PictureDict - Chinese Picture Dictionary for Children app for iPhone and iPad

A visual vocabulary builder for children, ages 5 to 14, learning to speak Chinese and/or English. It contains 62 scenes of home, classroom, park, town, beach, restaurant, farm and other common themes, with over 1000 objects labeled in Chinese with Pinyin or English. It integrates pictures, words, sounds and games to make learning new words fun and effective.

Features
•Over 1000 commonly-used words organized by themes
•Picture/Word association – individual object is highlighted and words are read aloud when tapped.
•Each page may be explored at your own pace, or be automatically read to you as each object on the page is highlighted.
•Chinese with Pinyin or English words may be selectively turned on/off.
•Word games to reinforce learning
•Bookmarks to keep track of new words as you read
•Beautiful and photo-realistic artwork. Try looking for the monkey character cleverly hidden in each page.

Themes
1. Numbers • Colors & Shapes • Directions • Opposites • Time
2. Face and Hair • Body • Clothes • My Family • Feelings • My Day
3. Kitchen • Living Room • Bedroom • Bathroom • Outside • Garage •
4. Vehicles • Town • Park • Outdoor Activities • Library • Vet • Mall • Restaurant • Daycare Center • Construction Site • Clinic • Waiting Room • Jobs
5. Classroom • Read & Write • Schoolbag • Arts & Craft • Musical Instruments
6. Fruit • Vegetables • Food
7. Story Time • Toys • Birthday Party • Beach • Fairgrounds • Street Fair • Farm • Camping • Sports
8. Spring • Summer • Fall • Winter • Bugs • Rain Forest • Grasslands • Sea • Woodlands • Polar Lands • Desert • Space



Note: This app is based on The Chinese Picture Dictionary for Children (ISBN: 9789814296335) adapted from the original Heinle’s Picture Dictionary (ISBN: 9781424007110).