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Binding: Toy
Brand: LeapFrog
EAN: 0708431400023
Item Dimensions: 160011004951206
Label: LeapFrog
Manufacturer: LeapFrog
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 72 months
Model: 40002
MPN: 40002
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: LeapFrog
Studio: LeapFrog
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Editorial Review:Product Description:Children and parents will be amazed at what this interactive, talking globe can do. Touch the globe with the NearTouchTM pen and listen to what it tells you. The world's most intelligent talking globe. Learning about geography is magic! Touch the Globe and learn amazing facts. Instant pinpoint global identification of countries, continents, oceans and more! Provides distance and flying times between two points.Accurate information on population, currency, music, time of day and more!Includes challenging learning games that everyone in the family can play.Progressively helpful hints that lead to the correct answer. 8 Years +
Amazon.co.uk Review:
As learning aids go, they don't get much better than the Explorer Globe from LeapFrog. Touch the globe with the electronic pen included and it will spring to life, naming the country or ocean you've touched and giving you one or more of a number of facts--ocean depth (in feet and metres), country capital, population, land area, continent, even music (a rather eclectic mix!). Touch it again, and you'll get another nugget of information.
You can choose which information you want on precisely which area of the globe, from: name, capital, population, area, high point, money, music and continents/countries/states. The globe will also compare one place with another and tell you the distance in miles between them, if you touch two points in succession.
But the real potential of the globe lies in its game, "Eureka: a Game of Discovery". Touch the Eureka button, then choose from continents, countries, country capitals, states, state capitals or a free-for-all random round. Set the game going and you must find the points that the globe instructs you to find. You are running against the clock and the instructions and accompanying music become increasingly quicker as you progress. The multi-player option means healthy competition can be introduced and as you progress, you can choose between "tourist", "frequent flyer" and "globetrotter" levels, which become increasingly difficult.
The voice recording on the globe has an American accent but diction is clear and precise and in no way does this detract from the final product. This is a fast, furious and fun way to learn geography, (physical, human, political and economic as well as musical!) and though aimed at children, adults may be surprised at how healthy it is to do a little revision now and again. As well as being an effective learning aid, the globe can be a fun, family game. Simply superb and suitable for children aged 7 to 77! --Lucie Naylor
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This globe certainly is a fantastic idea. My seven year old was desparate for a globe for christmas, and this seemed the ideal choice as we would all be able to play with it together over the holiday. How dissapointing then when he opened it on Christmas morning and discovered that it was convinced that most of the northern hemisphere was the artic ocean! We are sendning it back (to Santa) for one more go.
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My 8 year old daughter knows more about countries and capitals than any 16/17 year old that babysits for us, a fun educational toy, would recommend it to any parent!!
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What a great toy! I bought one of these for my 6 year old son for christmas. He plays with it every single day.
The one we received is a different colour to the one pictured and features an Engish voice. My son really enjoys the quizzes - finding the capitals, oceans, countries etc before the time runs out. There are a few levels - fun for all ages, including adluts! The globe will also tell you facts about each country, and plays a song which is related to each country (not sure if ... Read More
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After considering conventional globes I am extremely pleased with The Explorer. There can be no better introduction to Geography for young children. It provides a huge amount of factual information and the inclusion of games in the form of timed tests of your knowledge have provided a lot of fun for both young children and those a little maturer in years (such as myself). The simple concept of the globe speaking provides the key to this excellent product. Children can learn at their own pace and simply ... Read More
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Even though it is a little expensive, I feel that this purchase was money well spent. My children aged from 6 to 14 all love this toy and constantly fight over it. My youngest now knows her capital cities and countries better than I do. A brilliant, educational toy.
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