Magnetic Pack, 2nd ed.

Title: Magnetic Pack, 2nd ed.
Subtitle: Level 3: Early Developing
Release Date: 04/15/25
Type: Reading Academy Pack
Brand: Albert Whitman,FarFaria,HOMER,Highlights,My Little Pony,StoryToys,Transformers Rescue Bots
Type: Subject-Based
Audience: 1st 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.

Early Developing packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones:
- Participates in conversation
- Asks questions to clarify uncertainty
- Understands the organization of print
- Distinguishes long versus short vowel words
- Writes text with simple facts
- Begins to spell long vowel words with patterns
This Launchpad contains the following apps:

Can We Share the World with Tigers? (app)
A nonfiction book about endangered species as caused by human interference with the environment.

Can You Count to a Googol? (app)
You may be able to count all the way to one hundred, but have you ever counted to a googol? It's impossible! In this fun book of numbers, Robert E. Wells explores the wonderful world of zeros and explains how the googol came to be named.

Close Your Eyes (app)
An irresistible bedtime celebration of cute.

Construction Zoo (app)
Animals and trucks, two by two—it's party time at the Construction Zoo!

Monster Frog Pond (App)
Zoller needs help! She needs Oona, Marluk, Tigga, and you to take care of her frogs in her pond while she’s away. She has five frogs altogether, and she expects to see five frogs when she gets back. Unfortunately, the frogs have other plans; some hop away, while new frogs parachute in. If there are five frogs, and two more hop into the pond, how many frogs do you have now? Read along to discover the unique ways the frogs come and go, and help the monsters practice different ways to count, add, and subtract to keep track of the frogs. Will there be five frogs when Zoller comes home?

My Little Pony: Rarity Takes Manehattan (App)
The biggest fashion contest of the year is about to kick off in the bustling metropolis of Manehattan, and it’s Rarity’s chance to shine—an opportunity to take the fashion capital of Equestria by storm with her most fabulous designs and bring her best friends along for the show, and some sightseeing! But when a big-city pony takes advantage of Rarity’s big heart, her dreams could be in trouble, along with her friendships! In MY LITTLE PONY: RARITY CHIC, Rarity faces the conflict of high fashion vs. friendship, right on the runway! Based on a popular episode from the hit animated series MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC, this whole new kind of interactive storybook app features 18 pages of story, iconic characters, television-quality animation, and interactive dress-up activities perfect for early and emerging readers AND your MY LITTLE PONY fan! Features: • Rich, interactive fashion show activity! Channel your inner fashionista—Mix, match, and create a chic look for your r

Storybook Animations: Max's Birthday Surprise (App)
Max can't find his friends on his birthday, then he discovers they were throwing a surprise party for him!

The Little Mermaid (App)
The Sea Witch has taken Ani's beautiful voice. Will Ani ever be able to tell the prince who she really is? FarFaria's "The Little Mermaid" is designed to provide children with a perfect story time experience. Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and the Common Core Reading Level, independently measured using the Lexile Framework.

The Longest Day of the Year (App)
The last day of school feels like the longest day of the year! These kids can't wait for summer vacation! 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.

The Mayflower Adventure (App)
Join Elizabeth and her new puppy, Plymouth, on this famous journey. 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.

Thumbelina-Touch Press (App)
Meet Thumbelina. She's a tiny girl no bigger than your thumb! Explore an exciting little world of animals and magic in this modern adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale. 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 Thumbelina jigsaw puzzles and then create your very own stories in the Thumbelina 3D sticker book. GAMES • Plant a magic seed, sprinkle it with fairy dust and watch the flower grow • Guide Thumbelina along a river and help her avoid the monsters • Play a tune to cheer Thumbelina up • Nurture an injured swallow by feeding it, rubbing its feathers clean and keeping it warm • Help create Thumbelina’s wedding dress • And many more... FEATURES • Full 3D experience - it’s just like a real book • 9 int

Transformers Rescue Bots: Dino Island (App)
The Rescue Dinos have arrived! Two friends of Griffin Rock Rescue, Professor Baranova and Frankie Greene, have gone missing on a mysterious island, but conniving and greedy Colonel Quarry, the only person who knows where to find them, is refusing to help! The latest TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS interactive storybook app, based on the hit animated series, suits up the reader as the Rescue Team’s newest cadet and puts them at the center of the action, working with the Rescue Bots to save their friends and “roar to the rescue” in their new dinosaur forms! Optimus Prime personally recruits the reader as Griffin Rock’s newest Rescue Team cadet. To complete this rescue mission, the Rescue Bots will need to change into their ‘Dino Bot’ forms, but that may not be enough! Become a hero in this exciting, interactive adventure by helping the Rescue Bots train for their mission, outsmart Colonel Quarry, and work as a team to bring Frankie and Professor Baranova home. Your early and emerging re