This interactive teaching globe earned the Best rating by the Hammacher Schlemmer Institute due to its superior ease of use. It had easy-to-read instructions, large buttons, an intuitive screen, and an easy to operate stylus that provided facts and trivia. The Best model also contained more than 600 live-action videos by BBC presented on an integrated 2.7" LCD and combined the fun of video games with the education of reading an atlas or textbook. The included stylus presented facts through its built-in speaker and even played national anthems, calculated distances between cities, and lead children on scavenger hunts. Includes four AA batteries. Ages 5 and up. 14" L x 11" W x 10 1/4" D. (2 1/2 lbs.)