Discovery Kids: Smart Animals Scanopedia
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Explore animal facts and sounds with this specialized talking stylus designed to decode tags found on plastic animals or printed on a poster, using dotted media tags. Touch the tip of the stylus to the tag and you hear facts and quizzes. The $30 kit includes a starter set of plastic Smart Animal toys (additional animals are sold separately) plus color poster-sized playing board, with 240 scannable animal images and games. While the stylus is easy to use, it sometimes goes on accidentally, and lacks a visual display. For just $30, you get a of information in a fun format. This could be an excellent addition to an elementary classroom -- perhaps to create an interactive bulletin board or learning center.
$30, Smart Toy
Teaches: animal facts, science, animals
CTR Rating: 88%