Disney Publishing is kicking off the school year with an exciting app sale – all Disney Learning apps will be only $1.99 on the App Store (orig. $4.99) from August 29th – September 12th! The apps include:

Pooh's Birthday Surprise (early literacy and pre-math skills)

Featuring the beloved characters of the Hundred-Acre Woods, this interactive storybook app invites kids to join in Pooh's birthday party planning. The app aims to help children acquire and retain early literacy and pre-math skills at home and on-the-go through curriculum-based content and such activities as identifying and extending simple patterns, problem solving, vocabulary awareness, and story comprehension. The app is recommended for children ages 3-5.

Toy Story Showtime! (early reading concepts)

This interactive storybook app, aimed at children ages 4-6, is designed to help learners explore essential early reading concepts through engaging and interactive ways. "Toy Story Showtime!" features Buzz Lightyear as he sets out to impress Jessie the Cowgirl in a talent show. Readers can assist him with his comedy and juggling acts while they discover new vocabulary words through context and story-based repetition.

Learn Chinese: Toy Story 3 (introduction to basic Mandarin)

Learn Chinese: Toy Story 3 presents a whole new way to learn a foreign language with this read-along app based on the international teaching method Diglot Weave. Kids experience the excitement of Toy Story 3 with Buzz and Woody while gradually transforming it from English to a story they understand in Chinese and Pinyin, mixing the new with the known by playing with 5 progressive levels of the story.