LeapPad: Leap 1 Math - "Birthday Hunt" Interactive Book and Cartridge

by LeapFrog

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 8 x 12 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00004W4SS
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,883 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Teacher Review

Leap goes on a birthday hunt in this engaging book designed to teach fundamental math skills to kindergarten-age LeapPad users. The rhyming text leads Leap from place to place--the zoo, the park, the junkyard, and more--where he gathers hidden number clues that will open the combination safe at the end of the book, revealing his present. (In case kids lose track, all the clues are repeated on the last page.) Simple math games teach number identification (in word and number form), counting from 1 to 20, shape identification, simple sums, sorting and categorizing, patterns and sequences, and counting money. Unlike some electronic learning toys that simply give kids abstract math problems, this one offers effective graphics with visual clues, such as grouped objects and circular arrangements of numbers that help children grasp the concepts and solve the problems. --Elisabeth Fredrickson, mother of three and former English teacher

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent., June 1, 2002

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apoem "apoem" (Bosque Farms, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapPad: Leap 1 Math - "Birthday Hunt" Interactive Book and Cartridge (Toy)

This is an excellent Leap Pad Book. It's a step above Leap Goes Shopping. However, it is easy enough that my three your old can do it with a little bit of help now and then.

There are clues and they build until you have the answers you need. Each page has little games. Just like other Leap Pad books, when you touch the 'pen' to other pictures on the page you get neat sounds, music, games, etc.

I think the Leap Pad is one of the neatest items available right now. It is better than sitting your child in front of TV and entertains my kid, at least, for an hour at time.

Enjoy.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little tough for younger kids, January 16, 2003

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

This review is from: LeapPad: Leap 1 Math - "Birthday Hunt" Interactive Book and Cartridge (Toy)

Like others have said, the main object of this book is to find the hidden clues to unlock the safe at the end with the birthday present inside. Some of the clues are really tough for the younger kids. I would say that is book is more appropriate for kids in first grade and up. Finding the clues is really easy if you can figure out the secret (the little bug, Eddison, tells you exactly where to look for the clue on each page) plus the clues are given in order on the page with the safe. Like I said, it is a bit complicated for a child in pre-school or possibly Kindergarten, but it is educational.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun...with one reservation, November 16, 2002

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

This review is from: LeapPad: Leap 1 Math - "Birthday Hunt" Interactive Book and Cartridge (Toy)

I'm a big fan of the Leap Pad products - and my son loves every Leap Pad book we've bought so far, including this one. We have great fun playing the games on each and every page. However, neither he nor I have been able to solve the big master surprise - and I've heard from severl friends (one who actually IS a rocket scientist) and they haven't been able to reveal all of the clues either. So while the book as a whole is still fun and educational, the missing ultimate resolution is a bit frustrating.