Learning Resources 12-Inch Inflatable Globe
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Toys and Games Reviews of Learning Resources 12-Inch Inflatable Globe
Customer Review: Best infatable globe out there!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was looking for inflatable globes to send to some rural schools in Africa. The school room furnishings are sparse and have few teaching aids, yet much learning is happening there. The children speak very good English.
I searched the internet for days and read all the reviews, trying to find the best globe out there. I finally ordered 1 of each style. The Learning Resources globe is the best, by far!
It is durable, colorful, inflates to an almost perfectly round shape, holds it's air, is easy to read and has a plastic loop for hanging. It comes with a hanging cord and a patch repair kit. It is a beautiful globe. I wish it came in 16 inch size.
When inflated, all the other globes are "squat' and irregular in appearance, not round. They look like a peeled tamgerine.
All of the globes have the countries marked but none of them have the states marked..I suspect, not enough room for the print.
Customer Review: traveling globe!
Summary: 4 Stars
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.
Customer Review: Punctured - does not stay inflated
Summary: 2 Stars
I found the globe to be per the reviews I have read here, good detail and size... a wonderful buy for the price. The only problem I faced, and that being a major one, is as I soon realised that the air globe would deflate every 15 minutes. I am sure I received it that way because there has been no mis-handling since I laid my hands on it unless something went wrong while filling it up. I do see a puncture kit in the package though. I need to get this thing drowned in some water and see if I can "nail that puncture".
But yes, my low rating is purely for the punctured globe I received. It might just have been one bad piece in the stock. It had to be mine!
01/22/2011: The hole is along one of the folds and the puncture kit does not help in sealing it. It's been a loss of money for me. I haven't gone through the pain of trying to return the product, etc. Don't think I will. This one's for trash.
Customer Review: geography opportunity
Summary: 5 Stars
It's shocking how many people don't know where anything is on the planet. When I was growing up we had maps and globes in every relative's house. That is how I learned geography--I was so incredibly bored at Aunt Zelda's house with no TV or Barbie to play with that I looked at the globe for hours. Most kids are interested in learning, especially if we don't force it, but rather let them discover it.
My son is five and loves this ball. He picks it up, brings it to me, closes his eyes and points to an area, for example Yemen, or Tanzania, or Finland. Then we look it up (encyclopedia, computer, atlas) and find out what they grow, export, make; what the weather is like, the people, government, whatever. I always learn something too. It's a great game but it doesn't feel forced. Try it. Put a globe around and your kids will ask you about it. It's great.
Customer Review: Overall Pleased with Globe
Summary: 4 Stars
From what I can tell, it appears to be pretty good. Once you push in the nozzle used for inflating the globe, it is VERY difficult to get out. I could not pull it out with my fingers. I actually had to use a pair of needle nosed pliers to pull it out so I could deflate it. Perhaps once it has been opened and closed a few times it might be easier. Also, it is not perfectly round. The way it is manufactured necessitates it to have seams which does not allow it to be perfectly round. Although it did take a long time from from the time I placed the order to when it finally came in. I missed the date that I needed it most, but had it for the second date a week later. In any case, it worked for my purposes and probably worth the money.