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<p style="text-align: center;"><br/><img alt="" class="aligncenter" src="http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/446/tim1480.jpg" title="Timbuktu " width="400" /></p><br/><br/><h4>Timbuktu "Into the Wild"</h4><br/>An Italian publisher has introduced what it’s calling the first iPad magazine for kids: <em>Timbuktu</em>.<br/><br/>As this video shows, the publisher believes that kids want to read the news, especially when it’s presented as entertainment.  A glance at the first issue, available now free via iTunes [iTunes link], shows that the magazine combines bold, colorful graphics (see gallery below) with simple language. For instance, a piece on India’s Census notes that “some people live in big beautiful palaces. Once upon a time, the grandmas and grandpas of the people who live there now were kings and queens.” Another article, “Into the Wild: Conversations with Odd Animals Living in Extremely Cold Environments,” also exploits the iPad’s ability to play sound.<br/><br/>The navigation of the magazine is also interesting: Instead of flipping pages from left to right as you would with a print magazine, you navigate down when a new section starts. One qualm: There’s no way to get back to the table of contents easily from any given page. Instead, you have to flip back pages to get there.<br/><br/>Of course, <em>Timbuktu</em> isn’t the first app aimed at kids. Several children’s books have been adapted for the format, including a few Dr. Seuss titles.<br/><h4></h4><br/><h4>Timbuktu "Emperor Penguin"</h4><br/><img alt="" src="http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/8121/tim2480.jpg" style="border: none;" title="Timbuktu " width="400" /><br/><h4>Timbuktu "Toys"</h4><br/><img alt="" src="http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/2189/tim3480.jpg" style="border: none;" title="Timbuktu " width="400" /><br/><h4>Timbuktu "India"</h4><br/><img alt="" src="http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/5534/tim4480.jpg" style="border: none;" title="Timbuktu " width="400" />

“First iPad Magazine For Kids” Makes Its Debut [VIDEO]

Timbuktu "Into the Wild" An Italian publisher has introduced what it’s calling the first iPad magazine for kids: Timbuktu . As thi...