Celestial Pack, 2nd ed.

Title: Celestial Pack, 2nd ed.
Subtitle: Level 5: Independent
Release Date: 04/15/25
Type: Reading Academy Pack
Brand: Albert Whitman,FarFaria,HOMER,StoryToys,eKidz.eu
Type: Subject-Based
Audience: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Launchpad Description: This 5-level guided reading system helps kids master verbal, reading, and writing skills — starting at any level. Every app, storybook, and video has been hand-selected to help kids gain the knowledge they need to transition from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn.

Independent packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones:
- Will explore ideas for discussion
- Engages in conversation
- Reads with understanding and purpose
- Reads and comprehends literature proficiently
- Constructs text in an organized manner
- Uses transitional and link words
This Launchpad contains the following apps:

Hansel and Gretel-Touch Press(App)
Enjoy the classic Grimm's tale of a brother and sister on an amazing adventure to escape a wicked witch and find their way home. From breadcrumbs to gingerbread houses, this fairytale takes some unexpected twists and turns as the two children try to outsmart the wicked witch. Experience this magical story in an all new way in this interactive popup book from StoryToys. This wonderfully illustrated book comes alive through interactive popup games that let you play along and take part in the story yourself. When you finish the story, enjoy a collection of Hansel and Gretel jigsaw puzzles and then create your very own stories in the Hansel and Gretel 3D sticker book. FEATURES • Full 3D experience - It’s just like a real book • 39 beautifully presented pages of text • 11 double-page interactive 3D pop-up scenes with simple tasks and games to perform • 12 themed Jigsaw Puzzles, playable at various difficulty levels • Fully narrated in each language by professional actors • Re

Know It Alls! Snakes! (App)
As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning graphics and engaging text, this video puts the spotlight on Snakes! Did you know that snakes have two eyes? But they don’t have any eyelids, so they can’t blink. Awesome life-like illustrations and informative stat boxes filled with interesting facts make this eBook fun and exciting for young science enthusiasts age 4 and up!

Know It Alls! Whales (App)
As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features interesting science facts, this audiobookk puts the spotlight on Whales! Baby whales, called calves, drink milk from their mother’s bodies. Some calves may gain as much as 200 pounds a day! Awesome narration and sound effects plus many interesting facts, make this audiobook fun and exciting for young science enthusiasts age 4 and up!

Pictosaurus (App)
How are your recognition skills? What about word finding? You'll need both in order to figure out the more than 200 picture riddles that are in Pictosaurus. You'll be presented with an image that is zoomed in on an object. You need to try and figure out what that riddle image is, from the hint of the image, and the 14 available letters. You have 3 kinds of helpers. A- will remove letters from the possible combinations guiding you toward the answer. A+ will give you a letter in one of the letters slots of the answer. Finally, the Zoom hint will zoom out a little more on the image giving you a better view of the riddle image. There's no time limit. So you can ponder the image as long as you like. You can even use Facebook and Twitter to take a snapshot of the screen and post it for your friends and family to see if they know what it is, and help you solve the riddle.

Rapunzel (App)
Based on the classic Grimm’s book, Rapunzel comes to life like never before in this award winning app from StoryToys. Princess Rapunzel was kidnapped as a baby and imprisoned in a tall tower. She longs to explore the outside world, but can she ever escape, marry her prince and live happily ever after in their palace? Experience this magical story in an all new way in this interactive popup book from StoryToys. This wonderfully illustrated book comes alive through interactive popup games that let you play along and take part in the story yourself. When you finish the story, enjoy a collection of Rapunzel jigsaw puzzles and then create your very own stories in the Rapunzel 3D sticker book. FEATURES • Full 3D experience - it’s just like a real book • Wonderfully illustrated, with beautiful, colorful characters • Fully narrated in each language by professional actors • Read to Me, Read it Myself, and Autoplay modes • 29 beautifully presented pages of text • 8 interactive 3

Robo Spelling (App)
Robo Spellings supports learning with the following features: * Save up to 20 personalised weekly spelling lists. * 'Chunking', feature allows learners to break the words down into manageable sounds or mini words. * Voice recording. * Multi levelled support. Some learners will like the test mode, some the open learning mode either mode can be used with or without 'chunking', support. * Instant feedback and opportunity to try again if needed. * Independent practice feature with over 160 pre-prepared spelling lists, from beginner sounds through the top 300 high frequency words and onto the end of the year 6 curriculum. * All lists are based on the New National Curriculum for primary school, KS1 and KS2. Liven up your spelling sessions with Robo Spelling, the simple and fun way to practise your spellings.

Speakaboos : Frankenstein (App)
Victor's experiment was successful in bringing Frankenstein to life. But after his poor treatment of the green creature, who's the real monster? Speakaboos’ parent app, HOMER, is a proven early learning program that builds personalized learning plans for children ages 2-8 - complete with this story and others like this!

The Turtle with the Sunglasses (app)
Independent; fiction, with an environmental theme, reinforcing the "don't litter" message. Uses past tense as well as progressive and perfect tense. Incorporates a full range of sentence structures from simple to complex sentences as well as adverbial phrases. Uses complex vowel sounds and polysyllabic words. Punctuation incorporates the full range of direct speech, apostrophes of possession and compression, question and exclamation marks, parenthetic commas and of course full stops.

Treasure Island (App)
Jim Hawkins' ship has been taken over by pirates! Can he escape from Long John Silver and his pirate crew? Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.

What's Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew? (app)
A pygmy shrew is among the tiniest of mammals. A ladybug is even smaller. But in this book you will find small things you could not ordinarily see.

What's So Special about Planet Earth? (app)
Move to another planet? Sounds interesting! In our imaginary spaceship, let's check out the planets in our solar system. Why is Earth so comfortable for plants, animals, and people? As Robert E. Wells explains, it's because of our just-right position form the sun, marvelous atmosphere, and abundant water.

Word Wizard (App)
Want to teach your kids to read or spell words? Word Wizard offers several unique reading and spelling activities for children ages 4 to 10: • A talking Movable Alphabet that allows young kids to experiment with phonics and learn word building thanks to the advanced text to speech engine. • 3 activities to learn to spell that increase in difficulty • 184 built-in word lists (about 1800 words) • Add your own words to create unique spelling tests • Keep tabs on your children’s progress with detailed reports • Used in US Schools (100K units sold to primary schools & preschools) • Winner of a Parents’ Choice Award • Featured in the The New York Times & Wired's GeekDad • More than 280K units sold! Talking Movable Alphabet Activity The talking movable alphabet has been recognized by many teachers as a wonderful tool to teach kids word building and how to learn to read • Pronounce any word, number or sentence built using the Movable Alphabet • Natural Sounding US Voice