GULANGYU vs The Tree That Ate Everything

Download Gulangyu and join our heroine, Xiao Rui, and her friends Na Na the parrot and Henry the baby dragon on a magical, musical adventure to learn about conservation and save the planet. The eight chapter book tells the story of how children can make a difference in the quest to save the planet through reducing, reusing, and recycling. This is the seventh educational app from the award-winning company Happy Diamond Music Studio. The app aims to teach children ages 4+ about conservation while providing them the tools to make a difference in the real world. The story features six original songs by renowned composer, Shirley Choi. When Xiao Rui discovers that her home, Gulangyu (an island off the coast of southeastern China and a UNESCO Heritage Site) is in danger from a gigantic wave that has been caused by global climate change, she is tasked by Riyanshi, the Earth Fairy to undertake an epic journey to stop the wave and learn how she and other children can stop global warming from destroying the planet. In the 80-minute story, Xiao Rui and her companions travel to the Amazon rainforest, icebergs in Greenland, solar farms floating in the lake that used to be a coal mine, and landfills where scientists perform research where they see the effects of climate change up-close and personal. Featuring beautiful original artwork, music your kids will want to sing along to, and a bilingual story (English and Chinese) - Gulangyu is a great opportunity for parents and teachers to start a conversation with even their youngest learners about their own carbon footprint and how they can impact stopping climate change. Conservation has never been as important as it is now, so download Gulangyu today and help kids understand how they can start saving the planet.

"The Tree That Ate Everything" by Bob Feiner and illustrated by Gina Hagen is the story of Jake and Austin, who are twins. Jake has Down syndrome, while Austin is typical. On their birthday, they play with their toys, but a magical tree wants to join them. It also happens to be the tree's birthday. Using augmented reality, the reading experience is redefined by bringing the printed material to life. This enhancement of the learning process is applicable for content designed for both kids and adults. BRING STATIC PRINTED PAGES TO LIFE - Printed pages present a magical experience with augmented media content. Characters from the book move, talk and do things just like the story in the book. Scenarios and environments illustrated in the book are presented in 3D and can be viewed in many different angles. ENJOY THE DRAMA OF THE BOOK WITH MUSIC AND VOICEOVERS -Storytelling is enhanced by voiceovers and music. The app narrates the story alongside the animations and 3D illustrations to truly portray emotions, feelings and drama intended by the author. EASY TO ACCESS ANYTIME & ANYWHERE - Makes it very easy for users to download the app and instantly get started with the experience. It is designed for all age groups. EASY TO USE WITH NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NEEDED - The user points at the phone at the book and the app does the rest. The animations and sounds auto start as long as the page is open. Turning the page triggers the following page content. So essentially it is no different from reading the book page by page.