Sesame Street eBookstore makes its debut
Se
same Workshop (the non-profit organisation that produces Sesame
Street) and Impelsys, have launched a new online Sesame Street
eBookstore at www.ebooks.sesamestreet.org.
Managed by Impelsys, the store features an eBooks collection including a wide range of fun and educationally rich Sesame Street titles such as Elmo’s ABC Book, Abby in Wonderland, and Grover’s Guide to Good Eating. Titles are offered in a variety of formats: eBooks allow a child to read along at their own pace; audio eBooks contain narration, sound effects, and music; animated eBooks bring beloved Sesame Street characters and stories to life in full-color animation; and interactive eBooks invite children to play along and learn.
Other features include an auto-play option that turns the pages for the reader and text highlighting that visually reinforces the narration in audio eBooks. The site also provides the option of viewing in Kids Mode, which simplifies the navigation for a child by displaying only the available books while removing parent tips and menus.
eBook titles cover 19 subject areas including letters, numbers, counting, colours and cultural appreciation. New titles will be added regularly to the bookshelf, and a rotating selection of five eBooks will continue to be available free of charge at
ebooks.sesamestreet.org/free.
“There is a new generation of readers that is moving toward electronic devices in order to access news, information and books, and we want to deliver our content to young readers in the formats they are engaging with on a daily basis,” said Scott Chambers, senior vice president of worldwide media distribution at Sesame Workshop. “Thanks to our partnership with Impelsys, the debut of the eBookstore is an important step forward in bringing our 40-year library of children’s books to the next generation of young readers.”
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