Melissa & Doug World Map Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle

by Melissa & Doug

Product Features

• This wooden world map jigsaw puzzle gives country outlines underneath the pieces.
• Also, country names with their capitols are on the back.
• 12" x 16".
• Ages 4 years and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19 x 11.8 x 0.6 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00004WHNY
• Item model number: 18
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,223 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Product Description

WORLD MAP JUMBO-SIZED WOOD PUZZLE

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get another brand if your child is under 6, June 26, 2009

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CJA (Frisco, Texas) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Melissa & Doug World Map Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle (Toy)

I bought this for my 4 y/o who is interested in maps and puzzles, and I have to say it's a big bust.

**The puzzle is completely flat so the pieces are hard to get out/get in--knobs would make it so much easier.
**The puzzle pieces are indeed a world map, but only list the continents. When you lift them up there is a black and white map underneath on the board that shows the individual countries, but not on the puzzle pieces themselves. Why not put the countries on the back of the pieces?
**As another reviewer wrote, the continents aren't in one piece, so you can't even isolate them to talk about them and the countries within.

My son likes this puzzle, but I wish I had gotten one with detailed countries, preferable with a handle on each piece.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Manufacturer's description, October 25, 2007

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

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Melissa & Doug World Map Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle (Toy)

This wooden world map jigsaw puzzle helps kids learn where continents are located. When the pieces are lifted out, country outlines are found underneath, which helps older children learn specific country locations. The names of all of the countries along with their capitols are listed on the back of the puzzle. A colorful, fun way to get to know about our world. Measures 12" by 18", 32 pieces. Recommended for ages 6 and up.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Solid Construction but Useless, September 7, 2010

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Theaetetus - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Melissa & Doug World Map Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle (Toy)

I purchased this to help home-school our children. The idea was that younger children (6 and under) could become familiar with the shapes of the continents and oceans without doing any formal study of geography. I wanted a wooden puzzle that would also hold up under abuse by smaller children. But the pieces are completely out of line with the geography itself. The kids find the counter-intuitive shapes very frustrating. Heck... I find the shapes frustrating! Invariably, the kids give up after a minute or two, leaving me the chore of putting it back together, which takes some time even for an adult. I finally decided to get rid of the thing to save myself the headache. But my wife insisted I post a review first. In a nutshell, the lack of conformity between the continents and the puzzle pieces makes it useless from an educational view. Melissa and Doug ought to put their heads together and create a replacement for this product, one more in line with the wooden puzzle of the United states, from which my children do in fact learn while enjoying themselves.