A Wordy Adventure!

Read Beyond the Beaten Path: Summer Reading - Ages 5+

Kids will build confidence all summer long as they master early literacy skills with interactive games, challenges, and storybooks. Summer Reading helps kids to:

- Stay motivated to read
- Maintain reading skills and avoid summer slide
- Get excited about using the library
- Keep discovering and learning all summer long

This Launchpad contains the following apps:

All About Bugs
In this story, Kai and his friend Marcus are looking for bugs. Children can help them go on a bug hunt complete with magnifying glasses and jars while learning about different bugs. Speakaboos’ parent app, HOMER, is a proven early learning program that builds personalized learning plans for children ages 2-8 - complete with this story and others like this!

Candyland: The Land of Sweet Adventures
"Hasbro’s classic CANDY LAND game is now a gorgeous interactive storybook app. Journey down the colorful road of sweet surprises and watch a childhood favorite come to life in a way it never has before.

Forest Fighter
Forest Fighter is a fun cause and effect game. In this game, a forest fire is suddenly raging out of control. Use simple tap to drop water droplets on the fire to save the forest. Fun for all children, with additional features to help children with special needs. Fully customizable settings can adjust game options based on the skill level of the child.

Hidden Pictures
New from Highlights - discover Hidden Pictures puzzle solving fun. Classic Highlights Hidden Pictures scenes have been reimagined for a whole new generation by Highlights for Children, the #1 children’s magazine in the United States. Both kids and grownups will find something fun in our new Hidden Pictures Puzzles App!

Jack the Dolphin
The waters of New Zealand are a dangerous place. Can Jack the dolphin help keep the sailors from crashing? Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.

Lost on Infinity (Part Four)
Travel to the Island of Infinity with a boy named Moog and his dog Rockford to learn about extinction and ecology. This captivating storybook shows that the smallest creatures- and humans- can make the biggest difference to help the environment. This is part 4 of a the 4-part series Lost On Infinity.

Lost on Infinity (Part One)
Travel to the Island of Infinity with a boy named Moog and his dog Rockford to learn about extinction and ecology. This captivating storybook shows that the smallest creatures- and humans- can make the biggest difference to help the environment. This is part 1 of a the 4-part series Lost On Infinity.

Lost on Infinity (Part Three)
Travel to the Island of Infinity with a boy named Moog and his dog Rockford to learn about extinction and ecology. This captivating storybook shows that the smallest creatures- and humans- can make the biggest difference to help the environment. This is part 3 of a the 4-part series Lost On Infinity.

Lost on Infinity (Part Two)
Travel to the Island of Infinity with a boy named Moog and his dog Rockford to learn about extinction and ecology. This captivating storybook shows that the smallest creatures- and humans- can make the biggest difference to help the environment. This is part 2 of a the 4-part series Lost On Infinity.

We ARGH Pirates
Avast ye, me hearties! Set sail with Captain Rose and his motley crew for a thrilling adventure on the high seas. Solve piratey puzzles, battle mythical sea monsters, and dig, dig, dig for buried treasure. Arrrgh!