Parched Planet for Android

11 things about Parched Planet

1. Designed with the goal of improving reading comprehension, fostering a love of learning, and building reading confidence, Crack the Books gives educators a powerful new teaching tool to help all students, from children with special needs to those who are academically gifted.

2. Targeting 3rd to 5th grade science and social studies core curriculum concepts, our digital books allow for reading level adjustment from 1st grade to 8th grade, making it possible for all kids to access the same content regardless of their reading ability.

3. Crack the Books features hundreds of supportive audio and visual elements including beautiful high definition photographs, integrated video footage, fun facts, custom animations, custom images, and interactive charts, tables and globes.

4. Parched Planet covers a variety of topics, including descriptions of all Earth’s major deserts, range and climate of deserts, plant and animal wildlife, adaptations, desertification, and desert threats.

5. Developed in collaboration with the New Mexico University’s Jornada Experimental Desert Research Program and a team of educators, Parched Planet includes both interactive enhancements and universal design accessibility features.

6. Crack the Books are the first digital books that can be ADJUSTED FOR READING LEVEL without sacrificing curriculum content.

7. Parched Planet is part of our Crack the Books series of interactive science books.

8. For students with special needs, there are additional settings for common classroom and assessment accommodations including text to speech, answer dictation, image reinforcement and text zooming.

9. Students will learn about all major desert types including rain shadow, trade wind, coastal, and polar deserts.

10. Parched Planet is a state of the art, elementary science book based on the desert biome.

11. Students may further interact with the content by creating bookmarks, highlights and study notes.