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I can't rate how long it will last as it was recently purchased. which I find way overpriced for what it is. Also received in white not as pictured in blue. I paid full price of $[.]. I must say I was very dissapointed in the item for the price. The kids enjoyed it and I hope they will be able to use it for many years.
Wonderful learning experienceMy daughter simply loves the Explorer Smart Globe. I cannot express how pleased I am that she is having so much fun while learning.
My kids didn't find this as enjoyable as I hoped. They are both avid learners but this just didn't have much entertainment value. Within one year, the tip of the pen broke off and now the toy is useless. I keep it around for occasional use until we buy a "dumb" globe :)
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. hehe).
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.
This is still the best talking globe out there. 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.
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.
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. 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.
This product is great- we've had it for years, but I paid $49 new from Toys -r- Us. I think it sold for about $99 at the time. It is worth about $50- certainly not the $250+ CRAZY.
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