I received a sample for this review/feature. Opinions expressed are my own.
My son has finally started taking an interest in non-fiction books. He’s always loved being read to, but now he’s more interested in learning while reading instead of just hearing a good story. When reading, he always has so many questions about what we’re reading about, which is absolutely fantastic, but sometimes I just don’t know the answer. I decided to try the 3D interactive books from Popar Toys because now when he asks questions, the books have the answers and he can see everything in action.
The first book we looked at was the Construction Machines one. My son is absolutely obsessed with all things relating to construction trucks. While I’ve done my best to learn the names of these vehicles, I don’t always know or remember them and most of the time I have no clue exactly what their job is. Each page in the book is filled with fun facts about the different types of construction machines and tells you what they do. The best part, though, is when we use the app to look at the book because it gives us even more information and cool 3D graphics about what the machines do.
When in the app, which can be used for both Apple and Android products, you can see models of the vehicles, learn what each part of it is called, and even see videos. My son’s favorite part though is scene mode where you can see the truck in action.
You simply hold your device up the page and the truck starts to move and do it’s job! These trucks drove all over the book and let’s just say I’ve never seen my son so enthralled with something. As much as he loved the construction machines one, he was even more excited for the Dinosaur book.
Just like with the Construction Machines book, the Dinosaurs one lists each dinosaur and tells you all about them. Using the app with this is so much fun though because while you can see construction trucks in real life, you certainly can’t see a dinosaur.
Using the app you can watch the dinosaurs roam the book, eat, and just do what dinosaurs do. It is honestly one of the coolest things ever to watch and I know this is going to provide many hours of reading and entertainment for my son.
Popar Toys has many other kinds of 3D Interactive books like bugs, princesses, and sea life. In addition to the 3D books they also have 3D puzzles and charts. I know he’s going to learn so much from these books because they’re just so full of information. I also really like the app. It’s well designed and it’s great that it can be used with and without the book to provide even more learning time. I can’t wait to add more of the 3D books and some of their puzzles to our collection because they bring reading to life and truly make learning fun.
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