10-Year-Old Author Releases Interactive eBook for Kids Taking Reading, Fun and Learning to the Next Level

10-Year-Old Author Releases Interactive eBook for Kids Taking Reading, Fun and Learning to the Next Level

Alexis Marcionette, 5th grade student from Florida, has signed a deal with K-8 online learning company BigIQkids.com to release her first book “”UGH…You Again!” in eBook format complete with interactive graphics, “click to hear” word functionality and built in reading comprehension and vocabulary quizzes.

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (PRWEB) February 27, 2009 — Elementary school can be tough. Kids are faced with lots of homework, grade conscious parents and the pressures of making friends. In “UGH….You Again!” debut 10-year-old author Alexis Marcionette offers comical insight into one student’s struggle when her WFE (Worst Friend Ever) suddenly moves back to town. Will “Alexis” once again be forced to be friends with the goody-goody Vanessa? And, will a revolutionary science project doom Alexis for the rest of her school days?

By leveraging Web 2.0, BigIQkids.com brings “UGH…You Again!” to life in full, online digital format complete with turning pages, engaging interactive illustrations and the wit and humor today’s kids enjoy.

This is not an audio book but a proper, web based chapter book that allows children to read at their own pace by utilizing electronic bookmarks and a proprietary text-to-speech engine for “click to hear” individual word functionality.

For assessment purposes, built into this eBook is a reading comprehension test and vocabulary building exercise with the results emailed directly to parents and teachers. “BigIQkids.com is staying true to our philosophy that learning can be fun, interactive and inclusive. We are thrilled that Alexis appreciates these ancillary learning tools and we’re looking forward to her next book and building a series of children’s eBooks,” says Jake Manning, VP of Business Development at BigIQkids.

To preview the first 2 chapters of “UGH…You Again!” and test the reading comprehension and vocabulary building functionality, please visit http://www.BigIQkids.com/eBook/Book1/preview.html

About BigIQKids

BigIQKids empowers parents and teachers with interactive lessons, standards based testing and dynamic assessment focusing on the mastery of core elementary concepts: spelling, math, vocabulary and geography. Created by instructional technologists for students who want to be online and learning, BigIQKids has become an integral component in the daily academic pursuits of over 30,000 students.

PO Box 1662

Ponte Vedra, FL 32004

USA

Media Contact:

Jake Manning

Telephone: (904) 686-1541

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Contact Information

Jake Manning
BigIQkids
http://www.bigiqkids.com/eBook/Book1/
904 686 1541

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