Eva and I received download codes for three new Ansel & Clair adventures. This time the Virtoosian pair are back to learn all about dinosaurs from three different time periods: Cretaceous, Triassic and Jurassic. I have been a big fan of the Ansel & Clair series since the first app, Ansel & Clair’s Adventures in Africa. These apps bring kids and parents face to face with some amazing dinosaurs through animation, information, photos and fun puzzles. Here is a preview video of the Ansel & Clair Cretaceous Dinosaurs which was the only app out of the three that we were able to play because both the Jurassic and Triassic apps require iPad 2 or higher to run. I guess it is time for me to upgrade my iPad so I can thoroughly review future apps.
About a week ago Eva and I got a new iPad App called Ansel and Clair’s Adventures in Africa. Instantly the app became a hit in our house. I knew that Eva would enjoy it because the App had non stop action and beautiful graphics. Eva is in the “Why” stage of childhood. Her answer to every question is pretty much always “Why”. Or rather she will ask Why does this do that or why does that mean this. She is very inquisitive.
The main character of the App is Ansel. Ansel is a Virtoosian travel photographer here to take photos of various African animals and sights. Clair is a robotic travel guide who has extensive knowledge of Earth and all the creatures and places on Earth. Together Ansel and Clair have to journey to the The Serengeti, The Sahara and The Nile. They are in search of pieces to their space cruiser Marley. As the child explores each different place they find out about animals, the weather, famous structures and more all while searching all over for pieces of the ship and taking photos of all that they see.
