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The Sneetches by Dr Seuss
, 7 Oct 2014
The
Sneetches is a very fun tale about what makes all beings same same but
different. The book is a metaphor of the artificiality of social classes and
distinctions based on physical features, what you have or have you not, and on
what your money can pay. The book also offers a critique of snobbery. The book
has many readings and is very philosophical, and wonderful for both adults and
children. You gotta love Mr Sylvester McMonkey McBean. One of my favourites
among Seuss's books.
The application is great, as all Oceans & Hay House Seuss applications. The app is a sort of animated mini-movie. From the main menu, you select the way you want to read the book, on your own, using the narrator's voice, or you just to leave it on auto-play. The app automatically uses the landscape setting and rotates your screen, and uses the original illustrations of the book, closing up and down to focus on the action and speeches of the characters. Background noises and musical notes have been added to enhance the experience, but you can turn them off if you wish. You can browse the pages on your own using your fingers and the pages flip as if they were the ones in a real book.
Moreover, the app is interactive if you choose the read yourself option; you can click on any image on the page and the word will pop up on your screen and will be pronounced. This being the case, the app is perfect for small children learning to read.
The narrator's voice (Scott McShane) and interpretation are wonderful, and he uses different voices and intonations, so the whole book is really enjoyable.
A few things that I would have liked to have available in this app are:
1/ Option of female and male voice.
2/ A faster auto-zooming and reading speed, or the option of the speed of the reading. Audible has a button that allows you to do that, so I think it would be cool to have a similar feature for these applications.
A most enjoyable book and application
The application is great, as all Oceans & Hay House Seuss applications. The app is a sort of animated mini-movie. From the main menu, you select the way you want to read the book, on your own, using the narrator's voice, or you just to leave it on auto-play. The app automatically uses the landscape setting and rotates your screen, and uses the original illustrations of the book, closing up and down to focus on the action and speeches of the characters. Background noises and musical notes have been added to enhance the experience, but you can turn them off if you wish. You can browse the pages on your own using your fingers and the pages flip as if they were the ones in a real book.
Moreover, the app is interactive if you choose the read yourself option; you can click on any image on the page and the word will pop up on your screen and will be pronounced. This being the case, the app is perfect for small children learning to read.
The narrator's voice (Scott McShane) and interpretation are wonderful, and he uses different voices and intonations, so the whole book is really enjoyable.
A few things that I would have liked to have available in this app are:
1/ Option of female and male voice.
2/ A faster auto-zooming and reading speed, or the option of the speed of the reading. Audible has a button that allows you to do that, so I think it would be cool to have a similar feature for these applications.
A most enjoyable book and application
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