Learning Resources 12-Inch Inflatable Globe

by Learning Resources

Product Features

• Make a game of geography
• Kids can toss this globe and identify continents, countries, capitals and oceans, or hang for display
• Includes a repair kit and an activity guide

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009K3116
• Item model number: LER2432
• Our recommended age: 36 months - 9 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 9 - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #424 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #1 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Globes
  • #11 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Science
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Make a game of geography. Kids can toss this 12" globe and identify continents, countries, capitals and oceans. Or hang for display. Includes repair kit and Activity Guide.

Product Description

Make a game of geography. Kids can toss this globe and identify continents, countries, capitals and oceans, or hang for display. Includes a repair kit and an Activity Guide.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inflatable Globe, January 18, 2007

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S. Sylvester (Lafayette, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a well made product. It reminds you of a beach ball but when it arrives you find it is much thicker and more durable than most beach balls. Also, if you are the least bit worried about the print being unclear and hard to read because it's stamped on an inflatable globe, don't be. It's clear as a bell and a wonderful learning tool for little ones. My 4 year old was asking me questions that would be SO much easier to answer if I had a globe yet, I didn't want to sink a ton of money into a fancy globe. Also, he's not old enough to have interest in it EVERY day so this was the PERFECT solution.

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars traveling globe!, March 1, 2007

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2-D (San Diego, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

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This globe is a "blow up" globe that can be reused again and again. It easily folds up and can be carried in a pocket. It is made of tough beach ball material.
I bought it to take to a farming village in the jungle in northeast Luzon in the Philippines, and there was no way I had room for a regular globe in my luggage. This blow up globe was perfect for the long, rough trip. I used it to show the people I was visiting where I live, and where their village is, because they had never seen a map before. The globe was useful for showing where the typhoons that hit their village come from, how close the Philippines is to other countries, and whatnot.
I only gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because the individual US states are not shown on the map of the US, so I had to draw in California with a ball point pen. Otherwise, this globe is a real handy, portable teaching tool. It also comes with a repare kit in case you pop it.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Geographically Incorrect, April 12, 2010

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J. Jacobs (Santo Domingo, D.R.) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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We bought this blow up globe for our infant son, so we aren't too tremendously concerned about the fact that the names of countries are inaccurately printed on this globe!!! All the country names are printed approximately 1/2" above the territory. If you plan on using this globe as anything other than a earth-decorated beach ball (such as in a classroom setting or to teach your kids geography?!) this is not the globe for you. By the time our infant understands how to use a globe, we will have moved onto a bigger, better globe.