Growing Up Fast!

Title: Growing Up Fast!
Subtitle: Life Skills - Ages 3-5, Pre-K to K
Release Date: 02/01/19
Type: Launchpad Pack
Brand: Miffy,Studio Pango
Type: Theme-Based
Audience: Pre-K, Kindergarten

Launchpad Description: These books, activities, and games let kids adventure everywhere from school to the farm to learn and discover new things.

- Discover what it takes to take care of animals and grow a garden
- Get information on cars and trucks
- Practice reading and writing
- Learn to tell time
This Launchpad contains the following apps:

Abigail's Tales: First Day (App)
It’s the first day of second grade and Abigail wakes up dreading it! She has a list of worries and has developed a severe case of the “butterflies.” The butterflies circle about as she ventures to school to meet her classmates and teacher for the first time. But with some helpful advice from her mom and a few familiar faces from last year, Abigail’s day turns out to be fun and exciting. Come join Abigail and her friends in this delightful storybook to find out how she copes with the twists and turns of her busy day! Also included are two playful word games that focus on improving your child’s vocabulary, spelling and concentration skills, all the while having fun! Features · Whimsical soundtrack · Narrated by the author, Melissa La Manna · 26 pages of lively and colorful illustrations · Word highlighting for beginning readers · Move between pages with swiping gesture or by selecting a page · Fun, developmental activities to boost language skills (i.e., “match” and “oppos

Balafon- Joko's World (App)
Joko’s Balafon is an app that celebrates beautiful wooden tune percussion. Featuring 3 instruments; the Balafon and Gyil of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Marimba, the national musical instrument of Guatemala. Through game based challenges you can learn to play songs that stretch across Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Ghana and over to Guatemala. Retrace a musical journey across Africa and on to the Americas. The Balafon is one of the instruments of the Mande Jeli, otherwise known as Griots. Through our unique guidebook let us introduce you to the descendants of a tradition of bards dating back to the ancient advanced empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhay. These master artists record and recite histories and retell them through song.

CotBot Farm (App)
CotBot Farm is the latest interactive learning game from the creators of the award-winning CotBot City. Designed to help your child’s imagination run free, Cotbot Farm gives pre-school children their very own digital farm playmat to explore. Whether it’s riding a tractor, milking a cow or selling produce, Cotbot Farm’s incredible world delivers endless surprises for young minds to learn through play and discovery. Key Features - 7 different vehicles and animals to ride: Harvesters, tractors, cats, horses and more! - Free roaming gameplay leaves children to explore the world as they want - No levels, no rules, no winning or losing! - 5 Mini-games including growing crops, shearing sheep and fishing - Teaches children through play and discovery. - Harvest crops and even sell them afterwards! - Child-friendly interface with large icons and bold colors - Language-neutral sounds - No third-party advertising or in-app purchases - Created with child education specialists -

Gro Flowers (App)
* "... empowers kids to experiment with colors and patterns ... the results are stunning." - USA Today * "Gro Flowers is irresistibly beautiful... and a great buy for parents interested in a fun way of teaching their children about biodiversity in a fun environment." - Tuaw.com * "... a unique case, as my boy invites me into his world while working with this application." 148apps.com Become your own gardener and create amazing new flower species with the tip of your finger. It's fun and easy! Simply choose a color and start drawing on one petal and the pattern will be repeated automatically on the other petals, with a kaleidoscope effect. Then help the bees, butterflies and the other creatures to pollinate your flowers, and your colorful creations will spread across the field. But look out for the nasty pesticide spray that could make the bees dizzy and tired. When your little friends pollinate they get their sweet precious nectar, and in return they will not only rewa

Kids Telling Time (App)
Kids Telling Time will help your children practice setting time and telling time on both digital and analog clocks. Travel through the four rooms of a house filled with clocks and help Ticky The Mouse collect the cheese and eat it by setting and telling the correct times on analog and digital clocks.

Miffy's World (App)
Based on the beloved picture books created by artist Dick Bruna. and the worldwide hit TV series: Miffy is brought to life in a gentle and beautiful 3D interactive app. Join Miffy as she explores her world • Have fun playing together. • Help her chose what to wear, brush her teeth, or take a bath. • Go outside and have fun in the garden. • Play fetch with Snuffy, the adorable dog. • Fly a kite. • Help Miffy grow her very own fruit and vegetables and use them to bake a yummy cake. Every day brings new surprises and new things to discover. The more you play with Miffy the more fun activities you unlock to play together. Ride a scooter, feed her fish, listen to stories, or play with blocks. When Miffy gets sleepy, just tuck her into bed. After you wake Miffy there will be a new gift from Uncle Pilot, waiting by the front door.

Pangoland (App)
Pango, Piggy, Fox, Squirrel and Bunny… they all invite you to their home with lots of games and activities. Pangoland is the first game that gives free rein to your little ones’ imagination. With this “sandbox” application, kids can explore a fascinating universe and enjoy a freedom like they have never experienced before. In Pangoland, everyone can find his own way to play and everyday is full of surprises. It is cold outside and you feel like staying at home? Then light a fire, decorate the Christmas tree with Pango, cook a delicious meal and invite all characters for a lovely dinner. You prefer adventure and exploration? Don’t wait any longer and take your car to discover exciting activities. Helping Bunny to grow vegetables in the garden, digging up prehistoric fossils with Squirrel, building a robot in Fox’s workshop or making a funny snowman with Piggy…everything is possible! More than ever before, friendship and generosity are at the heart of the game with tender moments of c

Stop and Go! (App)
Stop and Go! teaches toddlers and preschoolers about different kinds of cars and trucks. It has a toddler friendly design that lets kids operate a stoplight, or touch the cars to make them stop and go, learning more about each along the way. Watch your kids learn new words, and be more curious about cars on the road after playing Stop and Go! Perfect for kids 1-3. Make the cement truck mix cement! Sound the firetruck's siren and find his dog! Move the bulldozer's shovel! See who is inside the ice cream truck! The beautifully illustrated app has 12 different vehicles, each with a custom animation. Stop and Go! also has a second layer of interactivity that let's kids explore the environment: Make it day or night by making the sun set and moon rise. See the cars by day, dusk, night and dawn. Make it rain. Turn the house lights off and on. Make the fire hydrant spew water. (and more!) The app was designed with child development milestones in mind, and has a toddler friendly interf

Teddy the Panda (TIV) (APP)
Have you always dreamed of your teddy bear coming to life and playing with you? Now the dream has come true. Teddy the Panda is a cute, bright-eyed panda teddy bear who’s very curious and always up for fun. Join him as he makes his way around his room and find lots of nice surprises. Discover fun game options There are lots of fun games waiting for you and Teddy the Panda to discover together. Make the bunk bed into a trampoline and see who can jump the highest. Of course you can make your way back down using the slide. And what kind of costumes does the wardrobe have in store for you? Just fling open the doors and climb on in to find out. And when the cute Panda gets tired, he just curls up on the bean bag to take a little nap. Tickle, poke, have fun Teddy the Panda is so cute and cuddly you can’t help but keep poking him. Depending on where you poke him, you’ll get different reactions. It’s worth having a good look around and trying everything out. Bit by bit, you’ll u

Writing Wizard (App)
LEARN TO WRITE LETTERS Writing Wizard is the perfect app to help your child learn how to write the letters of the alphabet, numbers and words through a fun system carefully designed to maintain motivation. Add your own words such as your child's name for even more fun ! --- • "Fantastic, customizable tracing practice with fun rewards." - 5 Stars - Common Sense Media • Children's Technology Review's Editor's Choice • 27,000+ units sold to US Kindergartens and preschools ! --- FEATURES • Show and enforce how to write letters correctly • Learn to write uppercase & lowercase alphabet letters, numbers and words • Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word) • 7 Fonts available (including ZB, DN, HWT) • Learn with 40+ fun animated stickers, sound effects, and interactive games that animate letters at the end of the writing • Fully customizable (difficulty, size, ...) • Check learning progress thanks to with reports • Shapes tracing activit