Dora's Great Big World HD

What it is and what you do with it: a set of 4 activities (letter recognition/letter sounds, word families/early reading skills, numbers/counting, critical thinking/problem solving, reasoning and process skills) featuring Dora the Explorer.

Complete the activities and earn stars which can be exchanged for animated stickers.

What we liked: the concept. Good range of activities based on a school readiness curriculum. Original Dora artwork. Humor and fun factor. Narration, sounds and sound backgrounds. Ease of use. Spoken instructions. Multiple student accounts. Overall quality of the app.

What we didn't like: we wish there was more variety in the activities (they can quickly get repetitive).

Note about in-app purchases: 4 activities are included with the initial purchase. Additional activity (Tico's Nutty Forest) is available as an in-app purchase.

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