
Dragon and Wolf Treasure is a storybook about two little boys who go on an imaginative adventure. It is filled with colorful illustrations that are really gorgeous, along with lots of lightly animated and interactive elements that are polished and mostly story-related. The app is also solidly made, with great settings that let you choose any page and even expand the text boxes for easier reading. So why such a low rating overall? It's simple - this storybook was originally created for a Russian speaking audience (see the Russian version under 'other versions' tab above) but has not been well translated. It may have been a more or less literal translation, but it is not polished or interpreted well for an English speaking audience. The voice over is also terrible, with such a thickly accented English that it is difficult to understand at times. While this app is free, I recommend downloading it for the lovely graphics. Text can be hidden & narration turned off for a delightful, wordless picture book experience. The text story isn't half bad either, but my advice is to skip the narration until they provide a native English voice-over in a future update.
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Author/Illustrator:
Darya Veprik/Olga Demidova
Developer:
Sergey Kochugov
Length (time):
10 - 12 Minutes
Based on non-digital book: No
Allows Own Narration:
No
Uses Motion: No
Age: 4 - 8
Languages:
English •
Length (pages):
16 Pages
Dragon and Wolf are two boys living in a small town. In their games, they dream of solving secrets, of real travels and adventures at sea. In this story, the heroes help the stars, friends to all seafarers, find their way home.
[Source: iTunes]
Orientation: Landscape
Format: Universal
Options:
Read to Me, Read Myself, AutoPlay, Info, Home, Page Guide, Text On/Off, Narration On/Off, Links to: Email, AppStore, Web
App Release Date:
2012-07-04
Size: 78.64 MB
Version: 1.0
Lite Version Available: Yes