BrainQuest Island

Story Harbour · Ages 7–10

Story Shelf

Forty books in four bands, from short picture stories to chapter books, with read-to-me narration that highlights each word.

  • Reading
  • Ages 7–10
  • Works offline
  • Instructions read aloud
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Books
40
Bands
A (picture stories) to D (chapter books)
Read to me
Word-by-word highlighting

How it plays

What your child does

  1. Read to me reads the page aloud and highlights each word. Tap a word to start from there.
  2. Tap any word for a card with its meaning and a Hear word button.
  3. Every few pages a Quick Spot question checks understanding, without stopping the page turns.
  4. Some books hide objects in the pictures to find. Three picture questions at the end give the stars.

For grown-ups

Good to know

  • The shelf suggests a band for your child, and filters by band and topic.
  • Text size, a bookmark and a cream page colour are in the reader menu.
  • Retold fables and folk tales sit next to new stories. Most books are in English for now.
  • The game saves itself, so your child can stop at any time and pick up where they left off.

What you can set in the Parent Zone How the app handles your child’s data

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Try Story Shelf with your family

It comes with every other game on the island. Join the TestFlight beta, play for a week, and tell us what your child thought.

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