Leapfrog Explorer Smart Globe
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Kids love toys and these days kids take to electronic toys like they were candy. This can be a great way to teach children. The Leapfrog Explorer Smart Globe is no exception. This little ball of wonder will have kids begging for more. It is one heck of an interactive globe. 
Just touch the attached interactive pen anywhere on the globe and you are transported to a faraway place. The amount of information in this talking globe is staggering. You will learn just about anything you could ever want about any place in the world and all from the comfort of your couch.
You can discover facts about population, music, geographic locations, continents, countries, rivers and more.
There are several games that can be played with this globe. They will lead on a journey across the world and have you learning along the whole trip. There is even a multi-player game that lets you play with up to four players at once. Get the whole family involved.
So who exactly is this interactive globe for? It is suggested for children eight and up but adults will be just as interested once it is turned on.
What can you expect to learn for this interactive globe?
- Locations and Names of countries
- Populations
- Distances between countries
- Bodies of Water
- Highest Points
- Capitols
- Currency and much more
This globe has won numerous awards for it’s outstanding features and functions.
What are other people saying about this great globe?
I’m not one for electronic toys, normally. But this globe is terrific. The second day after she received it, my 6-year-old had learned all the continents and oceans, and could find each of them within two or three seconds after the globe called them out. She’s working on countries now. Her first-grade class had to make a collection of 100 items of their choice. She chose to collect 100 country names, which she patiently copied from the globe while listening to music snippets and basic facts about each one. Last month, we read that geologists believe India was once a seperate island, which eventually crashed into mainland Asia. I asked her what mountain range was made during that crash, and she barely paused before answering the Himilayas.
More than worth it!
Leap Frog toys are the best!! I bought this as a Christmas gift for my five year old twins. I thought it might be too advanced for them, but they had been asking me about oceans and continents, so I thought we’d give it a go. What a great toy! We have gotten many times our money’s worth from this purchase. They have spent countless hours playing and learning with this toy. Every time we get in the car, the globe goes with us (a little cumbersome for a travel toy, but it’s their favorite). I’m embarrassed to say I need to spend a little time with the globe to catch up with them! We recently purchased the Turbo-Twist Math – another favorite. Next is the Turbo Twist Spelling.
See it in action!