Ansel & Clair: Dinosaur Trilogy (3 iPad apps: Jurassic, Cretaceous & Triassic)

By Cognitive Kid, Inc.
Price $1.99
Age 4-12 yrs.

Each of the 3 animated educational apps in this trilogy costs $1.99 and covers a different period - Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Triassic. In all three, we start out with a present-day fossil dig, after which Ansel & Clair (our beloved guides) use their spaceship, Marley Peterson, to take us back in time. There we see and learn all about the creatures of the period and the environment in which they lived. Kids take photographs of the things they learn and arrange them in a travel log, solve puzzles, make their own dinosaurs, and are exposed to a host of fascinating creatures. Dynamic sound and visual effects make the experiences visceral, exciting, and fun, while the high level of interactivity rivets kids' attention. There is never a dull moment, and the detail and interactivity is finely tuned towards having kids fully absorb and understand what they're learning. Don't be surprised to hear your children happily discussing the differences between sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks. Just enjoy their newfound enthusiasm for learning, awakened by these apps. It's a beautiful thing.