LeapFrog Leapster® Educational Video: The Letter Factory Gaming Cartridge

by LeapFrog

Product Features

• Interactive video cartridge
• For use with the separately sold Leapster Multimedia Learning System
• Leap, Lily, Tad and the wacky Professor Quigley take kids on a wild, interactive adventure to the Letter Factory
• Teaches letters, phonics, listening skills and letter-sound association
• Kids can stop the video to play thrilling educational games

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 5.3 x 7.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00012TGK2
• Item model number: 20228
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,561 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Join Leap, Lily, Tad and wacky Professor Quigley on this wild full-length video adventure to the Letter Factory where new letters learn their sounds. Then stop the action and play educational games! What it Teaches: * Letters * Phonics * Listening skills

Product Description

Join Leap, Lily, Tad and the wacky Professor Quigley on this wild, full-length, video adventure to the letter factory where new letters learn their sound. Then, stop the action and play educational games. Teaches letters, phonics, and listening skills.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

78 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally love this letter factory and I am amazed at results, May 31, 2004

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Shauna Sheridan (Pleasant Grove, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapFrog Leapster® Educational Video: The Letter Factory Gaming Cartridge (Toy)

I bought this after reading the reviews a little curious if my 3 year old would love it or not care. Well she loves it more than I would have thought possible for a video/game. I was very impressed that within a week she had her letters learned extremely well. She loves to sing the whole song to me and show me how well she knows the sounds of the whole alphabet. The thing that works so well with this product is that instead of teaching a is for apple and so forth they teach the sounds the letters make, and in a way the kids LOVE. Like with a the a is scared and says AAAH, R is an R race car that say the r sound, and with f the f's are learning to fly but have to say fffff to get off the ground. They connect actions with the sounds. It's brilliant and it works. The songs are cute, and its never boring that they watch and learn/play for a long time. They also reinforce by games after every 4 letters. This helps them to check if they are really learning.
I worried about someone's review that sad it would go through batteries like crazy. Totally not true. My kids play the letter factory and other games constantly on the thing and it usually lasts a least 2 weeks. Just put good batteries in it and its amazing.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly Well done!!, February 21, 2004

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Raab Family (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapFrog Leapster® Educational Video: The Letter Factory Gaming Cartridge (Toy)

I truly believe that they should receive numerous accolades from the educational community for this one. First we bought the DVD version and my son watched it multiple times a day, with great excitement. Afterwards he still watches it a few times a week and its been 3 months! After watching it just a few times he has all his phonics learned very well, and he just turned 3. Its a very entertaining video as well, with many humorous parts that keep his attention. When the Leapster cartridge came out we snapped it up just so he could watch it on the go. Also its nice using his Leapster, its sort of an inexpensive alternative to a portable DVD player for a child. We've also bought the talking words factory (DVD) which is just as fantastic, and are eagerly awaiting the "Math Factory" coming soon!! LeapFrog surely has found the magic formula for making learning fun.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Letter Factory delivers!!, March 10, 2004

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Jaivad "redmonddad" (Washington State) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapFrog Leapster® Educational Video: The Letter Factory Gaming Cartridge (Toy)

My four year old daughter had the DVD for the Letter Factory and was thrilled at the idea that she could take it in the car for her Leapster. I thought she'd bore of it easily with all the repitition but she plays it endlessly. Between the two, in two weeks time she knew all of her letter sounds without hesitation. She is now learning to read and it is so much easier to teach her when we never have to review phonics. Even her older brother who is 8 has picked up on the catchy jingles for the letter sounds (and he already knew his phonics!!). Although she is now a master of letter sounds, she still enjoys watching this cartridge. This is very entertaining, extremely educational and for parents who don't want to push--it's a godsend!!