I knew it was special. It is aimed at young learners, but I have shown it to teachers and adult ESL learners who all love it. I think it is a model for those of us who evaluate software and who want to understand the potential of multi-media. The program has 12 story screens that are just like book pages, even down to the brilliance of the colors and the clarity of the images. The text on the screen speaks.
Users can choose to hear the whole text or groups of words.
The voice of Grandma told me that he received a letter from the parent of an autistic child who began to communicate after seeing the program. He has other letters from parents of non-readers whose reading skills blossomed after using the program. My own son went from an indifferent reader to a stellar one after using a few Living Books. The main reason I recommend looking at these is that they introduce fun and play into the learning process. Most teachers don't want to author anything, but I have to put HyperCard on the list.