Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Green Lantern Play-a-Sound Book

  • 8-button sound module attached to book.
  • Children press buttons to add sound effects to story adapted from 2011 Warners Bros. movie Green Lantern.
  • Recommended for children ages 3 years and older.
  • Sound module powered by 3 AG-13 button cell batteries (included).
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The Green Lantern Play-a-Sound Book comes with an attached eight-button audio module that enables children to add sound effects and music to a story adapted from the Warner Brothers movie Green Lantern, released in June 2011. The book, which tells about DC Comics' Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps fighting evil all over the universe, is designed for children ages 3 and older.

Children match icons on the book's pages to the eight buttons to activate these sounds:

  • Three tunes, including an evil-sounding ditty, an ethereal refrain, and a major and minor-key tune
  • Fanfare
  • Glowing, pu! lsing ring sound effect
  • Falling sound effect
  • Crash
  • Fast Doppler-effect zoom

The Green Lantern Play-a-Sound Book features full-color illustrations and a sturdy hard cover with a foil-embossed cutout. The book conforms to the specifications for toy safety of ASTM F963-08. Three replaceable long-life AG-13 button cell batteries that power the sound module are included.


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