Today PBS Kids announced the release of a new storybook app, Sid The Science Kid Read & Play. 聽As the name indicates, the app is based on the hit show, Sid The Science Kid. 聽The app “features two storybooks, jokes, games, sing-along music videos, coloring pages and more.” 聽Sid The Science Kid Read & Play is $3.99 in the App Store, and is available for iPad, iPod touch, and the iPhone.
ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PBS KIDS聽today announces that a new storybook app,聽SID THE SCIENCE KID Read & Play App聽for聽iPad,聽iPhone and iPod touch, is now available on the App Store. Based on the animated preschool series聽SID THE SCIENCE KID聽from聽The Jim Henson Company, and developed by聽iStoryTime, SID THE SCIENCE KID Read & Play features two storybooks, jokes, games, sing-along music videos, coloring pages and more, all aimed at developing early science exploration.
鈥淭he SID THE SCIENCE KID Read & Play App brings scientific concepts to life for kids in a way that is relatable and engaging. From learning about germs to discovering the five senses, the app encourages children to explore their world and find out that science is all around them.鈥�
鈥淐hildren are using our content on mobile devices more and more; we serve over half of our video streams on mobile. More than 74 million videos were streamed on the PBS KIDS Video App in June, accounting for 56% of PBS KIDS鈥� total streams for the month*,鈥� said聽Jason Seiken, Senior Vice President, Interactive, Product Development, and Innovation, PBS. 鈥淲ith so many families turning to PBS for high-quality, educational content on mobile, we are excited to offer a robust app with a variety of interactive features.鈥�
鈥淥ur mission is to offer engaging media content for children to prepare them for success in school and in life, and helping them learn about science is a core piece of that early learning puzzle,鈥� said聽Lesli Rotenberg, Senior Vice President, Children鈥檚 Media, PBS. 鈥淭he SID THE SCIENCE KID Read & Play App brings scientific concepts to life for kids in a way that is relatable and engaging. From learning about germs to discovering the five senses, the app encourages children to explore their world and find out that science is all around them.鈥�
The SID THE SCIENCE KID Read & Play App features:
- Two Storybooks:
- 鈥淭he Trouble with Germs鈥�: Follow along as Sid discovers why he has to wash his hands to get rid of germs. While Sid can鈥檛 see them, his mom shows him a picture through a powerful microscope to explain that those itty bitty things do exist and can make him sick.
- 鈥淲hat鈥檚 That Smell?鈥�: Sid finds out that smells, while invisible, are molecules that can pass through the air even without wind. That鈥檚 what allows him to smell his dad鈥檚 favorite pancakes, flowers and even his baby brother Zeke鈥檚 diaper (ewwww!).
- Sing-Along Music Videos: Parents and children can sing along to songs from the show!
- Coloring Book: Color different scenes and then save, or share or print them.
- I Sense: In this fun interactive game, kids practice what they know about senses by identifying traits of different objects based on how they feel, smell, sound and look.
- Sticker Book: Select from three separate scenes with different objects and characters for little ones to build their own scene. They can be saved to the photo album and shared with friends and family.
- Spot the Difference: What鈥檚 different in each image? Kids see if they have an eagle eye and can spot the differences between two images.
- Narration Options: Choose from Read to Me, Read to Myself and Auto Play.
The SID THE SCIENCE KID Read & Play App is available for $3.99 from the App Store on聽iPad,聽iPhone and iPod touch聽or at聽www.itunes.com/appstore.
PBS KIDS offers 18 apps, available in the App Store, covering curricular areas ranging from literacy and science to math and more. Through mobile applications, as well as online games, classroom resources, on-air programming, and curriculum-based toys, PBS KIDS offers educational content to all of America鈥檚 children, wherever they live, learn and play. More information about PBS KIDS鈥� apps is available on聽PBSKIDS.org/mobile.
Images of the SID THE SCIENCE KID Read & Play App can be found on聽PBS PressRoom.
*Source: Google Analytics, June 2012
