LEARN THE SONG AND YOU CAN 'READ ALONG' in the text of the book.

Animalations books all include an original song, so.... just learn the song and you can read along... even if you are a pre-reader or non-English speaking. I am the author of Animalations books. My family is from Sweden. I actually had to go to Stockholm and talk to my Swedish cousins to find out... Swedes are using Animalations books to learn the English language. I am an author, but I am also the founder of SpringStone Montessori Schools. I believe in using phonics to sound out letters in words as a child learns to read. However, children learn in different ways. Some children learn best by using music to learn to read and that is where Animalations books enter the scene. Phonics or sounding out letters in a word is fine, but imagine a child who has confidence that he can read the entire book, even before he learns to sound out the letters in a word. Teachers at SpringStone Montessori comment on children who use Animalations original songs to sing the words in the text of the book before they can read. In doing so, they also learn bigger words because the bigger words just happen to be in the song. Then all of a sudden, "Mommy, listen to me sing this song. I can sing the song and read this story at the same time." Owning early learning and Montessori Schools in four states for almost 40 years, I can attest to the satisfaction children, teachers and parent receive, by "Singing the song and Reading along in the book."

FREE APPS FOR MEMORIAL DAY AND MONTH OF JUNE.

We are so pleased to announce: all seven ANIMALATIONS iTunes apps are FREE for Memorial Day and the month of June 2012. LET'S LEARN TO READ THIS SUMMER, using ANIMALATIONS apps and youtube ANIMALATIONS videos. Remember: learn the song that accompanies the app and you will be able to read the entire book. Just search iTunes apps for each of the following and download it FREE: Riley the Rhinoceros, Sly the Dragonfly, Little Goose, Mr. Walrus and the Old School Bus, Cassandra the Cow, Louwse the Mouse Get Out of My House, Louwse the Mouse in the Big Apple Tree (NYC, of course). ANIMALATIONS APPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN 122 locations worldwide.

Animalations apps are a hit around the world. Other countries are learning the importance of including music along with the story to learn the English language. We are extending FREE DOWNLOADS of all animalations iTunes apps through April 16. When you download animalations apps on iTunes apps, be sure to leave a review.

Animalations Apps FREE for Easter Holidays

All seven iTunes apps are now FREE for download on your iPad, iPhone, and other platforms for audio and video media. This holiday special will continue today through April 12. We're celebrating reading around the world. These apps are great for preschool aged children, primary readers and students of all ages learning to read. Share this opportunity with family, friends and worldwide students of English. You may log into iTunes to see all of the apps, watch the videos on youtube.com or go to animalations.com to find your favorites. Search online for animalations apps or Patricia Derrick. Happy Reading!

Give every child in your life a FREE Animalations App for Valentine's Day. Riley the Rhinoceros and all of his friends are free on iTunes apps - now through February 15. All around the world, children will sparkle as they sing and tap-along, as interactive pages turn. Free Apps include:

Riley the Rhinoceros

Sly the Dragonfly

Goose With the Droopy Wing

Mr. Walrus and the Old School Bus

Cassandra the Cow

Louwse the Mouse Get Out of My House

Louwse the Mouse in the Big Apple Tree (NYC, of course)

This is a special gift for you and all of your loved ones, whether they live in your house, down the street, or any street in the world. Enjoy this special treat and share it on Twitter, Facebook and maybe even your blog.

So where have I been for 2 1/2 months? I have been sooo busy working on my new book for Young Adults. It's titled, FLESHSHIFTING. I can't wait to share it. Today, it is in the hands of the editors. It will probably take a few more months. Website: fleshshifting.com will be up and running soon.

I have another book that will be available very soon on iTunes:
CATALINA AND THE DUKE OF LOMBARD: two cats, two worlds. This book is especially for TWEENS.

Current Animalations apps downloading on iTunes.com include:

LOUWSE IN THE BIG APPLE TREE

RILEY THE RHINOCEROS

SLY THE DRAGONFLY

LITTLE GOOSE WITH THE DROOPY WING

CASSANDRA THE COW

MR. WALRUS AND THE OLD SCHOOL BUS

LOUWSE THE MOUSE GET OUT OF MY HOUSE

Animalations apps are gaining recognition worldwide because they combine music and language: helping children and adults learn to speak and read the English language. Combining music and language also stimulates the brain to make stronger neuron connections, thereby making learning easier. Go to animalations.com research and learn more.

Please help us by writing a short Customer Review of each of your favorite apps in the iTunes.com app store (just below the Screenshots).

LOUWSE IN THE BIG APPLE TREE is a new app, available for download on ipad, iphone and ipod. This wonderful, holiday app tells the story of the Big Apple (New York City) and the evergreen tree that is placed in Rockefeller Center each year. It is the story of Louwse the Mouse pushing through the branches of the tree to find a busy community of tree workers inside the tree, ever so busy, getting ready for the holidays. Louwse discovers an elevator in the trunk of the tree that takes him to each of the ten levels of the tree. On each level, Louwse quickly volunteers to help the workers move forward because there is so much to be done to get ready for the holidays. Then on the tenth level, Louwse is selected to drive the sleigh through the sky to deliver joys to children around the world. Price:$2.99 includes an original song that sings the words in the story. This wonderful tale will be shared year after year, by children around the world.

Animalations has 7 new ipad/iphone apps on iTunes. They rotate each week: FREE, 99¢. $1.99, $2.99. Please help by reviewing your favorites.

What can be better than a FREE APP, for Labor Day weekend. MR. WALRUS AND THE OLD SCHOOL BUS, AND CASSANDRA THE COW are both FREE for the month of September. Tell your friends and download like crazy.

Also, SLY THE DRAGONFLY and LOUWSE THE MOUSE GET OUT OF MY HOUSE, are selling for $.99 for the month of September, while $2.99 is still an excellent price for GOOSE WITH THE DROOPY WING and RILEY THE RHINOCEROS.

As children enjoy the song while reading these books, they will want to do it over and over again because of the multi-sensory stimulation they are experiencing. The reader has no idea the experience is firing neurons in his brain, thereby, making stronger connections (synapse), and.... stronger neuron-connections makes learning easier for children.

We have something NEW coming-UP, in our next app. The viewer will be able to select any page in the app and by pushing a button, the page turns into a puzzle. I like to call it the scrambler. No instruction is necessary. The child immediately uses a finger to move the puzzle pieces into the correct order. How fun! Watch for it in: LOUWSE THE MOUSE IN THE BIG APPLE TREE. Of course the Big Apple Tree is the huge evergreen tree placed in Rockefeller Center for the December holidays. Did you know there's a world inside that tree? You can hear the song on iTunes, Napster and other online music sites. In future blogs, I will provide snippets from the screen play so you can learn more about the real Big Apple Tree in New York's Rockefeller Center.

Countries downloading Animalations ebook apps: USA, China, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Spain, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, India, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands and the numbers are growing everyday. Of course, non-English speaking viewers can use the ebook-apps to learn English by simply learning the words to the song. Why? Because the words in the song, sing the words in the story. It is so easy to learn the words to the song because of the melody and patterns in the music. So... when the viewer sings the song, he/she is actually reading a story written in the English language. Again, how fun!

Animalations iTunes: 6 Educational eBook Apps

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 25, 2011 – An original song - sings the words in the text of the story. Pre-readers and non-English speaking learners around the world can now sing-along: The inclusion of a song is ingenious. It elevates the ebooks to more than a reading experience. By employing music, the author provides more tools for teaching. -Writer's Digest.

Animalations apps are available in 122 countries with the greatest downloads in USA, Canada, UK, South Africa, China, Japan, Australia, Chile, Thailand, France, Singapore, Jamaica, Indonesia, India and United Arab Emirates. Non-English speaking learners enjoy each story as they learn the English language.

Author Patricia Derrick brings vast experience and knowledge regarding early childhood and language development. As founder and director of SpringStone Montessori Schools, Derrick has authored a full-line of children's ebooks designed to educate while viewers experience music and language.

LITTLE GOOSE WITH THE DROOPY WING plans to be a leader the in the sky. Soon his body comes alive and he navigates his flock through a storm-filled sky. CASSANDRA THE COW eats all the strawberries on the way to the fair. Upon arrival, the children milk Cassandra and yes, they get strawberry milk.

Louwse the Mouse visits the children’s house everyday. When he finally gets a house of his own in the back yard, he continues to visit the children’s house -everyday. LOUWSE THE MOUSE GET OUT OF MY HOUSE.

What can be more fun than Mr. Walrus driving around town in an old school bus, but Mr. Walrus knows he can't be late: he has a five o'clock date. MR. WALRUS AND THE OLD SCHOOL BUS.

RILEY THE RHINOCEROS gives rides to baby animals in the jungle, but he can't give rides to all the grown-up animals because that would be preposterous. 


SLY THE DRAGONFLY tells his friends, "You can fly with droopy wings, close your eyes, not see anything or you can fly so high you touch the sky, because life is the way you fly".

Coming soon: LOUWSE THE MOUSE IN THE BIG-APPLE TREE (Rockefeller Ctr. New York City)

Animalations ebook/apps are available for download on iTunes (iPad, iPhone and iPod), for $2.99. Watch for $.99 specials. Language skills sizzle and neurons fire in the brain as children experience 'multi-sensory' stimulation in each Animalations ebook/app.

Media Contact: Patricia Derrick Animalations.com, 702-804-1112, animalations@gmail.com

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Animalations will soon have it's own page, in the itunes store, to allow young readers around the world to purchase Animalations Apps. What an exciting time this is. The first Animalations itunes app. is available today- free. Just open up the itunes store, search for MR. WALRUS AND THE OLD SCHOOL BUS, and download this app: FREE, around the world. I wish to emphasize FREE AROUND THE WORLD because Animalations apps are a perfect way for children (and adults) around the world, to learn English.

Let me explain. Words in a song are so much easier to learn than trying to read a book. This is because words in a song include rhythm, rhyme and patterns. Once the learner is able to sing the song, he/she is able to sing along in the book, even if the learner is a non-reader or non-English speaking. At this point there is an unforgettable A-HA moment for the learner, "I can read this story". What a wonderful moment this is for children and adults.

The combination of music and language provides a strong stimulus in the brain that helps make stronger connections between neurons. Of course, connections are called: synapase. With stronger neuron connections, learning comes easier for children and adults.

Finally, Animalations books are available as interactive itunes apps for ipads and soon will be downloadable on iphones. And..... before long, available on Android phones. Watch for Animalations page on itunes in a week or so(first week in August 2011).

The first 4 apps are:

MR. WALRUS AND THE OLD SCHOOL BUS (free)

RILEY THE RHINOCEROS ($2.99)

SLY THE DRAGONFLY ($2.99)

CASSANDRA THE COW IS IN STRAWBERRY HEAVEN ($2.99)

Apps. coming in September 2011 are:

LOUWSE THE MOUSE GET OUT OF MY HOUSE ($2.99)

GOOSE WITH THE DROOPY WING ($2.99)

Please review the apps on itunes. It means so much to us.

Also, don't forget the free booklet on animalations.com:

111 WAYS TO JUMP-START YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

This booklet is a compilation of proven, Montessori School tested and exciting ways to help your child receive a jump-start in learning.

Welcome to the Animalations Safari into reading, Patricia Derrick

DOWNLOAD FREE APP:

MR. WALRUS AND THE OLD SCHOOL BUS

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Search: MR. WALRUS AND THE OLD SCHOOL BUS

Download free

Download this wonderful new, interactive app and then tell us how you like it on:

Mr. Walrus itunes page.

Download includes: READ TO ME, PLAY FOR ME, I CAN READ

Touch the animals and they will talk to you. Try it today.

Yesterday, June 15, 2011 was the first day for Animalations App-downloads. 1000+ downloads in one day - HOORAY! Downloads by country include: USA, China, France, Canada, Singapore, UK, Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Hong Kong.

Download your FREE app today: log into itunes, search for US Design Dynamic, and download MR WALRUS AND THE OLD SCHOOL BUS - FREE. Be sure to review your experience on Facebook and Twitter. HAPPY READING ALL AROUND THE WORLD. Soon Animalations will have a Sellers Page on itunes. More apps are coming so watch for them. All Animalations apps have a song that sings the words in the text of the book. Whether you are learning English or your child is learning to read, this technique will make the difference. Once the viewer learns to sing the song, he or she can read along in the book- even as pre-readers. Reading comes naturally, along with vocabulary. Get started today, because SLY THE DRAGONFLY will be available soon. It's all about to-tapping music, beautiful illustrations, rhythm, rhyme, repetition and fun for the whole family. We need your reviews on twitter and Facebook.

Today June 14, 2011: New Free App for iphone and ipad

MR WALRUS AND THE OLD SCHOOL BUS is a FREE itunes app. Just sign into itunes, search for US Design Dynamics and download Mr. Walrus free. The app includes READ-TO-ME, PLAY-FOR-ME, I-CAN-READ. If you are non-English speaking, learn to read today! Parents: if your child’s a pre-reader or just loves to read, Animalations apps are for you because the words in the song are the same as the words in the app. Singing the song enables you to read-along in the ebook. Check the newsletter on animalations.com for more information.

Animalations.com apps will be available on US Design Dynamics, until our Animalations page is available on itunes.com. We’ll keep you posted.

We are so excited to offer MR. WALRUS AND THE OLD SCHOOL FREE, around the world. Be the first to download this new app. New apps available soon are:

RILEY THE RHINOCEROS: that would be preposterous!

SLY THE DRAGONFLY: fly so high you touch the sky, because… that’s the way to fly

CASSANDRA THE COW: in strawberry heaven

GOOSE WITH THE DROOPY WING: he flew with great pride - navigating the way

All Animalations apps include READ-TO-ME, PLAY-FOR-ME, I-CAN-READ, and a song that sings the words in the text of the book.

APPS FOR IPHONE AND IPAD

As early as this week, one app will be available for iphone and ipad. I will have a temporary site set up - until I get my permanent Animalations itunes site up and going. I will tweet and blog the link. The first interactive app is MR. WALRUS AND THE OLD SCHOOL BUS. This app will be available at no charge - all around the world. It will include three tabs: I CAN READ, READ TO ME, PLAY FOR ME. The PLAY FOR ME tab will include the original song that sings the words in the text of the app. Children and adults will learn the song and be able to read the book, even if they are not fluent in English and/or pre-readers. Offering this ebook/app at no charge, we hope to provide a worldwide SPLASH of Animalations books.

The second book to be offered is RILEY THE RHINOCEROS. This ebook/app will be available in 2-3 weeks and will be available at a reduced price. Watch for updates.

Soon, each printed Animalations book will be available online, as an interactive app.

APPS UNDER CONSTRUCTION:

NOODLE AND BUTCH: look deeper: there is much more than you can see on the outside....

FLEMING THE LEMMING: help others solve problems - you're helping your fellowman...

GOOSE WITH THE DROOPY WING: work a little harder to catch up with all the rest...

Each of these apps will be interactive, musical and engaging. Each will also have a heart- warming message that will be delivered at the end of each app-ebook. At this time, we have no plans to re-print Animalations books. They will be available in interactive app format only. Therefore, if you have a set of Animalations books - keep them safe. They should become collectors items in the future. Happy reading and I will keep you updated.

111 WAYS TO HELP JUMP START YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING is the result of over 43 years in early childhood education, specializing in Montessori methods. Share this booklet with parents and teachers, as well as other educators. Animalations Publishing is so proud to offer this booklet as a FREE DOWNLOAD on animalations.com.

111 WAYS TO HELP JUMP START YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING is now available as a free download on animalations.com. This booklet is filled with creative ways to help your child progress in the early years. Samples are as follows:

Be a facilitator of learning rather than a teacher. To facilitate learning, be available to assist as needed and nurture the child on his road to learning. Generally, children need opportunities to learn - rather than being taught. Learning then becomes a product of experience.

Stimulate the brain through tactile experiences or simply through touch. There are 3000 nerve receptors located in the fingertip, just under the skin. Since a blind individual can obtain a college degree by tracing Braille dots with one finger, it makes sense that children learn and stimulate their brains by touching. Allow the child to repeatedly touch objects in the environment because the fingertip is a superhighway

to the brain.

Remember the toddler is a self-absorbed being. He is totally interested in self-gratification and instant gratification. Adults should never try to change the powerful person locked in a little body, but provide safe guards so the toddler can continue his journey with as little interruption as possible.

Give permission for the child to move ahead at his own speed rather than the speed of others in the group or in the family. Encourage the child’s teacher and/or care giver to allow the child to move on to the next level instead of waiting for others. Greater learning will take place if a child moves at his own speed.

....And the list goes on. DOWNLOAD your copy today - at no charge. Go to animalations.com and look for FREE DOWNLOAD.

Animalations.com books with original songs are being created as iphone/ipad apps. Be sure to watch for them in the next few weeks. The apps are interactive and educational for young children. By combining an original musical song that sings the words in the book, brain stimulation becomes strong enough to actually fire-neurons in the brain, that creates stronger connections between neurons. Stronger neuron connections make learner easier for children.

I have seen the working story line for the first app, Mr. Walrus and the Old School Bus. Your children are going to love the book and will enjoy interacting with the characters in the book. The app. becomes a complete learning experience by including the musical score, words to the song, science notes and teaching notes.

We'll keep you posted.

I had a huge learning curve after attending the Literary Conference in December 2009. The greatest lesson for me is the opportunity I have as a self-publisher assist parents and educators in their quest to provide children with stimulating products. In a nutshell; children need stimulating experiences to develop the brain. If you read the research on animalations.com you will find information about strong connections between neurons in the brain, necessary for children to learn. Strong connections require strong stimulation found in multi-sensory experiences. You can create multi-sensory stimulation by combining two or more of the following: reading, rhyming, singing, dancing, movement, clapping, tapping. All of these activities develop patterns in the brain, necessary for strong neuron connections.

With children, we have a captive audience; they are eager to learn. Knowing that, it is our responsibility to provide them with stimulating experiences that will encourage strong neuron connections in the brain that will make language development a breeze. I will keep you updated, but in the meantime, read the research on animalations.com or do a google search for: neuron connections and child development, or 'how to develop strong neuron connections.'

Remember: reading a story to a child provides some stimulation but it is not enough to make strong connections between neurons. If you add rhyming verses, music, movement along with the significant adult, you will elevate the experience to a life changing experience for the child.

I have 14 original songs on itunes.com, amazon.com, cdbaby.com, napster.com and others. Get started today. You can also go to youtube.com and do a search for intellitale or animalations. Your child will be able to view videos at no charge. In 7 months, Intellitale Video has nearly 13,000 views and it is growing daily.

I attended a writer's workshop earlier this month. I am getting ready to send in manuscripts to a literary agency, along with query letters. Four manuscripts are picture books with rhyming verses. One manuscript is for middle readers. I will keep you posted.

I am also writing a young adult novel that includes fantasy and real life experiences. I am three quarters finished with it. I have another young adult fantasy novel in beginning stages.

I look forward to answering any questions you may have. You may email me at:

animalations@gmail.com.

Happy New Year to all of our Animalations readers.

itunes.com amazon.com CDbaby.com

Downloads are now available for 14 Animalations songs. Five of these songs have books that haven't even been printed yet. You will find downloads on:

itunes.com

amazon.com

CDbaby.com

Napster.com

You can do a search for Patricia Derrick, Animalations or each individual song. This first Animalations album of songs provides an excellent way for your child to learn to sing the song and eventually read the book. Since the words of the song are the same as the words in the book, this methodology provides an excellent way to introduce early reading to your child. This is all about introducing reading and never about memorizing words. Animalations adds to phonics by providing an "Ah-Ha" moment where your child gains an understanding of what reading is all about. Animalations songs and books provide positive experiences for your child as language is introduced at home and in the classroom.