Price: $0.99

Captain Duck Review

Our Review

The duck is back! “Captain Duck” is a story book app based on the popular children’s book written and illustrated by Jez Alborough from HarperCollins Publishers. “Captain Duck” is a continuation of Alborough’s book and iPhone app “Duck in the Truck.” This story begins where “Duck in the Truck” left off, with the duck out of the muck, but now his truck needs gas. He stops by his friend Goat’s house to borrow some, and along the way invites himself on a boating trip with his old friends from the first story. All I can say is that antics ensue, and it is great fun watching it all unfold.

My son may enjoy “Captain Duck” even more because there is some real slapstick humor happening and even some drama and suspense. Without giving anything away, there is a point in the story where the tone changes, my son’s eyes grow wide and he gets very quiet, extremely engrossed in the story. Beautifully illustrated and with a lot to tap on, the animals “speak” as they move across the screen, and there are many other ingenious sound effects as well. The narration is superb, but you have the option of reading it yourself as well. If one is looking for an entertaining story book for an iPhone, I recommend “Captain Duck.”

Animals, By Age Range, By App Feature, Preschool, Reading, Reviews, Stories, Toddlers

August 3rd, 2010 by Amy Solomon Share

Application Detail

Captain Duck by Jez Alborough - Animated Storybook

Developer: Stepworks
Released: 2010-06-11 00:00:00
Price: $0.99

Description from the Developer

Join Duck, Frog and Sheep on a trip out to sea in Goat’s boat. But is Duck really the expert sailor he thinks he is?

* It’s a picture book classic in the UK!
* Rhythmical, rhyming story and much-loved illustrations.
* A fun song that retells the story

– Perfect for children learning to read, with the option to listen or read aloud

‘Ahoy there, sailors!’ comes a cry.

‘Is this a boating trip I spy?’

If there are seas to be explored,

make way… CAPTAIN DUCK’S ON BOARD!

Featuring new animation of Jez Alborough’s illustrations.

Choose to read to yourself or read along with UK comedian Matt Lucas.

Swipe and touch the screen to turn the pages and hear the sound effects.

‘Captain Duck’ is the second installment in the charming and interactive ‘Duck’ iPhone series.

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Review for Duck in the Truck – Appstruck.com.

5 Stars!

“It’s overall, just a joy to behold, a joy to read, and a joy to listen to. If I were a child, who wanted to foster his own interest in reading, Duck in the Truck, and other apps by Kidztory, are the best ways to develop that reading autonomy, in the guise of a modern, digital toy.”

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★★★★★

WHAT OTHERS THINK
- "The rhyming text and larger-than-life characters are a joy". – by The Bookseller
- "Thumbs Up. Great! I have a number of picturebooks for my iPhone, and this is up there with the best of them. Very funny voice-over, and witty animation…. ;-)" – by Duckie Soph, UK

★★★★★