|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related Categories:
Geography
Learning
Jigsaws (551-750 pcs)
 |
|
Global Jigsaw Puzzle: 600 Pcs
#REGP-1000 - Reveal Entertainment
|
|
|
|
|
|
List Price: $15.99
Sale: $12.48
|
Save:
22%
$3.51
|
|
|
Ships: Within 1 business day
Ages: 7+
Weight: 2.2 lbs
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description:
Did you know that the average individual knows where only 18 of the world's 193 countries are located? Now there's a new way to learn the world's geography in a fast and enjoyable manner. The Global Puzzle is jigsaw puzzle map of the world where the pieces are shaped like the actual countries. By working with each piece until you are able to fit it within the bordering countries, you are able to make a mental connection that stays with you. It's like you are actually building the world from scratch! The Global Puzzle contains all 193 countries and their capitals, all 50 states and their capitals and all 13 territories and provinces of Canada. This 600 piece puzzle measures 18" x 36" when completed.
 Warning: Choking Hazard - Contains small parts not suitable for children under 3 years.
|
|
Reviews:
|
Review this item!
|
A perfect educational tool
We sat down with the family and put it together in one sitting, about 4 hours. Since it has every country on the planet, we quickly learned how little we know about the world. The fact that the pieces are shaped like countries is such a wonderful plus, since you have to figure out where every country in the world in located. It's a puzzle that comes with a complete geogaphy lesson. Something we all could use.
--Bill from St. Paul, MN
Educational, but a little frustrating
I wanted this puzzle because I frequently don't really know where countries are located--especially in Africa and eastern Europe. There's no question that building the puzzle can help you learn their locations, but the actual building of the puzzle can be a quite frustrating. Since the countries are (approximately) cut out in the shapes of each, they are not interlocking. Many are so tiny as to require tweezers. This means you can painstakingly put together a continent and just bump it a little and have to spend 15 minutes moving everything back into place. Also, you must make sure you have an absolutely flat surface, because you're going to need to slide the continents around after you build them. This, of course, requires you to build them again and so on. Personally, I'd rather put together an interlocking puzzle many times to learn my geography, rather than spend so much time rebuilding things I already put together. But if you have the patience, in the end, you'll be confident you know more about the world than George W. Bush!
--John from Orinda, CA
Challenging, frustrating but a good learning experience.
Since we are an older couple, we had a struggle looking at the picture on the box and trying to identify the tiny countries. Also it was very difficult to read the names on the pieces located in the longtitude and latitiude areas. (We used a magnifying glass)
As a previous person stated since the pieces were not interlocking, it was very difficult to keep the puzzle together.
We suggest that it would have been nice to have had a schematic inside the box to view. You might also like to know that the stamping machine did not cut thru the pieces, many were stuck together and had to be torn apart.
Thank you for allowing me to state our opinion and review.
--Shirley from Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
