Children's Map of the Solar System product reviews

After watching a series of documentaries about our Universe it was really good to have this map handy while trying to explain it to the audience of young children visiting. Using this map I was able to show them if not the physics of stellar formation, at least the results of the process. I could point out how the sun spun in the centre and the accretion disc had lumped into balls we now call planets, and how the leftovers became the Asteroid and Kuiper belts. This map/poster is absolutley chokka block full of illustrations, perhaps too many. There are a lot of astronomical objects and space craft shown, but there are also a lot of utter nonsense images. Yes, they increase the fun factor, but can make it difficult for a child to spot the orbital pathways the various key bodies travel along. However, this map is huge and so I dare say it would look rather bare without the extras, so they come as a mixed blessing. The size is also the only tiny drawback I found, in that I haven't got a bare patch of wall within eye-range of my youngun, so you will need to ensure you have a significant patch of space available if you plan to mount it on the wall long-term. For now, it lives rolled up in a tube and comes out only when the bedroom floor is free of toys and furniture. When it does make an appearance though, it is a real winner, and it is at an unbelievably low price, I thought they had made a mistake when I first saw it. I would have been happy to have paid another $20 for this and still would have thought it a bargain. At this price, it's a steal!