Waypoint Geographic Scout Illuminated, Decorative Classroom Globe with Stand, World Globe with More than 4000 Places, 12” Interactive Globe with Political Mapping, Blue

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.

Sometimes being big is a merit. This excellent globe will give buyers a totally new understanding of the Big Picture and overall situation of geographical and political landscape of the world that we, more than 7 billion human beings, live on. It's just worthwhile because the 2D map will surly lack fidelity when you compare high-latitude countries with low-latitude countries and the previous ones seem to be larger than it actually is.So all in all, this is a good deal and $50 is indeed nothing for Americans, even though it's a little bit expensive for us, Chinese students.

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)

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.

Most of the globes on Amazon are from China, and they all have the wrong information! I have been looking for a globe for a while. This is pretty much the only one that is current and it’s made in the US.

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

Seems like I shopped through DOZENS of globe options. Maps and the internet just aren’t sufficient for me to get a full frame of reference when analyzing the globe. This one is GREAT! Generous size and legible (even for my old eyes) print for countries, states, cities etc. Topographic information also included. Best of all, it’s lighted from within which casts a lovely glow (the globe is pretty as well as educational) and makes it even more legible. Great choice!