Bizzy Bear on the Farm by Nosy Crow – Review

January 3, 2012 By 8 Comments
Review by Mary

20120103-084733.jpgBizzy Bear on the Farm is a universal app from British book publisher and app developer Nosy Crow. It is based on their Bizzy Bear board book series and is aimed at 2-4 year olds.

It is a simple story about Bizzy Bear visiting a farm and all he gets to do there. There are ‘read to me’ or ‘read it myself’ options, and in the latter you can chose how long to leave the text on the screen. The pictures are bright and colorful; the narration is nicely done by a child, and the app is enhanced by realistic sound effects and lively background music.

The app is very interactive – you can walk Bizzy Bear through the app and make the characters jump and flip. Each scene has different activities for the child to do including feeding apples to the pigs, collecting eggs from the hen house, rounding up the lost sheep and driving the tractor to name just a few. Tapping on the characters also elicits more dialog. There are some fun musical elements too -such as making the ducks quack in harmony. When playing with the app children can practice their counting skills and work on their fine motor skills.

This app is definitely aimed at a younger audience than Nosy Crow’s hit apps Cinderella and the Three Little Pigs, but it was a big hit with my two 4-year-old testers. They really liked all the interactive elements of the app, especially doing all the farm jobs. Another app in the series – Bizzy Bear at the Building Site is in the works, and we are looking forward to it.

Category: Books
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1.3 or later.
Cost: $3.99 Bizzy Bear on the Farm - Nosy Crow (73MB)

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Mary is originally from England but now lives in California with her husband and three children, an 8 year old boy and 5 year old boy/girl twins. Mary and her family love soccer, camping, hiking and playing with their iPad which is also used for therapy for their daughters Apraxia (speech disorder).
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Comments

  1. Margo Jantzi says:
    January 3, 2012 at 9:31 am

    After liking Nosy Crow, now I’d love to get a chance to use your app Bizzy Bear on the Farm with our elementary learners.

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  2. Alison says:
    January 3, 2012 at 10:59 am

    Posted on Nosy Crow

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  3. Tea says:
    January 3, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    This looks adorable. I’ve liked Nosy Crow for quite some time, but did say hello from you. Thanks for the chance.

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  4. Jennifer says:
    January 7, 2012 at 11:06 am

    I ‘like’ the Nosy Crow on Facebook, and my 2 year old Teddy bear loving daughter would surey enjoy Bizzy Bear on the Farm! :-)

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