I bought this for my daughters 6th birthday. She enjoys watching the birds in our garden so we thought this would be a good gift idea. The vision from these is great though the focus dial is rather stiff for even me to use with ease. The carry strap is good for kids but it could use a carry bag or at least lens covers. The book that comes with it is just great. It tells you how to use the binoculars and how to identify birds. It lists most of the birds in the U.K with a page dedicated to each one. also has little tick boxes for each bird so you can keep track what birds you have found. My daughter loved this!