Thursday, June 2, 2011

Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails - Callaway Digital Arts, Inc.

Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails artwork Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails
Callaway Digital Arts, Inc.

Genre: Books
Price: $4.99
Release Date: May 12, 2011

**Chosen as New & Noteworthy by Apple!**

Now you can experience Thomas & Friends like never before! Read, watch, listen, and play with Thomas, Hiro, and all your favorite engines in this action-packed adventure. With multi-touch animation, CGI video, painting, puzzles, and games, Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails provides a unique immersive experience the whole family will enjoy!

After a race with Spencer lands Thomas in the bushes, he discovers Hiro, an abandoned engine from a far-away land. Once called Master of the Railway, Hiro is now rusty and broken. Thomas promises to help repair him, but quickly realizes that he can’t complete his usual jobs and help Hiro on his own. To make matters worse, nosy Spencer is close to figuring out that Thomas is up to something! Can Thomas and his friends pull together to help Hiro before it’s too late?

This thrilling app includes:

- Vibrant CGI animation
- Interactive multimedia surprises
- Dynamic narration
- Matching games
- Animated puzzles
- Painting activities

Look at what people are saying about other apps in this series:

“This app combines five entertaining activities into one package. The graphics are incredible and the interactive features make it loads of fun for kids to play.”—PadGadget

“Misty Island Rescue is incredibly well-done . . . exciting for young kids, and easy to follow.”—Common Sense Media

** Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue was Chosen as New and Noteworthy and as a Staff Favorite by Apple **

Copyright 2011 by Callaway Digital Arts and HIT Entertainment. All rights reserved.

Copyright 2011 Gullane (Thomas) Limited. The Thomas name and character and the Thomas & Friends logo are trademarks of Gullane (Thomas) Limited and its affiliates and are registered in many jurisdictions throughout the world. All rights reserved.


ABOUT HIT ENTERTAINMENT:
HIT Entertainment is one of the world’s leading independent children’s entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT’s portfolio includes properties such as Thomas & Friends™, Barney™, Bob the Builder™, Fireman Sam™, Angelina Ballerina™, Mike the Knight™, Pingu™ and Rainbow Magic™. HIT represents Chapman Entertainment’s Fifi and the Flowertots™ and Roary the Racing Car™ in North America, as well as Wallace & Gromit™, Shaun the Sheep™, Timmy Time™ and Aardman Classics from Aardman Animations. HIT also acts as representative for The Wiggles® in the UK. Launched in 1989, HIT’s lines of business span television and video production, content distribution, publishing, consumer products licensing and live events and has operations in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. HIT is a part-owner of US-based preschool channel Sprout®. For more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com.



ABOUT CALLAWAY DIGITAL ARTS:
Callaway Digital Arts (CDA) publishes innovative children’s and lifestyle applications for Apple’s iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch devices. Funded in August 2010 with an investment from Silicon Valley’s Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, we create meaningful digital experiences that transform the way families connect with media and with each other. With a grant from the Department of Education, CDA is also reinventing learning by creating a platform that builds reading and math skills for children ages two through eight. Our apps have reached the number-one spot in Books and have been featured as App of the Week and among Apple’s Best Interactive Story Apps of 2010. For more information about CDA, visit www.callaway.com.
Copyright © 2011 by Callaway Digital Arts and HIT Entertainment. All rights reserved.

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