While a city dweller now, I still can't resist the urge to plant in the spring. My Brooklyn, NY, garden consists of a few window boxes and several oversize planters, but every spring and summer I look forward to watching the flowers grow, blossom, and spill over the edges of their pots. The videos and animations in the app below, while not the dirt-under-the-fingernails experience, will bring viewers up close with these miracles of nature. Readers of Kids Discover magazine know that it is packed with fabulous photos, fascinating facts, and amusing activities; this app, which was adapted from an issue of the magazine, contains all those features, and more. Plants (Kids Discover; iOS, $3.99; Gr 4-7) covers plant growth (including photosynthesis); varieties; uses; and the relationship of plants to climate. The text includes definitions and briefly introduces concepts such as plant groups, the food chain, biomes, and global warming. Almost every magazine page represented in the app has been animated or made interactive in some fashion. There are informational 3-D models, high-definition videos and audios, high-resolution photographs, and a number of animations (a flower unfolds, a fly buzzes from one screen to another, etc.). A few quick activities such as quizzes and puzzles are also included. The visual index lists eleven sections, addressing the topics noted above, as well as "Plants in Art" and "Unusual Plants." From the opening screen, which features time-lapse photography of a sprouting seedling to the final activities, viewers will be engaged. A bibliography of websites and books is included. Navigation is simple; readers can choose to swipe through pages, or select a sections from the visual index, through buttons at the top of the screen, or a slider at the bottom. A brief tutorial is available for those unfamiliar with apps. A terrific introduction and science resource for intermediate-grade students.—MaryAnn Karre, Teacher Librarian, West Middle School, Binghamton, New York For additional app reviews, visit the Touch and Go webpage.