Penguin's Family

by Kathleen M. Hollenbeck
Illustrated by Daniel J. Stegos

"Humboldt Penguins are known for their speed and agility underwater. Their bodies secrete oil that covers their feathers, insulating body warmth and repelling water."

Soundprints and the Smithsonian Institution take you on an exciting adventure to the west coast of Peru where the Humboldt Penguin family teaches Baby Penguin how to survive. When penguin hatches, Mother and Father Penguin keep him warm and feed him mushed anchovies and other tiny fish. As Penguin grows older, they protect him from hungry sea birds. Now, Penguin must learn to swim. Will Penguin be safe on his own?

New features only available in this interactive 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 with features that educate, entertain and promote reading, this omBook appeals to readers of all ages.

Recommended Ages: 3 - 8

SPECIAL iOS FEATURES:

• ★ Record your own voice
• ★ Share voice tracks with others that own this app
• ★ Page selector
• ★ Retina main menu
• ★ New options for sound effects, hot spots and alerts

Features:

• ★ Three ways to read: "Read to Me," "Read it Myself," and "Auto Play"
• ★ 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 and custom background audio for each scene
• ★ Pages pan & zoom to accentuate the beautiful, original artwork
• ★ This 'Universal App' is optimized for Retina displays and the iPad

Listen to a sample:

Other Smithsonian apps:

• omBooks (digital book apps)
• Alligator at Saw Grass Road - Smithsonian’s Backyard
• It's Tyrannosaurus Rex - Smithsonian's Prehistoric Pals
• Ladybug at Orchard Avenue - Smithsonian’s Backyard
• Otter on His Own - Smithsonian Oceanic Collection
• Polar Bear Horizon - Smithsonian Oceanic Collection
• Red Fox at Hickory Lane - Smithsonian’s Backyard
• Triceratops Gets Lost - Smithsonian's Prehistoric Pals
• Woolly Mammoth In Trouble - Smithsonian’s Prehistoric Pals

Official Soundprints licensed app: www.soundprints.com