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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
Inflatable Globe Make a game of geography. Toss this 12" globe to students and have them identify continents, countries, capitals, and oceans. Or hang for display. Includes repair kit and Activity Guide.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
82 of 83 people found the following review helpful
By S. Sylvester
Amazon Verified Purchase
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.
61 of 63 people found the following review helpful
By 2-D
Amazon Verified Purchase
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.
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.
49 of 54 people found the following review helpful
By J. Jacobs
Amazon Verified Purchase
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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.
21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
This is a quality product. Good detail. Holds air well, ready to blow up and hang from attached loop. An excellent buy.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By junk.box
Amazon Verified Purchase
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
1.0 out of 5 stars
I might have got the wrong item, but no, it is the Learning Resources LER 2432.
All the City names are perfect, 5 Stars. But all country names are wrong, 0 Stars. How can I use it for teaching? It looks even very different to the picture on amazon and on learning resources. The colours are different the shape is absoloutely different and the quality is not good at all, it is more an old tomato than a globe.
All the City names are perfect, 5 Stars. But all country names are wrong, 0 Stars. How can I use it for teaching? It looks even very different to the picture on amazon and on learning resources. The colours are different the shape is absoloutely different and the quality is not good at all, it is more an old tomato than a globe.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Tonya
I bought several of these for use at our church. They are an excellent alternative to a standard globe. I didn't want to spend a bunch of money on regular globes, and we don't have a lot of room to store them. These globes can be deflated and easily stored when they're not in use. Also, if you are using them in a classroom, and you want a child to identify a country on the globe, you can simple throw it to them. Believe it or not, we didn't have any trouble with the kids getting rambunctious with it, but it did keep their interest.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Paige Turner
Amazon Verified Purchase
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
1.0 out of 5 stars
If you only need an inflatable ball, then this would be fine. If you intend to use it to teach geography, then look elsewhere for a teaching tool. The seams on the globe are poorly aligned, causing some locations on the globe to get cut off, as well as giving the globe an awkward shape. Also, the lines of latitude do not line up well where the seams of the ball connect. I don't recommend this Learning Resources globe as a "learning resource." --Addendum to previous review: Learning Resources did contact me and sent me another inflatable globe to replace the first one. The replacement globe was better aligned at the seams than the first globe I received, but it still wasn't what I'd hoped it would be in terms of an educator's tool. I was fortunate enough to come across a real (non-inflatable) globe with a stand at a popular discount department store the other day for only a couple dollars more than I paid for this inflatable one. Our inflatable globe will be kept as a cute decoration hanging from the ceiling, but it won't be used for teaching geography.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Mateus
Amazon Verified Purchase
Durability:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
2.0 out of 5 stars
It seems to be a nice globe on the Amazon picture but it is really bad quality.
The air globe would deflate every 5 minutes. There was a hole on it (punctured) and if you touch you can feel the material is really bad, so I decided to ask for refund instead of replacement.
It has a good size and the City/countries are correct though.
The air globe would deflate every 5 minutes. There was a hole on it (punctured) and if you touch you can feel the material is really bad, so I decided to ask for refund instead of replacement.
It has a good size and the City/countries are correct though.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect!
Every family with young children need a globe and this one is perfect. I've used them for years to teach geography for years. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Melissa
5.0 out of 5 stars
wonderful for my needs.
very sturdy. All I wanted is something to look at quick when a country is mentioned on the news or Jeopardy, so I have an idea where it is. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Theresa Storesund
1.0 out of 5 stars
china
top two qualities desired from an inflatable globe;
1 the ability to be inflated.
2 the ability to be read. Read more
1 the ability to be inflated.
2 the ability to be read. Read more
Published 26 days ago by LW
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect!
It was exactly as I was expecting!I'll buy more again for gifts !!!I already knew it, tha's why I ordered without fear...
Published 28 days ago by Edward Vasco
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Usable and Easy to Store
My grandson used many maps but did not have a globe. He has enjoyed this and knows most of the countries now, and it's very easy to store when he becomes interested in other... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Katherine A Reed
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bought for Grandchildren
Wonderful to use before visits around the US and other places. It can be taken on a trip and takes up little space.
Published 1 month ago by mollymccallmcclammy
5.0 out of 5 stars
All of us in the house love it!
It is a fun learning tool for the kiddos, cozy for a nap, & easy to wash off the sticky. It does not get much better than that.
Published 1 month ago by Michelle Atwood
5.0 out of 5 stars
inexpensive fun learning tool
This is a great and inexpensive way to bring the world into your home. You don't need to worry about it being knocked over and broken. Read more
Published 1 month ago by middle age mama
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not great
The color registration was off, and the sections of the map didn't fit together exactly as needed to keep the countries together.
Published 1 month ago by Karen in NC
1.0 out of 5 stars
cheap, leaks as others have stated
it was cheap, my son wanted it, thought - if it lasts a couple of weeks & he learns anything - it would be worth the $$. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mere2Max
