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Business Stationary Mart - Learning Resources Inflatable Solar System Set
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List Price: $44.95
Our Price: $27.00
Your Save: $ 17.95 ( 40% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Learning Resources
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Amazon Maximum Age: 12
Manufacturer Maximum Age: 99
Amazon Minimum Age: 60
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Toy
Brand: Learning Resources
EAN: 0765023024340
Feature: Create an out-of-this-world playroom
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Learning Resources
Manufacturer: Learning Resources
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 60
Model: LER2434-
Publisher: Learning Resources
Release Date: 2006-06-12
Studio: Learning Resources
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Features
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Create an out-of-this-world playroom
Includes all planets
Activity guide and foot pump
Durable, washable plastic
Includes a repair kit
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Son loves them! Very big!
Comment: My son is almost 4 and loves these. Yes, some of them seem to lose some air at times but we just put some back in and they are fine. They are a great size and do represent the planets pretty accurately (i.e. Jupitor is the biggest planet, the Sun is HUGE, Pluto is the smallest, etc.). I would recommend keeping an eye on the price of these as in the past it has dipped quite low. We actually bought them marked down to 9.99 with free super saver shipping. Would highly recommend!
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Summary: Great Idea but needs to be more durable.
Comment: My 6 yr. old twins were very excited to receive this for their birthday and get to decorate their room. It was a great tool to use to have a discussion about the planets as we blew them up. (Which took about 1/2 hr using the included foot pump). I appreciated the included booklet for additional information about the planets, but only wish it was a little bit more kid friendly. After we took time to blow them up and then hang them, it was only a few hours later that three of them lost air. Needless to say, despite the fact that they come with patches for fixing them, I wasn't happy to have to do this just after receiving them. Overall a nice toy idea, but a little dissapointed with the lack of sturdyness. - Victoria
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Summary: Fun for Boy's Room
Comment: We bought this set of planets for our sons' room. They love it. They are bigger than they seem, so get your trusty tape measure out and really look at the dimensions of the sun.
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Summary: Solar System fun
Comment: We bought this for my 5 year old son because he loves the planets and had seen a set at a cousin's birthday party. The birthday party set was from another company that makes party favors etc. When I saw this one at Amazon for such a good price, I grabbed it. It was of a much better quality material than the one from the party favor store and came with the materials needed to hang the planets. It also came with a pump to help inflate each planet which was nice.
We promptly inflated the planets and hung them from my son's bedroom ceiling. He loves them.
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Summary: Cool science toy, but sizes are proportional
Comment: This is a pretty nice set of planets. They make nice decorations and will excite a child interested in astronomy.
However, don't be fooled by the description that says the planets are proportionally sized. The size range for the planets is 8" to 22" in diameter while the Sun is 36". In reality, if the Sun were 36", then Jupiter should be about 3.5" and the Earth should be about 1/2". Obviously, it wouldn't be very practical to use the proportional sizes unless the Sun was ten feet or more in diameter. And that wouldn't be very practical either.
Showing distance relationships isn't very practical either. The Solar System is BIG. With a 36" diameter Sun, the Earth's orbit would be about 300 feet away from the Sun. Neptune's orbit would be about 9000 feet away (and Neptune would be about 2" in diameter).
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Editorial Reviews:
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Explore your universe with this inflatable classroom set. Teach size and distance relationships of the planets, the moon and the sun. Learn rotation, revolution and orbit through class activities or demonstrations using this realistic looking set. Includes 36-inch Sun, plus planets and moon in proportionate sizes from 8 inches to 22 inches. Also includes a foot pump, Teacher's Activity Guide and hooks for easy hanging. Deflates easily for storage.
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