Reviewed by Mary
Edsel McFarlan’s New Car from Apps by Auryn is based on the print book by Max Holechek and Darrell Toland, and is available in both HD (iPad only) and iPhone versions.
The App has read to me, read it myself and auto play options. The words are highlighted as it is read, and you can touch words to hear them, or touch objects to have them labeled. It also offers personalization – where you can record your own narration to the story and even change the text too if you wish.
Edsel McFarlan loves cars; in fact he is obsessed with them. He sees an ad for a new car in a magazine and orders it. It is a beautiful shiny red model car. He goes through the hundreds of pieces painstakingly putting it together. When it’s finally finished it is big enough for him to drive, and he sets off on a crazy journey demonstrating all it’s realistic features, and wrecking the car in the process. By the time he gets home it is just a pile of spare parts. Edsel decides it’s time for a new hobby!
This is a very simple story – some pages have only I line of text, others have none, however the pictures do all the talking – they are bright, vibrant and full of life. You can just see how much Edsel loves his cars (and later his rockets), and the scenes where he is driving the car are hilarious. The pictures are full of little details and we love to find new things each time. The option to personalize it is a great extra feature – you can even make the story about your child if you wish. My 5-year-old son just loves this app, and is in hysterics laughing when we read it. This will appeal to car–loving little boys (and girls) everywhere, highly recommended.
Category: books
Requirements:Edsel McFarlan’s New Car HD Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later.
Cost: $2.99 (49.9MB)
Requirements: Edsel McFarlan’s New Car Compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later.
Cost: $2.99 (50.0MB)
Also available as a Hardcover book from Amazon.com list price $16.95
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My daughter loves Edsel McFarlan ibook on the iPad, and as a teacher, I love print books! So you can’t go wrong in this house!
Because my kids would just love it!
I love having the “tree” books in my classroom that match apps. This gives my students more practice plus lets me reach more students. I wish more app developers would follow up with “tree” books!
I want to use this in speech therapy classes at school in my language development groups! I have many more little boys than girls right now, and this book would really engage them! It is a sweet story!
I would love to use their in the classroom to work on ELA skills especially since I have a class of ll boys
We LOVE this story! We have the appbook and I love the way it helps us to understand and celebrate the nature of ‘special interests’ :)
My little Miss loves cars especially red ones
My son would absolutely love a signed copy of the book. When he was first introduced it was the only thing to get him to sleep & he’d drop off cuddling the iPad as it played the story – I owe that little Edsel quite a lot for how much he helped our little boy :)
My son is a car fanatic! I would love to share this book with him during our cherished reading times
We love car books to engage little boy readers and for dad’s to share with their little boys!
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