Price: $2.99

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Review

Our Review

The storybook application “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” is based on the original book by Theodor Geisel – most commonly known as Dr. Seuss. As with many of Seuss’ early books, there isn’t much “story” to this story, yet the clever, poetic lyrics and fantastical creatures aptly capture the imagination and wonderment of readers of all ages. For early readers, “One Fish…” keeps their attention through clever rhyme and offers lessons through word association and word comprehension. Further, the design of this colorful ebook application reinforces these lessons by highlighting words as they are narrated. Also, when objects are touched, they are identified by both spoken and written word. I appreciate how this application has a lot of movement with panning across each page for a more detailed look at different illustrations. The original artwork and text by Seuss work well in the iPhone/Touch format, and even better on the iPad. I was thrilled to learn it’s a two-in-one deal, since the one application works for both the iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad.

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June 29th, 2010 by Kristen Young Share

Application Detail

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish - Dr. Seuss

Developer: Oceanhouse Media
Released: 2010-05-27 00:00:00
Price: $2.99

Description from the Developer

The Dr. Seuss classic, "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish," is now available as an omBook for your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.

★ Included in "Best travel apps to ease your journey" - MSNBC.com
★ The #1 Book on iPhone - June 2010
★ Editor's Choice - Children's Technology Review, June 2010
★ "A lovingly rendered version of the original book!" - Just Another iPad Blog
★ "Simply amazing on the iPad" - Beatweek Magazine

"From there to here,
from here to there,
funny things
are everywhere"

"Did you ever fly a kite in bed? Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head?" Such are the profound questions posed in this well-loved Dr. Seuss classic. Through his rhymes and riddles, Seuss's intention is clear: teach children to read in a way that is both entertaining and educational. From a one-humped Wump and Mister Gump to yellow pets called the Zeds with one hair upon their heads, children will be entranced--so amused and enchanted, in fact, they may not even notice they are learning to read!

New features only available in this omBook include professional narration, background audio and enlarged artwork for each scene. To promote reading in young children, individual words are highlighted as the story is read and words zoom up when pictures are touched. By combining the original text and artwork of Dr. Seuss with features that entertain and promote reading, this omBook appeals to readers of all ages.

Three ways to read this omBook (Oceanhouse Media digital book):
★ "Read to Me" — listen to the narrated story with words highlighted as they are read
★ "Read it Myself" — read the book in its traditional form
★ "Auto Play" — plays like a movie, automatically reading and turning pages. Great for younger children!

Additional Features:
★ Picture / Word association — words zoom up and are spoken when pictures are touched
★ Individual words highlight and are read aloud when tapped
★ Professional audio narration
★ Custom background audio for each scene
★ Features the beautiful, original art of Dr. Seuss
★ This 'Universal App' is optimized for both iPhone 4 and iPad

★★★★★

omBook™ - "Beyond the eBook"
Learn more about Oceanhouse Media digital books at www.ombook.com

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★★★★★

Official Dr. Seuss licensed iPhone and iPod Touch App. Dr. Seuss Properties ™ & © 2010 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. All rights reserved.