Waypoint Geographic Scout Student Desk World Globe

Great product. My grandson is four years old and he wanted this for Christmas Christmas. Plugged in lights up can be used as a nightlight also. Very good size for a child’s room. Great material easy to assemble easy to get to the light to replace. This will not lose its usefulness. My grandson will be able to use it as he gets older to help him with his American history in school.

There are two major things about this globe, and globes in particular: 1) Decorative. It looks great. The fact that it has an internal bulb that lights it from within is icing on the cake. 2) A world globe is a necessity to understand maps. A child needs to see a globe early on, and then mercator projections, conic projections, and the rest can all make sense. If a child works only with the common mercator projection, he/she can never understand why Greenland looks huge while equatorial countries look tiny. The visceral reality that the earth is spherical can only be experienced with a globe. In this age of "screens" for kids, the globe is a hands-on tool that has tactile appeal. It's also very interactive.... Examine the globe together with your child. Then play a game: You pick a country, river, or other feature after browsing the globe....then ask the other player to find it. If it's hard, give hints. Let the other player ask questions, to zero in on the chosen place name of feature name. Then take turns...soon you may find your child stumping YOU. Do this with your child for several hours and not only will you have fun, you will cultivate a globally aware child! This is an inexpensive globe, but nicely constructed. I think that we get more than our money's worth with this one. Whichever globe you buy, I recommend at least 12" diameter globe. The smaller ones simply don't have space for all the features on our planet.

This globe was the best from among the 10 or so comparable ones I looked at here. It is easy to read - the markings are reasonably large, in a readable font, and well laid out. The terrain features are not "raised"; however, they are indicated with markings that give that impression very well. The acrylic globe is a standout feature. It's quite solid, without being heavy. It will withstand a fall without being damaged. And, a bugaboo with mine, regarding globes: uneven seams, where a feature isn't lined up correctly on either side of the seam. Not a problem with this globe. It's a good choice. I'm giving it to a smart 5 year old, so she can look at it for years and learn.

This is the perfect size globe, with plenty of detail to be a good teaching tool. However, that light bulb stopped working the 3rd night. While the globe sat on the bookshelf untouched there was the sound inside the globe, then no more light. That was pretty disappointing for my 6 year old. (Edit: manufacturers directions to change bulb were fairly easy. It pretty much takes a night light bulb that is mounted in the globe stand. However, breaking while untouched that soon stops me from going to 5 stars)

Muy importante para q los niños aprendan , mi sobrino muy muy contento

My mom is 82 yrs old and she told me a couple of weeks ago that since she was little she was dreaming to have the world glove to imagine herself traveling to the cities around the world. When I gave it to her she cried of joy for the beautiful details and the cities and towns and the vivid colors are making this an outstanding gift. This is just mesmerizing. Thank you for making her travel around the world with her little imagination that she still have left after been facing memory loss.

I hear some country's name on the news & have a vague idea where it is. With the globe I can find it, its distance from me & lots more. Yes, I bought it for me. There was a mixup is shipping so I had two. Perfect opportunity to donate one globe to the local school.

The globe is nice but the stand is very flimsy and not sturdy. A but disappointed overall with the stand being so weak.

I really loved it! It is still a good size for a small bedroom. Lighten works wonderfully. My children 8-11 have loved it and they are really enjoying learning and finding places. Countries are clear, but you cannot find all the important cities of every country. I think it is good enough for kids to understand the general world map, continents, oceans etc. Quality surprised me, it does not look cheap. Parallels, meridians, grades and scale info are very clear. In the photos the union seems big an annoying but in fact it is not really a distraction neither causes entropy to appreciate geography at Ecuator position. Found it extremely useful.

I bought this globe for my 8 year old grandson for his birthday. I am pleased with the clear printing on it. It is very light and easy for him to move and explore where different places are in the world.

It was a present though it appeared to be well made.

Me gusta, se ve muy bonito y de calidad,,, un poquito caro, pero mi hija le gusta,,,

How many watts is this product? Its looks like its only 110 watts instead 220watts like all the applianaces we’re using here in australia! Its been burned in less than 5 minutes after i plugged it in! I am dissapointed!