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I liked this telescope a lot.

The image is very good.

I've purchased it with 25mm and 6mm ocular. With 25mm the image is very good. With 6mm the image is not so good. Now I'm considering to buy intermediate occular like 12mm or 10mm.

The tripod is very good CG-4 and I think it can carry a bigger telescope.

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Celestron has an excellent reputation for quality and this telescope continues that tradition. I've observed Saturn, the Moon, a few star clusters, some double stars, and the Ring Nebula. All views were excellent. On Saturn, I could see the Cassini Division, cloud belts on the planet, and several moons. The Moon shows lots of detail and the scope is effective at even higher magnifications. The CG-4 mount is rock solid and easy to use, and can handle a lot more weight than that of this five inch SCT. You can set it up in just a couple of minutes with no tools.

Discount Safari Ltd Carnegie Collection- Maisaura and Nest

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this model of the famous maiasaurus is great with the nest and goes welll with both the book about Maia and the Dinosaur movie from Disney

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My son is very into dinosaurs and always talks about their nests, so I was happy to get this to add to his collection. He loves it. It's realistic looking and nicely made so it can endure lots of rough play.

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Just as I expected.. My daughter was very happy to get it! It was purchased for a school project and she got nice reviews from her teacher and friends.

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It's not as nice as the Schleich figures (I had searched for Schleich dinosaur and didn't realize it wasn't one until it arrived); but, son, age 3, is very happy with it.

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My son just loves dinosaurs. He is very aware of all the names so finding figures that really look like what he is seeing in books matters to him. Generic no name dinos end up at GE bottom of the binthis maisaura was a huge hit!

Buy Replogle Globes Leather Expedition Globe, 12-Inch Diameter

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This is a beautiful globe but unfortunately I cannot recommend it due to large flaws that detract from its use.

The first globe I ordered came with a few misaligned latitude lines (which I was willing to overlook), and more importantly, some slits in the leather that looked like they would catch and possibly peel with regular handling. I called Replogle, and, after sharing photos with a helpful employee who seemed genuinely concerned with the issues, was generously offered a replacement ball that arrived via express mail. This new ball is very smooth but has significant misalignment that resulted in cropped names (the first letter of a number of countries in W. Africa and Europe was cropped, sometimes by half) and misaligned country boundaries along the same vertical line.

If you're not looking closely the globe is quite lovely, but cursory inspection turns up a number of flaws that should not appear on a $200 product (especially one meant as a gift). If you're interested in this globe I would encourage you to buy it at a store so you can inspect it and decide if you're willing to live with the flaws. Or try your luck here as I said, Replogle had wonderful customer service and may get these production problems worked out in the future. Until then, I won't be buying another Replogle product unless I see it in person.

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We have been looking for a quality glode for my upstairs home office, and found it with this globe. The small manual that comes with it helps with really understandng the International date line, time zones, distances and brings World geography into perspective

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I ordered this for my husband's birthday... he loves it, I love it! The quality is great, the price was reasonable, and it looks fantastic with our more traditional decor. We both really love the genuine leather material, it's quite nice. The only thing I would have changed is to make the topography texture raised a bit more.

Safari Ltd Incredible Creatures- Sea Turtle Review

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It floats! A bath time miracle for young children. A large floating sea turtle is a hit. Perhaps it is almost slightly too big, but I won't complain about a kid's toy over-delivering for the price.

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For the money, I wasn't expecting such a large toy. This turtle is roughly eight inches long from nose to tail and doesn't fit the scale of the rest of my Schleich, Safari, and PAPO figurines. That's not really a negative but whoever did the hand-painting did such a sloppy job I may be forced to return it. There are several smudges of white paint on the dark brown of the shell, and one of the lines separating the dark plates of the shell itself is so far off I think the painter must have sneezed or something and then didn't bother to fix it. The pattern of small brown scales on the head and legs does not go up to the body cavity like it shows in the photo and several times the painter simply swiped the entire area with brown paint to coat the entire surface. You can see brushstrokes and mistake after mistake. Maybe it was his first day on the job?

All in all, definitely not a quality item. I would only buy this in-stores or be prepared to send it back if they send you such a sloppy item.

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Turtles are fascinating. I have this one and a tortoise on my bed. Easier to keep cleaner than stuffed animals. Good company.

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This was a fun addition to our backdrop for the under-the-sea end of the year school party. This lazy looking little turtle is wonderfully life-like and helped to make our party a huge success. He was given to the school for their prop department after the party and will be put to good use for many years to come as he is a sturdy little 'fellow.'

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I bought this turtle as part of my costume for a local parade, but I have now placed in my backyard as a decoration. It's realistic, well crafted, and the price is very reasonable.

VTech Letter Book Reviews

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This is a great tool for helping kids learn while playing and having fun. Good way to start them off learning letters, sounds. Not sure about writing...haven't gotten that far.

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I bought this for my niece's 3rd birthday and she was so happy with it. My sister tells me she plays with it everyday and has learned so much from it. I bought her the one that says a for ant and b for bee this one on amazon has different words for the letter but it's still the same toy. So glad I made my niece happy.

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My daughter is only 2 years of age. She received this toy as a birthday gift. She loves pushing buttons so she loves this toy. I wouldn't recommend this as an "educational" toy. The mechanical voice isn't clear enough for her to understand what's being said, but she does enjoy the fact that it makes noise in response to pushing a button!Vtech Write & Learn Letter Book

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I bought this for my four year old grandson, to help with letter formation. As your finger starts to follow and trace the letter, the voice goes back to the beginning and never gets to the ending steps. Also, it jumps around from one activity to another as you turn pages. Seems like there should be a separate "story" button. I had to send the first one I ordered back because the volume was too low and could not be turned up. The volume is o.k. on this one, but I wonder if the wiring is off in other areas. It's just not what I was expecting, as other Vtech items I have purchased were quite good.

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i found this book on sale at wal mart $10. my 1yr old loves it he doesnt understand the letter part of the book but we use it as a bedtime story. i like to buy toys that he can grow with. my little man likes to turn the pages all by himself

Remo Lynn Kleiner Baby Drum Review

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I found this product after searching for 'baby drum' on Amazon. Upon arrival the drum looked well made and our little 5.5 month old immediately like it. Like all teething babies, he wanted to put his mouth on it. The drum did not look like a toy so I called the company Remo to ask about product safety.

The customer service representative was very nice but gave me bad news. She said that she would never let her children put this drum near their mouths. In the manufacturing process many chemicals are used. She said the drum is made from recycled paper or something like that. Bummer! My question is why does the company advertise the product for 0-2yrs without a disclaimer that it's not safe for mouthing?

Again, nice looking product but not for infants.

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After noticing my son's tendency to ignore fancier, flashier toys in favor of just whacking on things, I thought a drum would be just the thing to keep him entertained. This is the real deal; a real wooden frame with a real leather skin stretched across it, that produces real drum sounds! Unlike the glut of cheap plastic toys that require batteries to make noise, this is a simple, straight forward drum that my son absolutely loves. It's quite a bit smaller than you'd think based on the picture, but that's a minor complaint at best.

I can't recommend this strongly enough, both as a great toy and a child's first musical instrument.

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This drum was much smaller than I expected, but the handle works well and my son very much enjoys using it both with the mallet and without. Nice gift so much better then the plastic drums that play music!

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After taking my then 6-month old son to a 'Music Together' children's music class, I was inspired to purchase a few percussion instruments so that he could play along at home to our CDs. This is a professional-quality drum with a good sound, and not one of the el cheapo "toys" that you can pick up at a big box retailer. We've had it now for 3 months, and it has proven to be quite durable, and has stood up to repeated tossings from the high chair onto the floor, being crawled on top of, thrown around, etc. The only negative is that my son seemed to be rather enamored with chewing the rubberized surface on the end of the mallet. I was afraid that it might not be the healthiest thing for him to have, and removed it from his access. Unless you have an infant like myself, this would probably not be an issue.

I have already recommended this drum to another new mom, and her son is also having a blast with it. This is a great quality product, and well worth the price.

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This drum is made by Remo, industry leader in drums, out of fiberskyn, a synthetic skin. It's a mini version of the gathering drums one encounters at Music Together. It's small, 5 inches in diameter, and very light, so that a baby can easily hold it up when grasping the little handle. It's also two-sided, so it can be banged which ever side happens to be up. It makes a nice sound & my baby has been enjoying it since he was 6 months old. The mallet pictured is not the one you get--actually, it's a nicer one, with a durable hard foam bobble on both ends. Over a month of the baby chewing on the mallet, and being stolen by the puppy once, and it's still in excellent shape. The drum also sounds nice when thumping with bare hands. It's made in USA, for those parents who, like me, don't cherish the idea of "Made in China" ending in a baby's mouth. You really can't go wrong with this one!

Cheap AmScope Binocular Stereo Coin Microscope 5x-10x-15x-30x

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This is my first time buying a microscope and I did research for months about which one would fit coin and stamp inspection. After I recieved it and started using it I could not believe the view of the coin. The things that I was missing with an eye loupe and the things I thought were errors were so clear. It is very comfortable to view thru,and is easy to operate. To keep your scope in good working order keep it covered and clean the lenses will only approved lens cleaner and lens cloth. I did have a question when I recieved it and called amscope customer service,they were great and answered all my questions.I also bought an extra bulb to have on hand.

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The Atlantis Ocean Globe Reviews

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I was hoping the ocean blue would be lighter, more of a mint color, like the picture, but was not surprised it was a little darker, given random pics I found at various sites. Still, it's a very nice globe, and seems worth the extra money versus the somewhat cheaper ones (based on reading those reviews, not actual experience).

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Discount VTech MobiGo/V.Reader Rechargeable Battery Kit

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This along with the chargers really help with the cost of batteries. I am glad I purcahsed it. Although it may seem more expensive at first, depending on the child's usage those double A batteries quickly become expensive.

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This is a must get if your son/daughter has the Vtech Innotab. Worth the money. Last a long time once charged. Way better than forking out money every other day for batteries. I highly recommend this!!! It is a life saver.

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So glad I got this for our new Innotab2. Your kids are gonna go through batteries and this will keep you from breaking the bank.

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Good buy, The innotab consumes alot of batteries. As it is the rechargeables dont last forever.I would recommend this to any vtech/innotab user.

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I bought this for the VTech MobiGo my son got for Christmas. After the return policy expired, it quit working. Charger has only been plugged in to charge batteries and plugged into a surge protector. Unusable.... and unreturnable. Very disappointed! Bought Energizer recharger and batteries instead......

Buy Hohner Harmonica S9636 Flutophone

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Granddaughter (4) has always wanted one.

Works well. Lots of music online.

Great grandchild sitting tool.

Will buy more as grandchildren arrive.

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Reviews of Teacher Created Resources Multiplication Chart, Multi Color (7643)

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I bought this for my 8 year old daughter and after showing her how to use it once, she got it! Talk about being easy to use! She enjoys finding the solutions to her own made up math problems and has made it fun to practice multiplication. She also loves the games on the back! Thank you for helping to make this part of mathematics fun for a third grader!!

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My seven-year-old hasn't yet memorized his multiplication tables and it was causing great difficulty in the long division department. We homeschool and have a classroom, so I mounted this chart on the wall. It has been a great help to him!

The chart is decent quality. It certainly is nothing fancy, but it is large enough and easy to read. I was glad I found this, as I was about to make some charts of my own. This was priced reasonable enough to purchase.

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fast delivery to Hawaii, chart is exactly as described, perfect size for home or classroom, very clear and easy to read.

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I purchased this for my classroom. I have it up on my math wall. I like that the numbers are big and easy to read.

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On the wall now for homework and rote practicing, my daughter was having a hard time getting the hang of multiplication, now it seems to have stuck.

Best Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learning Lantern Deals

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My little one received this as a gift for his first Christmas, he was nearly 1 year old. His grandparents gave this lantern to him and gave his 4 year old brother the Fisher-Price Kid-Tough Explorers 2-in-1 Lantern. It was fun for both of the boys to receive their own lanterns, each appropriate for their age. Our little one likes to push the orange button on top to make the lantern turn off and on. Also, he likes to spin the little blue roller underneath the lantern to start the songs. My only criticism of the toy is that each time you spin the blue roller a new songs starts. It would be nice if once a song started it finished completely before starting a new song. What I mean here is 1) you spin the blue roller 2) a song starts 3) you spin the blue roller again AND even though it is the middle of the song that just started a new song begins. I don't feel like we ever get to hear a song in its full entirety as my little guy gets so spin happy that he just keeps turning the roller starting new song, after new song, after new song. Since Fisher-Price spent time making up such cute little songs, it would be nice to actually hear the entire melody! They should have made this so you could keep spinning the roller but a new song wouldn't start until the previous one made it all the way through. Other than that this is a cute fun toy. I like the different play modes nighttime, music or learning and the two volume control settings (although it would be nice too, if the volume control was located somewhere other than where little fingers can easily adjust but I'm not too sure what a better solution would be.). All-in-all this is a fun, versatile toy with lots of fun music! We can't wait for camping season so our little one can take his lantern along for the adventures!

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This is a pretty basic toy. It must be new, cause I saw it in a local store advertised for same price as Amazon and no reviews, so I went ahead and got it. My son (14 months) loves to push buttons and since learning to really walk a month ago, he loves even more to carry things around, so I thought this toy would be perfect. My son's only played with it one night (and I've messed around with it for a bit to see what it really does), but he doesn't seem too interested in it. I'm already considering taking it back, but I'll give it a few days. If I keep it, of course I'll update in a few weeks, but since there was nothing here, I thought I'd help other parents out in the meantime.

Your kid can push the orange button on top to turn the light on/off and flip through a few songs in music mode in learning mode, it says hello/goodbye/lights on/lights off. There's a "bug" of some sort on the side that they can slide up and down so far, that's all I can tell it does in either mode. And there's the main roller in the front that flips through some different songs in each mode (daytime and nighttime pics).. And that's about it. The main roller in front is very frustrating because what kid is only going to flip the roller so far to get to another song?? No, the kid will keep rolling it. FP should have set it so the song is initially triggered, able to complete, and then if the thing's still rolling, trigger another song. There is also a "nighttime" mode, which is much calmer than the other 2. The button and roller switch to lullaby-type music or nighttime animal sounds or a snore followed by "night-night" (????). Kinda weird, but whatever. I will say this toy appears durable. My son's dropped it on the floor twice and not a mark.

We love the FP Learning toy line (except for the possessed puppy. *shudders*). But like I said before, I don't know if we'll be keeping this one. Doesn't appear to be a toy that really does anything different/special/unique than ones that we already have. It's not a bad toy or anything, but I wouldn't advise other parents to get this, unless your kid just has a thing for lanterns.

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Nice product. Inexpensive, durable, and fun. Our little grandson is a year old and he really enjoys playing with it. It is sturdy and well constructed for little ones active play.

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My daughter loves to watch the lights and hear the sounds when she lying on her back. It really keeps her attention and makes her happy.

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I babysit for an autistic child who plays with electronic toys virtually nonstop. This lantern is one of her favorite daytime toys on it's normal modes and at night when it's time for bed, this is the only toy I allow to stay powered on. The "night time" mode is a nice combination of quiet songs, relaxing nature sounds and a sleepy "night night" which I find myself able to fall asleep to and seems to soothe my little comrade into sleep much faster than anything else we've tried.

In spite of the light up function, batteries last a decently long time. I've had it for nearly a month and haven't replaced them once yet!

Cheap Melissa & Doug Sort and Snap Color Match

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My 3 year old just received this for a birthday gift. His 7 year old sister has been playing with it as much as he has.

It was an instant hit with both.

This is a great fine motor skills activity, as well as color matching and even creative building.

It contains 64 "snaps" they are a great "chubby" size for little hands and seem VERY durable with no conrenrs for breaking, even if stepped on.

It has a wooden peg board to set the picture cards in and pop the "snaps" into.

I think the board is fairly sturdy for this price.

It has 10 reversable picture cards. One side is brighly colored to work on color matching the other side black and white to let the kids color as they want.

The cards seems to be a heavy paper material. Could be ripped easily if mishandled.

The box is worth mentioning because it is not a "complete" box.

It come with a cardbaord box bottom, but is covered with plastic wrap.

This means that after you open it, you have no cover to help contain all the pieces, or stack nicely with other games, toys.

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I have mixed feelings about this toy, the pictures is on cardboard sheets,(I don't know how well that will last) There is one wooden pegboard, with large plastic pegs (easy for small hands to hold) But the pegs fit fairly snug and might cause frustration . But all that I think I could have live with if the toy came in a wooden tray-box like the rest of M&D toys, this toy came in a cardboard box that surely is not going to last and where would you keep all the pieces then ?

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My 2 yo daughter received this as a bday gift. She immediately took a liking to it, as did we. I really believe it helped her learn her primary colors faster. However, I give this product only four stars -versus five; because although, it is educational, there aren't enough color variety amongst the pegs. The pegs consist of four colors blue, green, yellow and red. It would have been great if Melissa & Doug included other common colors for the pegs, such as orange, purple, black, white, etc esp since they have so many different pictures that kids can snap & match. Once my daughter "mastered" the four colors, she lost alot of interest in playing with this toy.

Also, as other reviewers have already mentioned, the packaging for this toy could be alot better. In its current state, there's no container or section just for the pegs; so one could easily lose a peg or two or three. There's no lid or cover for the box, either. So be careful when storing this toy. If it tips out, there's nothing to hold back the contents from spilling over.

Despite the above issues, I would still recommend this toy for its fun & educational value.

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I went back and forth about purchasing this for months and finally broke down and bought it for my daughter for her 3rd birthday and I'm so glad that I did. She has played with it numerous times already and my 5 year old son loves it as well. She hasn't had any trouble snapping the pieces into place and can pull them back out just as easily. I love that it gives her the opporunity for independent play unlike some puzzles that she has that she needs help with. I homeschool my 13 year old so it's great to pull out when I need to have some one on one time with him for a lesson while she plays on her own with something that is beneficial to her as well.

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I bought this for my 2 year old son who loves puzzles and we love Melissa and Doug products. My son was excited to open this whwn it came but lost interest very quickly.The pictures are brightly colored and the pegs go in pretty easily. I dont like the fact that the pictures are heavy paper it seems they may rip over time and if you dont have them on right the pegs might damage the picture. The box it comes in im afraid it will not last long for storage and then I have no idea how I will store it. Overall this is nice educational toy I'm hoping my son likes it better as he gets older. better box and stronger pictures

FlashMaster: Handheld computer for mastering multiplication tables Reviews

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I have tried many educational "toys" that claimed to teach your child his math facts, but they failed with my kids. I have also looked at many software programs on the market. In my opinion this little device out does them all. If your child misses a problem, it gives him the correct answer, and then repeats the same problem twice more for practice. It has many different modes. Your kids can practice tables in order, tables out of order, or levels. (For example Level 1 of the multiplication tables would include 1 and 2 times tables, while level 6 would include all the multiplication tables from 1-10. In addition to this it has a practice mode and a test mode. It also has timing options. You can give them a certain amount of time to do as many problems as they can, or you can give them a number of seconds for each problem. It also has a mode where you can enter up to 15 of the problems, that you think your child needs to work on the most and he can practice those. It saves scores from the last nine activities telling you how much time it took, how many problems they did, and how many they missed. I'm a homeschooling mom of 8, and I was able to quit flashcards with my last 2 kids. They both learned their times tables with this device, without any help from me. Currently my 7 year old has started to learn her addition tables. You can't go wrong with this machine.

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Our school requires this product for their students. I was a little skeptical about it but my kids love the flashmaster. They really dont feel like they are doing homework when I sit them down to work on it. My kids feel like it is a "game" against the clock. Flashmaster is much more fun than flashcards and much easier to work with. (no keeping up with boxes of flashcards) Flashmaster is a little pricey but worth it.

Parent of 1st & 3rd grade children.

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We love Flash Master. I like it particulary because everything you need is contained in the games, no booklet, paper, pencils necessary. We take it everywhere. My son likes to save time by using it on our short errand trips. He also practices in the morning at the breakfast table or at night in his room. I

It really emcompasses everything you need for mastery. YOu can study your tables "in" order or "not" in order, flashcards, timed tests and special problems. It is great for a child just starting to study math as well as an older child who needs review.

We love it!

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My 2nd grader has a corpus callosum defect in his brain which makes it difficult for him to grasp abstract concepts. Repetition tends to work really well for him, but even after using flashcards & worksheets (his handwriting is also sluggish), he was still struggling with basic addition & subtraction facts. I was researching some additional tools I could use to help him when I came across the FlashMaster. Within just a weekend of practicing with it, it was truly like a switch in his brain turned on. By the end of the week, his teacher sent me a message, asking what we had done differently with him! The results were so positive that the school's resource teacher ordered one! We'll certainly be glad to have it around when he starts multiplication & division in a couple of years!

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My daughter has been struggling with math and she uses these in her classroom. We bought her one to practice at home. It works well and definitely meets all of our expectations.

Unfortunately, after about 3 months, the product failed...the screen froze and stopped working completely, despite trying everything.

But the flashmaster company was EXTRAORDINARILY helpful in resolving the situation. We returned it by mail and had a new one within 3 days. They were very apologetic and extremely helpful. It is nice, especially these days, to deal with a company that fully stands behind their product, and who goes out of their way to make things right when they go wrong.