Reviews LeapFrog® Explorer Smart Globe

Products by : LeapFrog

Model : 40002

Rating Reviews : 4.5

This is still the best talking globe out there. It is a great investment in your child’s education, and it’s an incredibly useful reference. It is a very well thought out design, with something to learn for various levels of geographical knowledge. I enjoy playing the Eureka mode, which is a game for finding places on the globe. I love that it gives you smart clues that help you when you’re stumped, but doesn’t just give the answer away. I love that you can switch it to continents, countries, or states and provinces (but of course as an American, what do I care about Canadian provinces, eh?? hehe). It has a nice collection of interesting facts about each location to explore, and this toy has captured the attention of every person, child or adult, that I have ever shown it to.

As for durability, I bought ours 12/2005, and it’s still going 3/2010. I don’t let the kids (my two boys are 3 and 9 now) throw it around, but it has cracked open slightly once around the equator, and my boyfriend gently put it back together. The stylus sometimes goes haywire if you touch it to your hand or other things it’s not meant to point to, but we find if we have good batteries and just push the on button to reset, it generally works fine.

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LeapFrog® Explorer Smart Globe Details

• Learn fascinating facts about continents, countries, capitals, music, currency, highest points and so much more
• Eureka game mode that prompts players to find geographic points of interest before time runs out
• Six multi-level games
• Up to four players
• Features a world clock, interactive pen, volume control, headphone jack and automatic shut-off

LeapFrog® Explorer Smart Globe Description

Explorer Globe

Appropriate For Ages 8 Years and Up

Fasten your seatbelts, put your tray table in the upright position and prepare for take off. Next stop? The world. Touch the interactive pen any place on this interactive, talking atlas and learn thousands of amazing facts. Compare population and land area between say Dundee, Scotland and Oaxaca, Mexico. Find out flying times between Lubbock, Texas and Kyoto, Japan. Learn fascinating facts about continents, countries, capitals, music, currency, highest points and so much more. There is also a “Eureka” game mode that prompts players to find geographic points of interest (giving hints along the way) before time runs out. Up to four players can play six multi-level games with this very chatty, very challenging atlas. And it isn’t just for kids either. Everyone will have fun testing their knowledge of geography and exploring the world. This rotating globe and talking atlas features a world clock, interactive pen, volume control, headphone jack and automatic shut-off. Frequent flier miles not included.

What it Teaches:

• Names and locations of countries
• Population between locations
• Distances between locations
• Comparison of land area
• Bodies of water
• Highest point
• Population
• Continents
• Geography
• Time zone
• Capitals
• Currency
  

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