LeapFrog My First LeapPad Educational Book: Cars

by LeapFrog

Product Features

• Rev it up with Lightning McQueen as he cruises through Radiator Springs
• Learn cool car facts from McQueen and his buddies as they steer you through a history of cars and music
• Teaches car facts and parts, numbers 1-10, short vowels, shapes and pre-writing skills
• Discover fun facts while building important preschool reading and math skills

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 7 x 8.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000B74EYU
• Item model number: 20113
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,361 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com

Snap this interactive book and cartridge into any My First LeapPad system and your child will begin learning valuable preschool skills. This new addition to the LeapFrog library features characters and storylines from the popular Disney movie, Cars. Kids will explore the book with Lightning McQueen and friends and unwittingly practice their math, reading, and pre-writing skills through fun activities. For example, preschoolers help Mater the tow truck locate letters, numbers, and shapes on license plates in one exercise. In another, preschoolers locate numbers 1 through 10 on a map to direct McQueen through the town of Radiator Springs. Junior mechanics will also delight in learning various car facts and names of parts. --Cristina Vaamonde

Product Description

Rev it up with Lightning McQueen as he cruises through Radiator Springs. Look under the hood and discover fun facts while building important preschool reading and math skills. Help McQueen fix the road while learning short vowel sounds. Learn cool car facts from McQueen and his buddies as they steer you through a history of cars and music. And when McQueen gets lost, help him find his way through Radiator Springs by counting to ten. Kids can even earn their "license to drive" by finding Mater's favorite letters, numbers and shapes on fun license plates. Teaches car facts and parts, numbers 1-10, short vowels, shapes and pre-writing skills. For use with My First LeapPad (sold separately).

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy a different My First LeapPad title -- Any other is better., April 8, 2007

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Jazzmama "JazzMama" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LeapFrog My First LeapPad Educational Book: Cars (Toy)

Quite possibly the worst of all My First LeapPad titles. Buy Jay Jay or Vroom or Dora instead -- much better efforts. I am stunned at the lack of imagination and creativity on the part of LeapFrog's and Disney's product development staff on this title. This is what you get for your approximately $13 investment: A litany of one-liners from the movie, including "Ka-Ching, ka ka ka ka-chow;" "I swear, tractors is so dumb;" and so on. Other educational tidbits: Your child gets to learn when the first Volkswagen was made (sigh). The list of useless factoids in this product is almost endless. I mean, seriously, people. This is NOT educational. Get off it. Those people that rated this 5 stars have not had to listen to tractors "Moo" or hear Lightning "Ka-Chow" 10,000 times (while in the car)...maybe they should revisit their reviews after 6 months and let us know what they think. It has perhaps one or two worthwhile activities. It is, however, an abomination to sell this product. I was really offended by the "I swear" remark (I do not enjoy having my child repeat this to me and have to explain that it is not a very polite statement). If this is what we have become, then I guess I am wrong and this is a 5 star "educational" product. I would, however, like to think this lame product is an anomaly in the My First LeapPad line.

If we are cared for as customers, this particular incarnation of the Cars My First LeapPad book and cartridge will go the way of the dodo bird, and Pixar and LeapFrog will retool this product into one that is creative and educational. There were so many missed opportunities here to put out an age appropriate science and math teaching tool to the preschool set.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great new cartridge, August 25, 2006

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Heather (South Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LeapFrog My First LeapPad Educational Book: Cars (Toy)

My 3-year-old son has a My First LeapPad and this cartridge is compatible with that system (as it states on the packaging). My son loves vehicles, was really into the movie "Cars", and absolutely adores this new cartridge. Previously, he spent a lot of time playing with the "Thomas" cartridge but this one has taken its place as his new favorite. In fact, he has gotten more use out of the LeapPad in the last week than he has since we gave it to him in April.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars My First LeapPad book: Cars, July 14, 2007

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Snowbird "I Love NY" (Clayton, NC) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapFrog My First LeapPad Educational Book: Cars (Toy)

This is a hot subject with our 2 & 4-year old grandchildren. Disappointingly it does not work properly with our My First LeapPad and the children quickly lost interest in the book. I believe it is the LeapPad itself that is at fault, resulting in the low rating for the books. The book itself would be great!