I’ve been playing this fun game for the iPad called Zorbit’s Math Adventure. If you’re looking for a game to give your brain a workout, you should check it out!
In the game, you use counting skills to help Zorbit get ready for his trip to Earth. With each game you complete, you can earn stars and stickers for your virtual sticker book. This game has lots of cool characters and spacey sound effects!
Zorbit’s Math Adventure is available to download on the App Store from your iPad.
If you try it out, come back and let us know what you think.
Hey readers, I’ve been playing this cool new game called Figaro Pho– Creatures and Critters for the iPad.
The game follows the story of Figaro, a boy who is scared of a lot of things, as he travels through an old, creepy mansion trying to escape from a giant spider.
Sounds spooky, doesn’t it? It’s also really fun. The game has you, as Figaro climbing, jumping, flying balloons, swinging, and running through the different levels while collecting jellybeans. It is pretty easy to get started, with step-by-step instructions, but it can get tricky. One level took me seven tries to complete! But don’t give up – each level has a different challenge, and if you get a perfect score, Figaro has a surprise celebration.
The graphics of this game are what really sets it apart. Between every few levels, there is a mini-movie clip of the adventures of Figaro.
This spooky adventure game is available on the iPad and Android tablets. Check it out!
OWL writer Ashley Van Eysinga tested out a new ebook called the Kids’ Only Guide to the London 2012 Olympic Summer Games.
Let’s see what she had to say about it. Go, Ashley!
Have you been watching the Olympics? They started this past Friday with the Opening Ceremony, which was out of this world! I’ve been watching every event I can and reading about all the events I’ve missed. I think it’s fair to say that I have Olympic fever. So learning more about the Olympics is a great idea.
I just read the Kids’ Only Guide to the London 2012 Olympic Summer Games on my iPad. It cost $5.99 and this book is overflowing with interesting information on all the different Olympic and Paralympic sports, like the Modern Pentathlon, a particularly crazy sport where competitors participate in five different disciplines in one day! They start with fencing, then they swim, then show jumping with horses, and finally they run a race while having to stop and shoot at targets with a pistol. Phew! I’m exhausted just reading about it.
Also in this book are great facts about how London won the opportunity to host the games and how they prepared the city, including photos of some of the stadiums being built. Fun fact: in the basketball arena, they made the doorways taller to prevent the tall basketball players from hitting their heads.
The book is full of great photos. And because it’s for the iPad, it’s interactive, with photo galleries and quizzes throughout. Check it out and let us know what your favourite Olympic sport is!
Thanks for your review, Ashley. I also checked this book out and thought the speech bubbles were hilarious! A sample of the quizzes are shown here. I scored a smashing gold! Lots of fun.
