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Reader Reviews
We got this set for our then-6-year-old when I felt he had outgrown the talking toy microscope. I remain amazed at the clarity of the optics. This is a real find also in that it has the macro setting as well as the microscope setting -- in other words, you are not limited to translucent specimens on a slide, but can use the top light to view solid objects such as dead bugs, small rocks, etc. Also you can compare the views of translucent things such as salt or sugar or mineral crystals, between the upper and lower lighting. The colorful plastic housing is friendly to small hands. The slide set is limited but it is so easy to make one's own. I also am intrigued by their "cover slides" which are basically very small circles of plastic, much like the cling-style decals you may put on your car window. Our 10-year-old has a standard microscope kit from Edmund Scientific and seems envious of the macro capabilities of this one. A winner all around -- although of course not for the very small. It is a real working science tool, after all. Comment | Permalink | function showYesNoCommunityResponse(uId,result,value) { var msgLayer = getElement("thanks" + uId); if ( result == "SUCCESS" ) { msgLayer.innerHTML = "Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.com readers and reviewers. Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."; } else { showVoteErrorResponse(msgLayer,result,value); } } (Report this)