Inside the World of Dinosaurs - narrated by Stephen Fry

What it is: interactive dinosaur encyclopedia with 60 dinosaurs.

What you do with it: choose a dinosaur (by name or by picture or from the timeline). Listen to the narration (description and facts), see the animation of the dinosaur in motion, play with the 3D model by spinning it with your finger. Read (or listen to) the articles about dinosaurs and dinosaur hunters.

What we liked: the concept, excellent quality of the illustrations, high quality educational content, good educational value. The animations showing the dinosaurs in motion and dinosaur sounds. Excellent narration by Stephen Fry.

What we didn't like: the navigation could be simpler (especially the usage of the narration option is a bit awkward). No zoom option to view the details of the 3D models. The descriptions may be too long and too complex for children (why not include a simpler, 'kid friendly' descriptions for ages 5-8)? The pages, especially in the Articles section don't include too many interactive elements. We wish the app offered more interaction for this price (e.g. an option to touch the parts of the 3D model for displaying the details etc.).

Please note that this app is large (almost 900 MB) and requires some time to download and install.

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