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 Learning tool Feb 04, 2010
The country shaped pieces are difficult to put together, but it makes it a great learning tool for children and adults. My grandson is too young for it now, but I now know where things fit together.
The best available Sep 14, 2009
This is great fun even if you're not a kid anymore! There are a couple small puzzle piece edges that fray quickly from being awkward shapes, but I feel they did the best they could without resorting to wood. Just as a forewarning, yes most pieces are shaped like countries, but very small countries are tacked on to larger ones, and awkward extensions of certain countries are separated. Thus if you use the puzzle as a memory aid, places like Malawi or Eritrea can be easily overlooked.
Unfortunately, so much more information could have been encoded in the puzzle by overlaying a physical map; learn deserts and mountain ranges rather than "Oh, Chad is that big red piece." Nonetheless, I give the product high marks because it's the best available currently.
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 Wonderful puzzle Jun 23, 2009
I bought this puzzle for my 2 and 4 year olds. We LOVE this puzzle. Sure, they need help putting it together but that is no big deal. It is a great learning tool. They are learning the location of all the countries as well as their names and capitals. They also learn about which seas and oceans are where.
As one reviewer noted, the pieces do not stay in place like regular puzzles. This is a bonus for me. I think it is better that the pieces are the actual shapes of the countries (which aren't shaped like traditional puzzle pieces). As long as you are putting the puzzle together on a flat surface rather than carpet you should have no trouble keeping them together. My two year old occasionally gets frustrated that they move a little until you get them all together but my 4 year old, and certainly any adults with patience, are able to handle this.
GREAT for my 4-year-old son! Apr 13, 2009
My 4-year-old who LOVES all things map-related was able to do this puzzle by himself within a week or so. He has learned almost all of the country names now (3-4 weeks later) as well as bodies of water, simply by assembling the puzzle! The countries are mostly individual pieces, which is very helpful in teaching them the specific shapes, locations, and sizes of individual countries. The pieces are quite durable and easy to fit together. A GREAT gift for any kid who likes geography (or who resists it, such as my daughter...). Recommended.
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I have a bright 3 yr old son who LOVES this puzzle Mar 08, 2009
Pieces are smaller than I expected, but that was okay with me. I just hope we don't lose any pieces.
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