Product Details
- Directors: Diane Berson
- Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language: English, Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.
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- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Rating:
- Studio: Cantarima Multimedia LLC
- DVD Release Date: October 5, 2005
- Run Time: 24 minutes
- Average Customer Review:
(7
customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000BS6YUG
Rating:
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My baby will actually sit down to watch these! I love the entire collection, and
so does my son.
Rating:
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Although we loved the Cantarima Nursery Rhyme DVD, this one was very
disappointing. The format is good - being brought up bilingual myself, I
strongly believe the best way for kids to learn a language is through nursery
rhymes and singing. My main irritation with it is the poor translation and the
accent. If I am going to put a bilingual DVD or CD, I expect a native speaker.
The accent was terrible. A complete put-off. Also as someone else has said, far
too hurried for language learning and I compensate by repeating the dialog or
song myself slowly and clearly. I admit that I do put it on because my kids
enjoy it and I want maximum exposure, and the DVD is a huge improvement on most
of the bilingual material out there - but still a disappointment.
Rating:
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I listened to the first 3 minutes of this DVD and had to turn it off because the
kids are signing off key and not even with the music. It's terrible. I don't
want my newborn to think that this is what music sounds like. Luckily, I got
this from the library and didn't spend a dime on it. PLEASE DO NOT BUY
THIS...unless your child is deaf...or you want your child to be tone deaf.
Rating:
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A big hit with our 11-month-old baby, this DVD features delightful puppets,
toddlers/preschoolers, a variety of visuals and rhymes/songs in both languages.
Comes with a songsheet so you can learn the words. We also use some signs when
singing along. Our baby loves watching this and has since about 6 months old.
Rating:
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This is a great DVD if you want to have some quiet time before bed.
My kids already know all of the Spanish songs... and a little spoken segment
about going to bed has improved their Spanish vocabulary; it is tough to find
educational DVDs that actually teach useful Spanish. That said, this is my least
favorite of the Cantarima DVDs, my kids prefer Cantos y Rimas of the three. I
also disagree with the comment in another review that a line in the DVD is
patronizing to Hispanics, the speaker clearly states in BOTH languages that
parents & children should watch the video together. I am Hispanic and this is
one of the better DVD series for Hispanic families.
Rating:
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The format is very good for kids who thrive in two languages, as songs are
played back to back in English and Spanish. I only have three pounds of beef
with the product: First, singers' quality. The choir could hardly be more out of
key. Another is that Spanish translations for typical English songs are
terrible. They do not rhyme at all (see? rhyme = rima), and often a complete and
often nonsensical sentence is hurriedly squeezed into a sigle song line. Lastly,
the patronizing final line in the video (it is important that parents view this
video with their children or sometihng to that effect) is read in Spanish only.
Why is this? is there an assumption that Spanish speaking parents, not the
English language-only ones plug their kids to the tube and go on with their
merry lives? I don't see this kind of patronizing in English language videos,
nor this line is read also in English too following it.
Rating:
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I really liked the idea of giving my kids some exposure to other languages. I
was particularly pleased with this DVD that has some nice soothing music and the
puppets are just so sweet. Given how much I'll be using this as a "wind down" to
the evening, I think it's a very good value. I don't want my kids watching a ton
of TV so the 30 minute length is just right.
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