The Whispering Atlas
You choose their path
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Grandfather's atlas is tearing. Help inventor Bob, 10, and clever Lilly, 11, mend five Seals. A 100-page story with eleven endings - and real science in the adventure.
Grandfather Himpledink’s atlas is tearing at the folds — and the town of Brambleport is tearing with it. You are the quiet third adventurer. You choose what happens next.
Meet Himpledink Bob, 10: practical, good with his hands, and able to make a useful gadget from whatever he finds. Meet Franklewine Lilly, 11: wise beyond her years, clever, and brave even when the dark has opinions. Together they must mend five Seals — Earth, Sky, Tide, Spark, and Story — before they dare try the Heart of the atlas.
This is Book One of The Adventures of Himpledink Bob and Franklewine Lilly. It is a 100-page illustrated story for readers of any age, with eleven different endings. None of them is the only right one. Page numbers jump. Doors you have already mended vanish from the list. That is the map being polite.
WHAT YOU DO
• Tap a choice, or drag a corner to turn the page like a paper book.
• Follow Bob’s way (making and mending), Lilly’s way (noticing and naming), or go together.
• Collect Seals as you explore a cellar of fossils, an attic of stars, a harbour that still knows Morse, a valley of gears, and a cave library.
• Double-tap any picture to see the scene wake. Double-tap a Seal to learn what it is.
• Hunt all eleven endings. A note on a button will remind you which door you took last time.
WHAT YOU LEARN
Boxes labelled “True in our world” tuck real science into the adventure: compasses and magnetic north, stalactites and stalagmites, tides, Morse code, circuits, and why a story needs an honest sentence. The facts never stop the story. They make the world feel sturdier.
MADE FOR RETURNING
Your place is saved automatically. A path map shows the trail you took and which Seals you mended, and when. Rate the ending you reached. Read in printed order if you would rather leaf through every page. Dark mode, text size, a daily reminder, and a reading-time streak live in Settings.
Dedicated to every kid who has taken something apart to see why it ticks.
Your adventure stays on the device.
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Information
- Seller
- Paul Thornton
- Size
- 10.3 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
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- Purchase Book $1.99
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- Tip Authors - Small $0.49
- Copyright
- © 2026 Paul Thornton
