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• Position: What's New? Holiday Gifts Galore - New educational toys from LeapFrog Enterprises Inc.

Leap Frog, Emeryville, Calif., which a few years back revolutionized educational toys with its LeapPad line of computerized notebooks, is at it again. This season's groundbreaking innovations include the "Quantum Leap Line," ushering in an entirely new way to study for grade- and middle-school students. These tools transform old drill-and-kill study methods into action-packed games and activities that make preparing for class more fun, fast, and effective.

Heading the list is the Quantum Pad Learning System & Library ($49.99). Grade--specific and multi-subject books teach core skills in math, science, reading, language arts, and history for third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders. Moreover, a mix of popular licensed titles and favorite stories come to life with interactive learning games, a book report writing template, glossary of new words, and comprehension questions. By year's end, the Quantum Pad library will have almost 20 titles ($14.99 apiece); each good for hours of interactive game play. Two of our favorites are The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System and Smart Guide to Third Grade.

For the kindergarten...