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LeapPad Record & Play Microphone
(2003, Smart Toy - Educational, Rated E, Play it on: LeapPad Learning System)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 3, age appropriate for kids over 4; suggested age 4. -
Is it any good?
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Microphone involves kids in fun and creative ways.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 4 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of LeapPad Record & Play Microphone was written by Jinny Gudmundsen
Parents need to know that this is a very exciting addition to the LeapPad Learning System. The use of a microphone to get children involved works in many fun and creative ways. Children do not have to be reading to enjoy these books, but the ability to read brings this to a different level of learning.
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What’s the Story?
The LEAPPAD RECORD & PLAY MICROPHONE set contains two books and a special microphone attached to the software cartridge that plugs into the LeapPad Learning System. At various points in the books, children are asked to speak into the microphone to record things. These recordings are cleverly incorporated into the books -- "What Will You Be?" and "The Amazing Big Top Letter Circus" -- to create a personalized learning experience.
Here are examples of how the microphone works in "What Will You Be?": Readers meet a fortune teller who asks a series of questions. When she asks the reader's name, the child speaks it into the microphone, and the child's name is used on every page of the book. On the page where the fortune teller projects that the child may be a zookeeper, the book asks the child to mimic the sounds that zoo animals make; it incorporates those sounds into subsequent games on that page.
CloseIs It Any Good?
A great way to engage children in learning is to involve them in the process. With the LeapPad Record & Play Microphone set, children become involved in helping to create two books to use with the LeapPad system.
Both of these microphone books are highly entertaining and very clever in how they incorporate the readers' recorded sayings. The microphone works well and makes these books unique because each child participates in an individual manner. If you own a LeapPad, don't miss this exciting learning opportunity!
ClosePublisher’s Details
Released on 11/24/2003, price $24.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: E
ESRB rating: E
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