Now available on Mac!
The Mac version of Monkey Tales has been released and is now available directly from Apple's App Store.
To download it, you need to have a Mac with OS X 10.6.6 or later.
Click here to go to the app store page.
Geekmom.com review
Nicole from
Geekmom.com had her kids play Monkey Tales. Reluctantly, her kids agreed, expecting a boring and lame educational game, but "the game won them over in a matter of minutes and they played long after I walked away".
She concludes that "this series is definitely worth investigating".
Familyfriendlyvideogames.com review
Familyfriendlyvideogames.com reviewed Monkey Tales and awarded the series a stunning 90% saying "the games are a great way of getting kids of each level learning and reinforcing math skills while playing a fun game".
Common Sense Media awarded Monkey Tales the "Hidden Gem" award
Common Sense Media had
reviewed Monkey Tales earlier and awarded it five stars.
They have now also granted the series the
Hidden Gem Award.
Monkey Tales Games Wins Jury & Audience Awards at the MEDEA 2011 awards!
We're proud to announce that at the 2011 European Media and Learning conference, a jury consisting of 54 education professionals from 22 countries awarded Monkey Tales the
main prize for Best Professionally Produced Educational Media. Additionally, an audience consisting of educational and media experts rewarded the Monkey Tales Games with the
MEDEA 2011 Audience award.
Review: "A great educational series"
Brutalgamer.com has reviewed the series based on their experiences with children playing the game.
"Overall, Monkey Tales Games are a great educational series that provides kids with an opportunity to learn at their own level and have fun at the same time, and I whole heartedly recommend it to educators and to parents looking to give their kids a leg up." - score 8,5/10
http://brutalgamer.com/2011/11/18/monkey-tales-games-pc-review/ Review: "Gratifying and fun"
Konaskorner.com had a look at the game with his son. His conclusion is that Monkey Tales works as advertised:
"Playing this game with my son and seeing his reaction while playing the game and learning math skills at the same time is very gratifying and fun, too."
http://konaskorner.com/2011/11/18/play-and-learn-with-monkey-tales-games/ Monkey Tales nominated for prestigious MEDEA awards
We're very proud to announce that an international jury consisting of 54 key players and experts in educational media as well as representatives of higher eductation instutations and research centres nominated Monkey Tales as one of finalists for the MEDEA awards. The winner will be announced on November 24th 2011 at the European Media and Learning Conference.
Link:
www.medea-awards.com/showcase/monkey-tales-games Monkey Tales now available in the USA
The learning engine in Monkey Tales has been adapted to generate exercises in line with the Common Core Standards and the 2009 DoDEA standards. Children in grades 2 to 6 throughout the USA are now able to practice the mathematics they've seen at school in a fun and exciting way.
Monkey Tales now available in the UK
Children in years 2 to 6 living in England, Scotland, Wales or Norther Ireland can now enjoy Monkey Tales as the game's unique adaptive exercise algorithm has been aligned to generate exercises that match national curricula.
Monkey Tales to be released in Poland on November 27th 2011
Polish families will soon be able to use Monkey Tales to improve their math skills as Poland's number 1 educational games publisher, CDProjekt, has announced that they will bringing Monkey Tales to stores throughout Poland on November 27th 2011.
Monkey Tales available in stores throughout Belgium
Belgian bookstores are now selling Monkey Tales! You can also buy the game at the
Larian Vault. The exercises in the Belgian version of Monkey Tales are in line with both state standards and the educational method used within schools.