Oxford University Press Gamifies Classic Books for Kids on Web and Mobile Devices

From OUP (via Digital Book World):

Oxford University Press, the world’s largest university press, is announcing a partnership with mobile and social web game developer SecretBuilders to support its “50 Great Reads Before 15″ initiative, which introduces characters and storylines from popular classics and transforms them into fun and engaging digital learning experiences for kids and teens under the age of 15. Alice in Wonderland, Macbeth, Pride & Prejudice, Don Quixote and Arabian Nights are among that classics that will be accessible online as well as via mobile applications.
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Games and activities related to the “50 Great Reads Before 15″ initiative can be accessed online at The Bookworms Club, a virtual land within SecretBuilders that will spotlight one new Oxford University Press classic title per week. On the mobile front, SecretBuilders will develop and release one mobile game every month with NOOK® by Barnes & Noble, iTunes, GooglePlay, Kindle, Blackberry AppWorld and other app stores. The first mobile game to be released on NOOK and Kindle is “The Alice in Wonderland Difference Game,” which takes players through the beloved classic via a challenging spot-the-difference game.

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