Melissa & Doug USA Map Wooden Puzzle (45 pcs)

Easy & entertaining. Just what we wanted, to teach the grandchildren (and us) where all the parts of the USA fit together.

Very nice puzzle bought it for my son, very good quality and the delivery was really speedy although it’s coming from USA. Very satisfied

I'm a secondary school teacher and I find its a great tool for lunch detentions! I ask the students to put the puzzle tighter then they can leave. Now some students challenge theirselves by trying to beat their 'time'.

Parcel arrived ahead of estimated time and product was well received as gift

Used for my stroke victim partner. Interesting because we learned more about US cities and states. Pieces don’t always reflect the picture.

Wonderful. I have one similar from the mid-1970's I bought my children. A couple of pieces are missing and it is well worn... So, a new one for my great-grandchildren is in order. The most important and appreciated features of your puzzle are making pieces match size and shape of states where practicable, naming the states, showing a view what the state is famous for and having the capitals hidden under the puzzle piece for each. Then, for it to be 3/8" thick laminate and to have a summary of facts for each of the 50 states on the back of the board... this is VERY attractive and functional for our bright young active children! Thank you. Also, a 12"x 16" is so functional to use and to store, ready to see, think and do! I changed to Gulf of America...

Love it and easy to learn map with completing a few times

This is a great puzzle. Over the years I've purchased a few of them as birthday gifts for various children. As it typical of most Melissa & Doug products that I've encountered, the puzzle is of superior quality...I love the fact that it's constructed of wood. The puzzle pieces and board are extremely well made and are very durable. We've owned ours for over four years now and it is still in excellent condition! Each puzzle piece is about 3/16 of an inch thick. The names of the States are printed on the puzzle pieces, while the names of the capitals of each State is printed on the puzzle board. That way children not only learn the names of the states, and their location within the US, but also the capital of each State. The puzzle consists of 45 pieces--the smaller New England states, share a puzzle piece. For example, MA, RI, and CT all share one puzzle piece. The same is true of a few other north eastern states that are not within NE region. In any event, this is a wonderful puzzle. It's educational and fun, providing children with endless hours of entertainment, while increasing their knowledge about their country. My daughter, who is eight, has one of these puzzles and she loves it. I bought it back in 2011 when she was only 4. My husband and I have completed the puzzle with her many times over the years, and now that she's older she's taken it upon herself to do it with her five year old brother. It's really cute to watch them seriously concentrating while completing the puzzle. :-)

My 4 year old and I find this puzzle fun every time we do it. He's learning a lot about the United States, not only where the States are but also on the back their State bird and State flower. Now that it's easy for us to do it we have mini competitions on how quickly we can do it. It's too bad Melissa and Doug hasn't come up with a Europe map - I think that would be a great puzzle to do and learn. I recommend this for 4 and up to adults!

The quality of this is nice. It's a wooden puzzle and looks as pictured. I love that my kids are learning what the states look like and where they go and don't even realize it. They're toddlers right now, but they're learning all the time. I like that it's also a refresher for me of the states and capitols. It's a pretty good sized puzzle. It came with all the parts, it shows what the states are known for as well. In the picture it's missing Florida, that's due to us losing it. Georgia has also seen better days. Our puppy got a hold of that one.