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Bookpx Brings Books To Life For Children

MIAMI (CBS4) – Growing up we've all read children's books but what if you had a book come to life before your very eyes.

Ann-Rhea Fitch, one of the creators of electronic books for kids, called Bookpx, lives in Miami but shoots her video all over the world. The books are about different animals. The high-tech books are made just for the iPad or iPhone.

Fitch said you can read the books to your children or listen to the narrator. Fitch not only narrates the stories but is also the photographer who travels the world to bring the animals to the children.

"We go to where the animals are to photograph them in their natural habitat," said Fitch.

Some of the areas she's visited include Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa and India.

Fitch, a professional photographer with a Master's Degree in teaching, said it's a wonderful way for kids to learn because it uses more than one sense.

"They're seeing, they're hearing, they're touching, they're turning the page," said Fitch.

CBS4's Cynthia Demos put the book to the test with the Bravo family.

Four year old Gabriel Bravo, older brothers Nick, 9, and Chris, 11, checked out the book with their mom, Maria.

The verdict.

"I thought it was pretty cool," said Chris.

"It's a good book for my little brother, he could learn from it," said Nick.

Maria Bravo said she'd buy them because they are education, informative and interactive.

The books, which cost $3.99 each, can be ordered on iTunes.

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