This toy teaches the child animal sounds, sounds from familiar places, common instruments, fun songs, and phrases. The child will learn fine motor skills as well as cause and effect. They will learn to develop independent play and be encouraged to play along. By pressing buttons, turning gears, and pulling the train the child will build fine and gross motor skills. A child's cognitive skills will be developed and strengthened as they hear and are introduced to the sounds of animals, familiar places, and instruments repeated over and over. As the child explores they can mix and match the animals and connect and spin them.

I liked that the child could move the animals around. They could spin the gears. I love toys that play music and introduce little ones to basic sounds. I really liked that they added the parent friendly features such as volume control and automatic shut off.

This is a high-quality educational toy. My 19-month-old daughter was completely entralled, and learning a lot!