Quercetti Georello Jungle Gears

by Quercetti

Product Features

• Let your imagination run wild with this creative gear set
• 50-piece set with 8 animals, 2 palm trees, interlocking plates and meshing gears
• Includes gears in two sizes and a handle
• Make your animals spin by building it on your own - no batteries
• Children learn beginning physics without even realizing it

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 2.8 x 11.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000J046
• Item model number: QA2336
• Our recommended age: 4 - 6 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,651 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Quercetti - Intelligent Toys. With 60 years of experience creating educational toys, Quercetti has contributed to generations of children engaging in beneficial play that encourages creativity and reasoning while aiding in the development of physical and mental abilities. All Quercetti products are made in Torino, Italy using the highest quality materials under strict manufacturing guidelines to ensure safety and excellence. From exercising basic motor skills to learning about mechanics and physics, there's a Quercetti product that's perfect for every child and for the kid in all of us.

Product Description

Award Winning Construction Toy! Georello Jungle Gear as featured in the Baby Einstein Movies. The Georello Jungle is an early-learning gear construction toy with gears in two sizes. Includes 8 animals, 2 palm trees, interlocking plates, and meshing gears - 50 pieces in all! Box measures 13" x 13" x 8". Ages 3 & up.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars really fun toy, December 13, 2006

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EmmaJ (La Jolla, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quercetti Georello Jungle Gears (Toy)

My son got this for his first birthday. Now, just over 2, he finally puts it together on his own, making working gear set-ups. But he loved it right away, and quickly learned to turn the handle if we set it up. He also played with the animals and pieces just as interesting objects at first. Then he worked hard to master the hand-eye coordination to fit the animals and trees into the little holes on the blocks and gears. He also uses the animals with playdough (sticks them in).

Considering the heavy use this toy has had by a young toddler (who is pretty rough on his stuff), I am impressed with how it has held up. Recently my son snapped off one of the posts that attach the animals to the blocks or gears. But he bends them and otherwise abuses them all the time, and there are 7 more animals.

Adults love this toy too, they always want to set up their own gears with it. Its colorful and fun, and its like a puzzle and a building toy combined in one. I am thinking about buying some of the other Georello sets (gears, marble runs) because I think they can all be used together.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars breaks easy, January 18, 2007

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A. Peak - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quercetti Georello Jungle Gears (Toy)

The pegs on the bottom of the animals break easily, the gears seem a little stronger but I am disappointed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very fun, pegs break though, July 30, 2008

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dp (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Quercetti Georello Jungle Gears (Toy)

This is one of my daughter's favorite toys (she's 20 months old). She's just now starting to put the pieces together herself. She loves to spin the gears especially with the animal characters on top. The only problem is that she's not completely coordinated and tries to jam the animals in and the pegs break. Over half of the animals pegs are broken now, but she still loves to put it all together and spin the gears. I love the characters and the colors too - very well designed. And I can't complain about a toy that is educational and doesn't require batteries, just imagination.