Skybrary – Kids Books & Videos
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Free | Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
“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
Spark a lifelong love of learning in your young reader by joining us on a journey through an ever-expanding world of interactive digital books and Video Field Trips hosted by everyone’s favorite storyteller, LeVar Burton. With Skybrary®, your child can truly go anywhere and be anything. Download it today and give your child a whole month of free access!
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.
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 $4.99 USD or 1 Year for $39.99 USD (all subscriptions are recurring).
• Your subscription is connected to your iTunes Account and can be used on additional iPads, iPhones, and across the web on any browser.
• Payment will be charged to your iTunes 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 iTunes 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
Reviews
No Reading Rainbow
sukubi-kaia
I was hoping, when we got this app, that it would contain all the classic bits like Toothpaste Millionaire from Reading Rainbow - where most of us know Levar Burton from. Sadly, due to legal disputes, he can no longer post that content and Reading Rainbow itself has no content to speak of. I would have loved to share with our kids some of these stories from my childhood. That said, the app has loads of books and videos. Kids can read or have stories read to them. I originally tried to access the Skybrary from my PC through my browser with my daughter and just about nothing worked properly- hence the missing star. The books would not open and it crashed repeatedly. Everything so far works as it should on the iPads.
Auto renews
Poppy&Mini
I downloaded this app when my daughter was a toddler. At the time, she enjoyed this app then grew out of it. I have since deleted it from my phone because she is much older now. Imagine my surprise when last week, my account was charged $29.99. Not cool at all. I can’t find contact info to communicate my concern with the developer of this app, hence, I have no other option but to leave my comments here. Parents be aware of the drastic price hike when using this app.
Crashing
Bedivinesole
I've had this app for years now. My daughter and I love it. The last update hasn't fixed the crashing once you select an island. I tried clicking on app support and it takes me to a page that states "no longer exists". Please fix, we truly miss using this app.
My four year old loves it
Zairanatana
He loves when the app “reads” to him, he loves accessing these hundreds of books when it’s time for me to read out loud, and he loves the little educational Levar Burton videos. Basically there are five or so “islands” you can fly to, and each island is full of books and short films on a general topic (nature, friends and family, amazing people, etc). You tell the app at the beginning how old your kid is and what interests them, so if you have, say, a pirate lover, I guess they make sure the pirate books are easily accessible. I had no idea what a hit this app would be but it has provided hours and hours of fun for us. Highly recommended
Background noise
code_3_
The background noise of the island won’t shut off and it’s incredibly annoying.
Not perfect but worth all the stars.
Jkrfnofcbkpgv
Libraries are great when you have access. This app is great when you want a lot of choices for great kids books on a mobile device. I read the stories to my daughter all the time and my she will also use the built in narration. Different books have different narrators. All of them have proven to be of excellent quality. My daughter was four when she we started our subscription. The app does lock occasionally . I asked my daughter for her review and she says: "It is a pretty good game. But you should decide[try it] because, I am not you. But it is a very good game."
Good videos and books, easy to use
Chloe.mato
I like the idea of having books and videos easily available on the iPad for my daughter to access independently. I like that some of the books aren't ones I would select from the library. I like the range and quality of books available. We enjoy the videos a lot. When it comes to the books, we can only use it on 'read to me' mode--we can't read them ourselves because the font is waaaaay to small. Seriously, I can barely read it--no way my 4 year old can see it. Idk if this is just how it's working on our device or not... This works out ok for us anyway, though, since my daughter reads so much--I don't mind her listening instead of reading the books.
Can't cancel it!!
Mo2354
You better be careful. There's no way cancel your subscription. Although they tell you that 14 days you can but you can't!
Don't log out after you sign in
Hallcg
I originally enjoyed this app because my kids are readers and they love the app. Recently, I did a full system reset to my Ipad and downloaded the app again and have been attempting to sign in since. It's been going 3 weeks!!! I contacted their customer service who implied I forgot my password among other things. I signed up through Itunes, so that was not even a remote possibility since I am able to still sign into Itunes without any issues. The last contact from them was send them screen shots of the messages I am getting when I try to sign in. I did this which they said they would forward to the tech support who would contact me. I AM STILL WAITING!!! If I could sign back into the App then it would be perfect I believe the content is good even though what you can do with the books is limited compared to other Apps with books. I have paid for the full year and now do not have access!!! WHAT DO I DO??? My money is now going to waste because I cannot access the app anymore. If someone in reading rainbow Tech Team could see this review and make contact AND RESOLVE the issue then I would be grateful, as my kids would again have access to the many books on the app
