The paperback book tells the story of an ordinary boy who is reluctantly dragged to the library one Saturday afternoon, where he discovers an ancient, mysterious book and quite literally gets his head stuck within its pages. He finds himself catapulted into a magical world filled with dinosaurs, ghosts, dragons and pirates as he tries to free his head from the book!
Downloading the Zappar app allows readers to scan the pages and bring them to life. The images and characters are animated in this innovative digital pop up book. There are buttons to press to activate the scenes and the letters on the pages spin around the page. It is definitely a great way to engage reluctant readers!
The book references a whole host of classic titles, opening up young readers to a range of texts that they may wish to further explore. The referenced books include:
- The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien
- Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll
- Red Riding Hood – Brothers Grimm
- The Wind in the Willows – Kenneth Grahame
- The Iron Man – Ted Hughes
- Peter Pan – J. M. Barrie
- Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
- Harry Potter – J. K. Rowling
- Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan Doyle
- A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
- Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens
- Tarzan of the Apes – Edgar Rice Burroughs
- King Kong – Merian C. Cooper/Delos W. Lovelace
- The Jungle Book – Rudyard Kipling
- Jurassic Park – Michael Crichton
- The Sword in the Stone – T.H. White
At only £5.99, this product is an affordable way of keeping
children engaged with reading in an interactive way over the summer holidays. The Zappar app is free to download from Google Play or the App Store. You can find The Boy with his Head Stuck in a Book on Amazon.
