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What's new in this version
  • You may have noticed that the name of your app has changed! Never fear, all your favorite content and settings have not. Like most great things in life, our app is continuing to evolve and that includes making Skybrary a part of the LeVar Burton Kids family with some simple branding updates.
  • We've also done some housekeeping and kicked out all the bugs, creating a better Skybrary experience for you and your kids.

Product details

  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2013
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 5, 2013
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00B9K2TSQ
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 out of 5 stars 631 ratings

Product features

  • Enjoy unlimited access to hundreds of quality children’s books.
  • Discover exclusive educational Video Field Trips.
  • Unlock interactive animations that bring the stories to life and support reading comprehension.
  • Find tailored book recommendations based on your child's age and interests.
  • Create customized profiles for up to 3 children at no additional cost.
  • Choose "Read to Me" or "Read by Myself" for each book.
  • Track your reader's progress with a Parent Dashboard.
  • Ad-free environment.

Product description

"My family loves it! They always use the app when we go on car rides or when they're bored at home. It's good to keep their imaginations going with reading. I totally recommend." - Parent @Gonzachr006

“The vibrant games, beautiful illustrations, and cute animation all make for an interactive experience, but kids get hooked on reading books” – PC Mag

"We've never before seen as diverse a library offered up" – Common Sense Media

“I love this app and I highly recommend it for children” - Wired Magazine’s GEEKMOM

“The benefit to children’s literacy development cannot be overlooked” – Smart Apps for Kids

For children, Skybrary is an immersive world of reading discovery, where they can pilot their own personal hot air balloons through 7 magical islands, each home to hundreds of quality books and videos that celebrate diversity, family and the world around us. Young readers are free to explore the topics they love most as well as discover new areas of interest.

WHAT MAKES SKYBRARY SO SPECIAL?

• Supports increased reading frequency and literacy development.
• Designed to enhance reading comprehension through purposeful interactivity.
• Enhances a child’s relationship to reading by making it fun, interesting, and relevant.
• Designed to engage young minds within the context of a modern family’s busy lifestyle.
• Provides healthy, interactive, educational screen time.

HOW THE SKYBRARY SUBSCRIPTION WORKS:

• Register and get a 1 Month Free Trial to everything we have to offer!
• Subscribe and unlock an unlimited reading experience for your child: 1 Month for $9.99 USD or 1 Year for $49.99 USD (all subscriptions are recurring).
• Your subscription is connected to your Amazon account and can be used on additional Kindles you own and across the web on any browser.
• Payment will be charged to your Amazon Account at confirmation of purchase or at the start of the first subscription period after an eligible free trial has completed.
• Your subscription will auto-renew unless auto-renewal is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period.
• You may turn off auto-renewal at any time from your Amazon account settings.
• Cancellations will be reflected during your next billing cycle.

Privacy Policy:
https://www.levarburtonkids.com/privacy-policy

Terms of Use:
https://www.levarburtonkids.com/terms-of-use

© 2017 LeVar Burton Kids. All rights reserved. Skybrary® property of RRKidz, Inc. DBA LeVar Burton Kids

Technical details

Size: Varies by device (103.3MB - 173.3MB)
Version: 2.2.1
Developed By: Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. ( Privacy Policy )
Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )
  • Access the list of accounts in the Accounts Service
  • Access information about networks
  • Write to external storage
  • Open network sockets
  • Read from external storage
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
Minimum Operating System: Android 2.3.3
Approximate Download Time: More than 5 minutes

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