Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden USA Map Sound Puzzle | 
| Brand: Melissa & Doug
List Price: $24.99
Buy New: $13.58
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 10546
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 7 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 0.7 x 11.7 x 15.7
MPN: 715
Model: 715
UPC: 000772007153
EAN: 0000772007153
ASIN: B0007WIZF8
Release Date: October 4, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Realistic Sounds | | • | Reinforce cause-and-effect | | • | Early vocabulary skills | | • | Early matching Skills | | • | Recommended Age Rating is 5 Years and up |
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Product Description
Explore the country without leaving home. This colorful puzzle teaches and engages young minds with fun graphics and activities. Place pieces correctly in the puzzle board to hear music, animals, vehicles, letters, numbers and more. Includes 40 state-shaped pieces. Measures 16" x 12" x 1.1".
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Excellent way for blind person to learn states and capitols March 28, 2007
MrVivona (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Even though this puzzle is intended for children, it has another use. My blind mother wished she could remember the placement of all of the states. She said "If only they made a puzzle-like product that had all of the states which would talk when you pressed each state." I searched and searched through all the catalogs of products made for visually impared people and found nothing. Then a friend showed me the Melissa & Doug USA Map Sound Puzzle she had bought for a child. Wow! This was exactly what I was looking for.
My mom found the puzzle easy to use and has spent hours with it. The voice is loud and clear. So far, she has been able to remove each piece, listen to the information, and replace it without getting "lost". The only negatives for this kind of use is that the intended use is to take all the pieces out, then put them back one-by-one. For a blind person, you have to take each piece out separately and put it back before taking the next piece out. Getting an inland state out can be a bit difficult. Also, some of the smaller states are grouped into one piece, so a blind person only can tell that the states are grouped, but can't tell how they relate geographically to each other.
For its intended use as a child's puzzle, it would work fine. Just make sure your child is over the age where he or she would try to swallow a piece. They are small and can be a choking hazard.
My 3 year old loves it! July 28, 2007
B. Schaaf (Brooklyn Park, MN United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am very impressed with the quality of this puzzle and my daughter loves playing with it. The sound announces the state name and capital city when a piece is placed. Very good for learning geography of the USA.
 Great toy -- breaks in a heartbeat August 20, 2007
Grant T. Moher
Purchased these for my four year old twins who love puzzles. They worked fine to start, but after a few days they both broke. They weren't subjected to rough play or anything, but now some of the states don't work, and they go off at random times, like when you walk near them, or turn the lights in the room off. I've had to take them out of the kids' rooms because at all hours of the night I would hear "Idaho -- Boise," and "California -- Sacramento." I was extremely dissatisfied with their durability.
Wonderful puzzle with sound October 11, 2007
M. Rinehart (Illinois)
My kids don't know the names of the states yet (age 6) but really enjoy exploring maps. This wooden puzzle is great because it says the name of the state as you put them in the puzzle. The kids really do like playing with it. We keep the pieces in a plastic bag so we don't loose any of them, and sometimes the puzzle will speak even when not putting a piece in, but that is pretty minor compared to the enjoyment and learning. Highly recommended.
Wonderful educational toy January 18, 2008
Diane Baker (Austin, TX)
I bought this toy for my grandson who just turned 2,who is already interested in maps and can identify a few states. We have several of the Melissa and Doug toys and puzzles that have the sound feature. This is an excellent toy and I would recommend it, but some of the pieces are very small. My daughter is sure to supervise my grandson when he plays with this toy, so the pieces don't get lost. The only drawback to this toy is that the sound will activate even if the incorrect state is placed on the board in the wrong area. However, as I said we have loved ALL the Melissa and Doug toys we've bought, feel they are a good value, and like that the sound feature a lot. It does make the toy more interaction for youngsters. Yes, I recommend this toy, as long as it is used with supervision for the small pieces as well as heling the child learn where to place the pieces.
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