After popular demand "Learn to Read English with Krishna" was re-launched in January 2019.
This is a slimmed down version, more accessibility, more flexible and shipping is less costly if you are shipping abroad.
The key differences are the series comes in print and ebook versions. :
Printed Books: The print version is a collection of 42 picture books each sound enabled with our PEN reading devices. You can listen to the text spoken in English and 24+ home languages. Practice pronunciation by recording your voice onto every page!
Learn to Read is progressive - the books are sorted in three sets: Set A, B and C. Each Set has 14 sound enabled Story Books and each Set costs £80 plus p&p. The associated Activity Books that underpin learning from Story books, are available only for Set B and C. Each Activity book set is priced at £20. Set A activity books are only available as interactive ebooks.
ebooks: For those who prefer ebooks to printed books, Set A is available now. Learn to Read English on the go - on your mobile, tablet or computer. Each book is linked to its own Activity Book. Each ebook is licenced on a yearly basis at the following rates: £4. This price includes the local vat rate. However, if you buy the Set of 14 books , you get also the associated activity books: 10 Story related Activity book, 1 Activity Guide and 1 Alphabet book. The price of Set A (14 Story books + 12 Activity Books) is £80 or per year.
Languages: When you buy a MagicPEN £55+vat each printed book can be listened to in the following home languages: ENGLISH with 24 languages:
Gujarati Hindi Bengali French German Italian Spanish Slovenian Slovak Russian Dutch Portuguese Croatian Finnish Hungarian Afrikaans Hebrew Farsi Telegu Tamil Kannada Thai Japanese Mandarin
The ebooks are structured slightly differently: each ebook comes as one dual language edition. Continue Reading
The program is systematic which makes learning English easy, fun and natural. It was developed by Dr Edith Best (Urmila Devi-Dasi) who has a PhD in education and 3 decades of experience. Instructions are so detailed and clear that even inexperienced teachers or parents can get great results. The “Talking” feature of the MagicPEN allows children to touch the pages and then hear the stories in English, and various
