LeapPad Microphone (Books Plus Microphone)

by LeapFrog

Product Features

• Includes two interactive books.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 12.1 x 15.5 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009OKO3
• Item model number: 30241
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,116 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Children personalize their learning experience by recording their own voice and listening to it replayed in surprising ways while they learn and play. Music, sound effects and entertaining characters add to the fun.

Product Description

Children can use the LeapPad Microphone and interactive books to personalize learning with their own voice. Includes two interactive books that teach children 70 skills in reading, math, science and more. In "Letter Circus," the child is the ringmaster as they join Tad at the Letter Circus, where it's fun to say and learn letter names and sounds -- from acrobatic A's to zippy Z's. In "What Will You Be'", they can explore what the future holds and discover they can be anything they want to be. Requires LeapPad Learning System (sold separately).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

59 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It disconnects constantly!, October 20, 2003

By A Customer

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapPad Microphone (Books Plus Microphone) (Toy)

This one needs work. We tried, annd tried to make this microphone work, and it did-- for about a minute at a time. When it falls out you have to keep starting over again. We returned it. Too bad, it's a fantastic idea if it could only stay connected. Our leadpad works fine with the other books, it's just that the microphone on top of the cartridge makes this invention top heavy so that it won't stay in.

54 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Has some bugs but overall an excellent eduational toy, October 5, 2003

By A Customer

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapPad Microphone (Books Plus Microphone) (Toy)

Overall, I highly recommend this toy. My 4 year old son loves to use this microphone with the two books that came with it. Its been exciting to see him interact by speaking to the LeapPad and hearing his answers. I am not an educator, but the value of this technology seems tremendous.
One problem with this microphone, and perhaps the LeapPad also, is it does not always reproduce the sounds very clearly. My son says his name correctly as "Max" but it plays back as "Ma". Whatever gets recorded also sounds somewhat scratchy. My other comment is the connection between the microphone module and the LeapPad is pretty sensitive to movement and is prone to cutting-out unexpectly.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars deceiving!!!, January 6, 2005

By 

Kathleen M. Lennon (Media, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LeapPad Microphone (Books Plus Microphone) (Toy)

If you are looking to add a microphone to your product then just purchase the microphone, NOT the microhpone with these two books. If you purchase this item then you are LIMITED to these two books!! If you purchase the microphone you can use ALL microphone enhanced books!!! My kids LOVE the microphone. It is great to hear their own voice and sounds. I give the microphone itself 5 stars.