Customer Reviews

USA Talking Puzzle

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How many of us adults can correctly recite ALL 50 State Capitals?

This educational product (yes, it's more than just a toy) is a terrific learning device for children ... or adults ... of any age. Push any State and the Talking Puzzle announces the State name, capital, motto, etc. back to you! We purchased this for our middle schools kids to memorize all of the State capitals, and it has worked beautifully. The plastic puzzle pieces are also removable so one can test his/her knowledge of every State's location in the U.S. by replacing it correctly on the map.

Having looked at similar products ... board games, GeoSafari, books ... this is the "hands-down" favorite by far! And for about 20 bucks, a sure winner!

We strongly urge the manufacturing design team who created this to produce a similar product for World Capitals ... what a fantastic global learning tool THAT would be! In the meantime, the "USA Talking Puzzle" is YOUR ANSWER to painlessly teaching the U.S. States and their capitals to children ... or their parents ... of any age.

Enjoy.

This is a wonderful educational toy!! Scholastic definitly has a hit right on the mark with this wonderful addition to the world of children's educational materials!! I bought this for my 3 year old son and all three of my kids (ages 6, 5 and 3) cannot stop playing with it!! It teaches them what the state looks like on the map and important information about each state. On top of the wonderful educational value, your child can improve hand/eye coordination by putting the puzzle together. If you are a big supporter of educational toys/materials, then this is a must have. You will not be disappointed with your purchase!! Don't miss out on this super value, they are sure to become hard to find!!

We liked the description of the map puzzle and thought it would be perfect for our puzzle-loving toddler, but we read an Amazon review (dated 11/03) noting that the upper peninsula of Michigan was colored the same as Wisconsin. Obviously, accuracy is important for an educational toy, so we planned on buying it and painting the piece to fix the Michigan problem. But when the puzzle arrived, both parts of Michigan were yellow, and Wisconsin was blue - the manufacture has fixed that oversight!

Note however that some of the small Northeastern & New England states are combined on single puzzle pieces, so in fact the puzzle only has 44 pieces, not 50. Toddlers won't mind because the puzzle is fun, but parents might think twice before buying for children trying to learn all the states.

I purchased this toy as a Christmas gift for my 7 yr old. He loves maps. I find my 2 1/2 yr and my 5 yr old playng with it all the time. My 5 yr old knows his states and capitals and my 2 1/2 yr old already knows approx. half the states and where they are located. This is and excellent toy . I highly recommend this to any parent for any child.As far as durability ... this this has been tugged and dropped, and is still perfect .

My two granddaughters (aged 2 and 5) have this puzzle and both know most or all of the state capitals and state nicknames. The 2-year old especially puts together the puzzle, dumps it out and puts it together again over and over for hours on end. My daughter says that when neighbor kids visit, this puzzle is the toy of choice. Based on this, I bought one for my grandson, aged 3.

I bought this for my 2 year old grandson, he already knows most of the song "America the Beautiful" and he knows what state he was born in and what states that his family members live in. The puzzle part of the map is a great idea too, it took a few times but he can get almost all of the puzzle put back together on his own.

The toy is a bit loud, but what the heck, kids love louder things! I can't wait to get him the World Map.

I would purchase this item for any young child, it is fun for us grown-ups too!

Bought this for my 5 year old twins last year for Christmas..they loved it, their Grandmother loved working it with them, I am telling you it was a hit! However, after about one month, it stopped talking on one quarter of the puzzle..the Northwest. I first thought it just needed a battery change, but after trying two sets of new batteries, I realized it was a goner, and no fun if it only partially worked. I buy pretty early for the holidays and taking this back or sending it back is usually limited to 30 days, so, I ended up paying $30.00 for a months worth of toy. It is a great toy, but keep this in mind when you buy, that if it goes bad, you have the reciept, etc.

My 4 year old loves maps, so this was a great Christmas present for him. Now he knows where all of the states are and almost all of the capitals! He also knows the Pledge of Allegience now. The only thing I don't like is the speaker is on the back of the puzzle, so if you set it on the carpeted floor or couch it's muffled (and you have to lay it almost flat otherwise the pieces will fall out). But the volume is real loud if you hold it upright and there's no volume control. But overall, it's a great toy and one of my son's favorites. I bought another one for a family member and she loves it too.

We bought this for my son's 4th birthday....he absolutely loves it! He learned the Pledge of Allegiance and most of the words to "America, the Beautiful" in a couple of days! My 17 month old also loves listening to it!
Really worth the $$!!!

This puzzle is so great! I searched and searched for a puzzle of the United States for my 5 year old daughter. I was looking for something to help her learn the states/capitals, etc. This seemed to be perfect and IT WAS!!! Now, my 22 month old son loves to play with it too!!

Take a chance, BUY THIS TOY. It is NEVER to early to LEARN!!!!!