Customer Reviews

Tek Nek Encyclopedia Britannica Talking U.S. Puzzle

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3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I bought the Britannica Talking USA Puzzle for my 8 year old nephew and he loves it! The colors are bright and the "talking" part is fantastic. It names the state, the state capital and the state motto for all 50 states. It also sings America the Beautiful and says the Pledge of Allegiance. It's a great gift and comes with a free subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica Online for Kids. It's well worth the $.

We bought this for our 4 1/2-year old son and we live in MA. There is one button (unlabeled) for CT/MA/RI/NH/VT. At least Maine got its own button. Ridiculous. How am I supposed to educate my son about where we live when every time he asks "Where's this?" for New England locations, I have to point to the same button???

Also, the white letters on each state are applied cheaply. California was already peeling off when we pulled it out of the box.

This product is great for everyone, not just our kids. Even my hubby and I have remembered some state capitals we'd forgotten. (It's been a long time since we were in 4th grade geography!) The fact that it's a puzzle really helps our kids learn the locations of each state. The manufacturer must have already fixed the mispronunciation that one reviewer had in theirs because the sound effects in ours are clear and correctly pronounced. This is really a cool toy to help our grade schoolers get a jump on their education, which if you ask me, is a wonderful perk in any toy! I love that all the pieces store in the drawer too.

We bought this for my 3 year old at christmas and he loves it!! It says the pledge of allegiance and sings america, the beautiful. He has almost memorized both! I love how when he puts the puzzle piece in, it says the state's name, nickname, capitol. My son is picking up the names fast and knows which state we live in. I thought maybe he would get bored with it, but I think the sound effects help keep him interested. I think this is a great gift if your child loves puzzles!

We love our map puzzle. I bought it for my first grade classroom and now my own toddlers are using it to learn the states. It has lasted for years, and is a great teaching tool. The only flaw I can see is that it has a handle, so kids want to pick it up like a suitcase to carry it. But, then all of the puzzle pieces fall out!

This toy has been great for teaching my son how to do shapes and puzzles. He's 22 months and can put every piece correctly on the map. It's taught him so much about shapes, and he plays with it for hours every day. I strongly recommend this toy, just try not to lose the pieces! I wish this company would make more toys like this.

We received this as a gift for my son and it looked like it was going to be a really great learning toy. Unfortunately it was defective. When you push on a state the toy would play the information about another state - push Tennessee and it played information about Michigan for example. Not great for teaching a young child about the geography of our country. We returned the first one we received and got a second one. The second one was also defective in the same way that the first one was. We returned the second one and decided not to bother with trying to see if a third one would work properly. Great idea for a toy, it just didn't work correctly.

Our daughter was born with autism. She loves electronic toys also. Both our son and daughter wanted a USA floor puzzle. Both are into learning about all of the places around the world. This wonderful toy is a puzzle and electronic fact giving toy all in one! The states come out and need to be put back in. When you press each piece it talks to the child about each state. We bought this because we could not afford a talking globe. Both of our 6 yr olds love this toy!

I bought this as a present for my 2 1/2 year old grandson. He already knows where most of the States go and has learned some of their names. The "voice" is easy to understand, and the puzzle pieces store neatly inside. A great product!

Our son received this toy for Christmas last year. Being only 2 1/2, we were amazed at how quickly our son learned all his states and capitals. 7 months later, he can now take the pieces all out and locate where each state belongs on the map. This is a great learning tool for both children and adults.