Learning Sounds with Birds

Based on Elizabeth Gordon’s “Bird Children,” Learning Sounds with Birds is the third in a series of “Mother Earth’s Preschool” apps by iTunes Store favorite Once Upon an App. This interactive, educational app is a great introduction for young children ready to learn and identify birds. The app begins with 12 illustrations of common birds. The child selects a bird, and is given the choice of three varying sounds — like a doorbell, a dog bark, as well as the actual bird call. The child must choose the correct bird call before proceeding to a classic illustration and whimsical poem about the bird.  The exercise closes with a beautiful photographic image of the... read more

Learning Colors with Fruits

Based on Elizabeth Gordon’s “Mother Earth’s Children; The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables,” Learning Colors with Fruits is the first in a series of “Mother Earth’s Preschool” apps by iTunes Store favorite Once Upon an App. This interactive, educational app is a great introduction for young children ready to learn their colors. The app begins with a whimsical illustration and poem of a common fruit, and is followed with a vivid photograph and fact about the fruit and its color. The child is then given the choice of six colors and is asked to choose the proper color of the fruit. Illustrations adapted from the originals in “Mother Earth’s... read more

Learning Colors with Vegetables

Based on Elizabeth Gordon’s “Mother Earth’s Children; The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables,” Learning Colors with Vegetables is the second in a series of “Mother Earth’s Preschool” apps by iTunes Store favorite Once Upon an App.This interactive, educational app is a great introduction for young children ready to learn their colors. The app begins with a whimsical illustration and poem of a common vegetable, and is followed with a vivid photograph and fact about the vegetable and its color. The child is then given the choice of six colors and is asked to choose the proper color of the healthy vegetable. Illustrations adapted from the originals in... read more