider to change the brush size!
This KIWA Book includes the narration, text, and user interface in this language:
UK English narrated by David Tennant (Doctor Who)
AUSLAN (Australian Sign) signed by Alex Jones
ASL (American Sign) signed by Alex Jones
NZSL (New Zealand Sign Language) signed by Josje Lelijveld
PUFFIN BOOKS
© & ™ Hairy Maclary and Friends, Lynley Dodd, 2010
licensed by Penguin Group (NZ)
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Latest reviews of Hairy Maclary app for iPhone and iPad
App Stability: 3 stars out of 5 App Usefulness: 4 stars out of 5 I have a 3 year old daughter who is a great Hairy Maclary fan. We have all the books and the audio CD. The application is read a good slow pace for a child learning to read. The words are highlighted as the narrator reads the story. Your child can stop the narrative and select individual word repeatedly to the extent that you can be driven mad. For some reason my daughter loves the word from. 20 minutes of "from" does eventually result in the iPad being removed from daughters hands. :D The app also allows your child stop and colour the pictures with a built in paint program. The original colouring or the new colours from your child can be displayed. While the painting is somewhat primitive it does engage a 3 year. My daughter picked up the operation of the app quickly and switches between the painting and the narrative on the fly. I do sit and help her understand the association between the words and the narrative but she can and does use it by herself. On a negative note the app has crashed a bit more than expected However all my iPads crash more than expected. So nothing new. N Side note: For you Doctor Who fans, the narrator is David Tennant the Tenth Doctor. He is an excellent animated narrator and read the story with his Scottish accent. My daughter is use to rolled rs so the accent is not a problem. But some children unfamiliar with the accent may have problems
Its an engaging, but very simple childrens story. The ability to hear each word alone is nice, but unfortunately the narrator had to put space between each word to make this possible, so the narration is not flowing. Its not horribly stilted, but its noticeable and does detract from the story.
....dont waste your money until the issues with this app are resolved. It doesnt work with the new ipad operating system. this information can be found on the developers website...very frustrating....and should not happen with an expensive app like this one.
My kids have loved this! My son who doesnt like to read spent over an hour playing with the book, then recorded himself reading the book. this really helped him learn about his pace and inflection. It is a great learning tool. I do wish it came with a few more word-based activities....something to do with content.
You cant go wrong with Hairy Maclary and David Tennants narration fits perfectly with the way we always read it growing up. This is a must have for any digital library.