Price: $3.99

The Lorax

Our Review

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss, The Lorax (1971)

Tomorrow is Earth Day – a day to reflect upon our relationship with the environment and to think about what we can do to help our planet survive and thrive. It’s only fitting that I review “The Lorax” ebook application which was adapted from the Dr. Seuss classic. “The Lorax” is a children’s story with a very adult message: respect and conserve our natural resources or we’ll find our world an unhealthy and unhappy place to be. The application contains original illustrations and text with Seuss’ lyrical meter and rhyme, and it’s beautifully-scaled to the iPhone screen. I enjoy the movement and interactive features of this app; as you read the story (or have it read to you), you pan around the page to have a more detailed look at the illustrations, and you can tap on some of the images to see the identifying words. “The Lorax” is an engaging and entertaining storybook, but it also provides a valuable opportunity for parents and children to discuss conservation and environmental concerns in our world today.

By Age Range, By App Feature, Nature, Preschool, Primary School, Reading, Reviews, Toddlers

April 21st, 2010 by Kristen Young Share

Application Detail

The Lorax - Dr. Seuss

Developer: Oceanhouse Media
Released: 2010-04-16 00:00:00
Price: $3.99

Description from the Developer

The Dr. Seuss classic "The Lorax" is now available as an omBook for your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.

★ Included in "The Ultimate Guide to Travel Apps" - Fox Business
★ The #1 Book on iPhone - May 2010
★ 4 stars out of 4 - USA Today
★ Included in "Best travel apps to ease your journey" - MSNBC.com
★ "The Lorax is (Oceanhouse Media's) best effort to date" - Wired
★ "A vivid rendition of the Dr. Seuss classic, with some nice features to assist early-readers" - Wall Street Journal
★ "True to Theodor Geisel’s vision of teaching children to read" - FabMums.com
★ "Beautifully done" - The iPhone Mom
★ Included in the 100 Essential iOS Apps of 2010 - iLounge

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not,” proclaims The Lorax in this cautionary tale of greed and environmental destruction. The story recounts how the Lorax tries to save the Truffula Forest and its inhabitants from disaster at the hands of an insatiable factory owner. The Lorax’s pleas are ignored and tragedy follows. A Dr. Seuss classic, it also serves as an ecological warning that still rings true today.

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
★ Professional audio narration
★ Custom background audio for each scene
★ Pages pan & zoom to accentuate the beautiful, original art of Dr. Seuss
★ This 'Universal App' is optimized for both iPhone and iPad

★★★★★

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★★★★★

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