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| |  | Learning Toys | Home » » Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. Talking Microscope | | | | | | WARNING:| CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. |
| | | Description: | | Kids get an up-close view of 12 fascinating bugs as they hear cool facts or test their knowledge of each critter in fun quiz games. Features 5x focusing magnifier and a light for easy viewing. Comes with Talking Microscope unit and 12 prepared interactive slides with storage box. Requires three "C" batteries (not included). Measures 10" x 8.1" x 5.4". | | | Features: | |
• The perfect first microscope! Great for introducing scientific observation
• Features a dial children can turn to listen to fun facts about what they are seeing on the 12 prepared slides of common insects
• Challenges children to remember what they have learned in an electronic quiz game
• Magnifies 5x and provides a light for easy, close-up viewing
• Requires 3 C batteries (not included)
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 45 reviews |
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46 of 47 found the following review helpful:
 Great toy... but...Nov 11, 2006
By godiva
"frazzled momma :)"
My kids LOVE this microscope - they are 6 & 4 yrs old respectively. They have spent a lot of time peering through the microscopes viewfinder to look at the included creepy crawlies. Unfortunately - because the storage for the slides isn't intrinsic to the microscope - they've gotten lost. I was also disappointed that there wasn't an expansion pack of slides for the kids to learn more. Great toy - but limited.
26 of 26 found the following review helpful:
 Buttons don't work from get goAug 21, 2007
By Tasha C. Piontek
"tabberdabber"
This really IS a very cool toy. But today is the first time we used it and already the buttons don't work properly. I am going to write the company. In theory if this toy worked as it should I would give it kudos all around. The slides are durable and seem safe enough. The pictures are good and you can, like with any microscope adjust the clarity. There is a volume control on ours so that is also adjustable. It is just getting the buttons to work that is frustrating. From the get go they had my son frustrated and he gave up after a few minutes and walked away. While it was working however, he was facinated with the facts about the bugs. He still has a little trouble keeping one eye closed while looking into the view finder though. (He's 5) I will update this if the company helps us out by replacing the item with one where the buttons work better.
24 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 Cheaply made, fun toyOct 27, 2006
By J. Loock
"mariposa013"
My son adored this toy and showed it off to everyone. Then the buttons stopped working after a week. He is so sad that it lasted such a short amount of time.
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Wish I'd Known....Aug 31, 2010
By D.Fern
"D.Fern"
The slides are photos.
The slides are limited in number to what you get with the microscope, so once you've memorized them, the "educational value" becomes limited.
The stage of the microscope is on such an angle as to make it difficult to place "found objects" on it to view under magnification.
Really, is this the best we can come up with for the 5 to 7-year-old crowd interested in science?
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Slides are not of real bugsNov 27, 2007
By Kathy Spaulding
We bought this for a 5 year old and she enjoys it. Very durable. I was disappointed that the "prepared slides" are not of actual bugs - they're pictures of bugs - some of them very, very tiny pictures. For example, the bee picture is microscopic, so when the slide is put in the microscope, it's still smaller than a real bee.
I agree with other reviewers that additional slide sets would be nice - even if they don't have a "talk" code to go with them.
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