Meet Heckerty
Free AppAbout Meet Heckerty
"A funny family storybook for learning to read English
Do you think learning can be funny? Would you like to laugh while you learn English? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold.
An Editor’s Choice by Children’s Technology Review, “Recommended by Educators” on Google Play for Education, awarded 4 Stars by CommonSense.org, Shorty Awards finalist, a Mashable Kids Pick and proclaimed a “must have” by The Unofficial Apple Weblog — Heckerty delivers! The superb narration and enchanting animations are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English.
Kind and gentle, Heckerty learns every day from her own silly mistakes. And as kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they discover important life values — caring, inclusiveness, loyalty and integrity.
Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too!
So act now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
FEATURES:
• Designed for children alone or with an adult — choose between "StoryTeller" and "Read and Play" modes. Coloring book and additional activities.
• New users — the free 3-Minute Tour and Parent/Teacher Guide help you get maximum benefit for your child!
• Kids discover values like diversity, loyalty and caring as they play and learn read and spell.
• Support for 15 languages including English, Chinese (S), Chinese (T), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish (Hindi and Korean coming soon).
• Perfect for ESL (English as a second language)
• COPPA support. Advertising-free.
HECKERTY’S STORY:
Meet Heckerty is the first in the Heckerty storybook series and introduces our zany, funny friend and her loyal cat Zanzibar. In this story, Heckerty mistakenly turns her face bright green while trying to make magic soap to wash her face beautiful for a passport picture! Stuck with her green face, Heckerty worries that people won't like her any more because now she’s different.
Jan Ziff’s extraordinary storytelling brings Heckerty to life in the great British tradition of Winnie the Pooh, Beatrix Potter, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and other magical stories. Creative animations and great stories make Heckerty ideal for entertaining bored children, bedtime stories, and helping kids discover the joy of reading.
Heckerty is also a proven fun way to improve English reading in children and adults. SLPs and other specialists are using the Heckerty stories for children with autism and other special needs.
Today hundreds of thousands of kids and adults around the world have met and loved this funny, green-faced little witch who has helped them learn. Heckerty is a rewarding experience that all ages will enjoy over and over on their mobile devices."
Do you think learning can be funny? Would you like to laugh while you learn English? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold.
An Editor’s Choice by Children’s Technology Review, “Recommended by Educators” on Google Play for Education, awarded 4 Stars by CommonSense.org, Shorty Awards finalist, a Mashable Kids Pick and proclaimed a “must have” by The Unofficial Apple Weblog — Heckerty delivers! The superb narration and enchanting animations are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English.
Kind and gentle, Heckerty learns every day from her own silly mistakes. And as kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they discover important life values — caring, inclusiveness, loyalty and integrity.
Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too!
So act now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
FEATURES:
• Designed for children alone or with an adult — choose between "StoryTeller" and "Read and Play" modes. Coloring book and additional activities.
• New users — the free 3-Minute Tour and Parent/Teacher Guide help you get maximum benefit for your child!
• Kids discover values like diversity, loyalty and caring as they play and learn read and spell.
• Support for 15 languages including English, Chinese (S), Chinese (T), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish (Hindi and Korean coming soon).
• Perfect for ESL (English as a second language)
• COPPA support. Advertising-free.
HECKERTY’S STORY:
Meet Heckerty is the first in the Heckerty storybook series and introduces our zany, funny friend and her loyal cat Zanzibar. In this story, Heckerty mistakenly turns her face bright green while trying to make magic soap to wash her face beautiful for a passport picture! Stuck with her green face, Heckerty worries that people won't like her any more because now she’s different.
Jan Ziff’s extraordinary storytelling brings Heckerty to life in the great British tradition of Winnie the Pooh, Beatrix Potter, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and other magical stories. Creative animations and great stories make Heckerty ideal for entertaining bored children, bedtime stories, and helping kids discover the joy of reading.
Heckerty is also a proven fun way to improve English reading in children and adults. SLPs and other specialists are using the Heckerty stories for children with autism and other special needs.
Today hundreds of thousands of kids and adults around the world have met and loved this funny, green-faced little witch who has helped them learn. Heckerty is a rewarding experience that all ages will enjoy over and over on their mobile devices."
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App History & Updates
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Version update Meet Heckerty was updated to version 2.0.5
Version update Meet Heckerty was updated to version 1.7.2
Version update Meet Heckerty was updated to version 1.6.0
Version update Meet Heckerty was updated to version 1.5.2
What are users saying about Meet Heckerty
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I hope we can enjoy another one very soon, my son really love it, thanks.
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What a great app! I downloaded it for my daughter and within a couple of days downloaded the rest. Clear and excellent narration. The words are well enunciated but not overly exaggerated. Adding these to my recommendation list!
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Great story and keeps child engaged
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Love it
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Truly a charming character, her voice is perfect! We enjoyed Zanzibar as well. Can't wait for the next story. :-)
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She is entertained while reading and inter acting
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Useful for helping adults learn to read too.
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I hope we can enjoy another one very soon, my son really love it, thanks.
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Wonderful books
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One lesson .
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One lesson .
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My kid loves it but wish it had more stories.
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This is an excellent app for children to learn to read and have fun doing it! A must have for youngsters
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Enchanting, hand-crafted storytelling.
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Love it
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I hope we can enjoy another one very soon, my son really love it, thanks.
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As a retired Head Start teacher, worked also as Education Supervisor, Disabilities Coordinator, and Mental Health Specialist within the Head Start system 4 20 yrs., I am proud 2give this book a 5 star rating. And, 2 also say, I and my 7 yr. old grandson cannot wait 2 see what happens next. As he said 2 me, ''What' s the hold-up? ' Now I' ll translate 2 u, ''When u say u r going 2 do something, especially 2 a kid, u have 2 follow thru. They believe in u, don't disappoint them. And they do not wait well. Get on it.'' GREAT BOOK. . . GOOD READ, 4.kids & adults. . . READ & ENJOY. . .
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Truly a charming character, her voice is perfect! We enjoyed Zanzibar as well. Can't wait for the next story. :-)
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My daughters instantly loved Heckerty! The illustrations are wonderful, and the narration clear and engaging. We can't wait for more. !
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Me adult also want to read!
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What a great story... (^6^)"..
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My three year old son loves Zanzibar. Looking forward to more stories!
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Fun interaction and storytelling voice! Hope another adventure comes out really soon
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She is entertained while reading and inter acting
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My daughter loves it! She now knows every line ..her favorite was the casting of the spell...keep it up!
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Both my children loved this story. Not enough English accent narrated stories so that was an added bonus for me. Please hurry up with the next one
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I hope we can enjoy another one very soon, my son really love it, thanks.
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A funny little story, beautifully narrated.!
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Hope there will be new adventures soon.
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My little one loved it shame there wasnt more.
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Very good story.
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Awesome.... Create more for ESL learners :-D
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She would read more by this author, she liked the story.
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Love it
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Wonderful way to preoccupy my son during long waits. He's become so fond of the fact that he can try to read on his own and find out if he's done it right or not! Wonderful character and wonderful app. Only wish I had a tablet so he could use it more often!
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Wish there was more than 1 story!
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We love Heckerty.. A funny little story, beautifully narrated.!
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My daughter loves this app. Hope there will be new adventures soon.
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Both my children loved this story. Not enough English accent narrated stories so that was an added bonus for me. Please hurry up with the next one