LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game: Scholastic Animal Genius | 
 enlarge | Brand: LeapFrog
Category: Toy
List Price: $24.99
Buy New: $21.45
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 1264
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 8 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 1.3 x 5 x 8.7
MPN: 030473
Model: 30473
UPC: 708431304734
EAN: 0708431304734
ASIN: B000ETREQA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Science comes to life with animal facts, vocabulary and trivia challenges! | | • | Play games to learn about 25 different animals around the world. | | • | Compare and sort animals to build your science knowledge and vocabulary. | | • | Reinforce animal facts from earlier activities with a fast-paced trivia game. | | • | Teaches vocabulary, matching skills, classification, sorting and animal facts. |
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Product Description
Discover fascinating facts about many exciting animals in the wild. Your little learner will love building basic science skills while playing unique thinking games and challenges in Animal Genius. Requires Leapster Multimedia Learning System (sold separately).
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 if you're only going to have one leapster game ~ this is the one! September 3, 2006
wakeningdreamer (sf bay, ca)
51 out of 51 found this review helpful
my 4yr old son loves 'go diego go' (about an 'animal scientist' who lives in the rainforest), but all the related games have seemed disappointingly cheesey ~ this one, though, makes him feel like he =is= diego!
this sort of game is why i bought the leapster in the first place! the graphics are amazing ~ rather realistic & not cartoony. you start off picking a habitat (woodlands, rainforest, ocean, grasslands, or artic) & then have to 'win' 5 animals to fill it up by playing the 4 different games (maze munch - negotiate a maze to get food for your animal; feature finder - classify & sort animals by physical features; matchomatic - match the animal with it's feature (eyes, skin, food, etc); scratch & see - figure out which animal is hiding by scratching off as little of it's cover as possible) after you've gotten enough points, you take a quiz on that particular animal & then get to see it in it's habitat. also, "animal alert" happens periodically where an animal is in the wrong habitat & you have to find it. i wish there was more consistency in the animals (i.e. games for grassland animals focussed on animals that actually live in the grasslands) & maybe a bit more flexible formula but all in all a =great= game that's very educational & not patronizing. also, excellant integration of using both the stylus & arrow keys. like all leapster titles there are different levels of play.
~*~without a doubt our absolute favorite title thus far & i really hope they make more like these!~*~
Best Leapster Game Ever! August 30, 2006
Z. Ge (Raleigh, NC)
38 out of 40 found this review helpful
My son(6) and my daughter(3.5) really like this game. We own over fourteen leapster games and this one is their favorite. It has four types of games: "Maze Munch", "scratch and see", "Feature finder" and "Matchomatics". It also has fact quiz for each animal that you are going to win. It is so cute when my three and half year old ask her dad:"Do zebras live in the arctic?" Then she would answer it herself:"No. It's too cold for zebra. Zebras live in grassland". Kids are learning while playing. I can not ask for anything better. It also keeps their attention for hours.
Definitely the favorite....we just need a sequel now!!! February 5, 2007
Mom of 3 in PA
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is definitely my 5 yo's favorite Leapster game. She also has Sponge Bob, the Leapster game that comes with the older Leapster and the Disney Princess game. She likes them all, but I was definitely amazed at the amount of time she spends with this one....and I am amazed at how much she has learned! She literally plays for hours.
She was hoping if she "filled the world" she would get new animals to learn about. I tried to warn her that she probably wouldn't, but she just played and played until the world was filled. Unfortunately, she got to start all over. But honestly, she still loves it. She is constantly quoting me animal facts!
I just wish there were more similar games by Leapster. Maybe an Animal Genius II? I know my daughter would love it!
Great game, highly recommend for any kid who has an interest in animals.
Age limit beyond what's on the box March 11, 2007
Kimberly A. Howell
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
My 3 and 4 year old children love this game. The tasks are simple enough to be possible for the to accomplish, but hard enough to be interesting. My daughter has taken to sharing her animal knowledge with the rest of the family. I am impressed with the level of graphics. My only cautionary note is that the games might be too simple for an older child. The box says 5-8, I am not sure that 8 is realistic.
10 Stars! Biology 101 March 13, 2007
D.M.
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
From the moment I saw my children playing this game I knew this was an excellent choice. The things it teaches in the context of play will blow your mind. Children learn attributes of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles. They classify these creatures by these attributes. They learn about eating habits, natural predators, 6 habitats. They learn to categorize animals by their environment as well. Can't say enough about this game. My 3 & 5 year old love playing this. Also fully recommend PC game Jumpstart Animal Adventures, which piggybacks this one in content but expands the concept. Get them!
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