Little Gamers Are Becoming Big Readers With Subject Scouts® Chapter Books
Kids can read, play, and enter their own video game design to be turned into a real, playable app
JUPITER, Fla., June 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer 6 - 10 year olds in the U.S. will spend an estimated 240 million hours playing video games and almost no time reading. Smart parents are tapping into kids' natural interest in video games to encourage more reading with a new book, a free app, and a once-in-a-lifetime contest.
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In the latest story from the Subject Scouts® chapter book series, four kids spend a rainy morning making a video game app. After reading the book, kids can download and play the game in real life for free. If that weren't enough to get kids interested in reading this summer, the publisher is also sponsoring a contest to let kids design their own video game. The winning entry will be turned into a real, playable app.
The new Subject Scouts® book about video games is geared for kids ages 6 - 10 and is available in both ebook and paperback formats. Parents can get the book, the free app, and a contest entry form at http://www.subjectscouts.com/hivehopper.
"There have been so many times I've wanted to see my boys put down that controller and pick up a book instead," says Tatiana Mullen, whose sons are ages 6 and 10. "Thanks to Subject Scouts, that dream has become a reality."
Kids who like the chapter book about video games have plenty more stories to read because the quickly-growing Subject Scouts® series is designed to harness any child's natural interests to encourage reading. The books can be read in any order based on a child's interests, but the stories add up to a bigger mystery. Current titles, book descriptions, and trailers can be viewed at: www.SubjectScouts.com.
Contact:
Carrie Byrne
Byrne Publishing, LLC
561.512.0776
Email
For a media kit including images, infographics, and videos, please visit:
http://tinyurl.com/HiveHopperMediaKit
SOURCE Byrne Publishing, LLC
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