Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Award-winning Professor Parrot Speaks Spanish is now available on DVD.
Children learn 150 Spanish words with songs, dances, games and puppets.
Product Details
- Reading level: Ages 4-8
- DVD Audio
- Publisher: Sound Beginnings; DVD edition (January 27, 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1885278098
- ISBN-13: 978-1885278098
- Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
- Average Customer Review:
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customer reviews)
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I teach pre-school Spanish, and this was the first DVD I recommended to parents.
The story line is that there are four children - an English speaking boy and
girl and a Spanish speaking boy and girl - and Professor Parrot helps them
become friends by teaching the English speaking children Spanish. They start out
with two songs, one teaching introductions and one teaching numbers 1-20. After
the numbers song, they visit a friend of Professor Parrot, a native Spanish
speaker (who doesn't speak any English on the DVD), that tells the story of
Goldilocks. After the story, the kids review phrases from the story, hearing
them in English, then acting them out while saying them in Spanish (knock on the
door, sit in the chair, etc.) The DVD ends with two more songs, one naming the
parts of the body, and one about colors.
Between segments the children speak to Professor Parrot, and he responds, in
their own languages.
Sarah: What's that?
Rosa: ¿Qué es eso?
Professor: (to Sarah)It's a storm, (to Rosa) una tormenta.
As other reviewers have said, my main problem is that it teaches the basics, but
you can only go so far with one thirty minute DVD. It would be great if the
company would release an entire series.
The DVD is great for all ages, but if your children are very young, don't be
afraid to try DVDs such as Plaza Sesamo, produced entirely in Spanish for
Spanish speaking children.
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This is still a new item in our house, but since day 1, it has made a repeat
appearance everyday. My daughter begs to have the Professor Parrot movie played
on the dvd. Tonight, my husband heard her singing herself to sleep in spanish.
She was repeating the songs from the dvd. I just downloaded the 4 page workbook
which will enhance my pronunciation of a few words.
The only downside - - no other DVDs. What's Next!!?span
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My 2 year old son loves Professor Parrot. The songs are short enough to keep his
attention and he is learning to repeat many of the spanish words. I would
recommend this for any toddler/young child who likes to sing.
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We have tried several spanish learning tools. By far this is the best one. If
you want to teach small children some spanish then this is the perfect video.
Professor Parrot speaks clearly so my children can copy exactly how he
pronounces the words. There are enough english words so that my kids know what
the spanish words mean. The music, dancing and story telling keep my childrens
attention through out the entire video. I can watch it with them to help them
practice or I can let them watch it by themselves and I know that they are
getting a great learning experience. I have a 4 year old boy and a 4 year old
girl and they both love it.
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I bought this DVD for my daughter who just turned two, and am so happy with it.
We've owned it for only two weeks and she is already starting to count and sing
in Spanish. It is her favorite thing to watch. What's great about this DVD is
that not only will you and your children have a fun time learning Spanish from
it (the tunes are very catchy) but it will also get your child moving and
dancing along with the children in the DVD. I wish there were more DVDs out
there like this one.
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Bought this for a 5 year old who has surprised us all with her yen to learn to
languages. Spanish seems to be the one that intrigues her the most, so I thought
we would work on it. After the first viewing of the film, she picked up on how
to greet someone and her numbers. She would rather watch this DVD than Nemo, any
of the Princesses or Curious George. Well worth the money!
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My son, aged 2, loves the "bird" videotape! I'm trying to teach him spanish but
I'm having trouble finding visual materials in Spanish for him. This video
touches the basics in an entertaining way so it's engaging for kids. The acting
and singing isn't top notch but it serves the purpose: my son has been belting
out the "colores" song at the supermarket!
I just wished they would make a whole series of it with more advanced vocabulary
because this video is quite short and makes you want to see more!
I speak Spanish so I don't need subtitles, but I agree with other reviewers that
it would be nice to have them.
Overall: the most engaging teaching material we have found so far.
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My 2.5-yeard old LOVES Mr. Parrot and sits through the whole video repeating
some words here and there. I only wish there were videos out there for younger
kids that teach more of the language than just "Hi", "My name is...", and
numbers. This one is cool and engaing, but short and only covers a very small
part of the introductory Spanish language.
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I am using the DVD with my 6 & 7 year old daughters. We love it! They beg to
watch this DVD over and over. They have learned the numbers, colors, and many
simple phrases. I popped the DVD into my computer and was able to print out a
complete transcript and learning guide. We are using this in our home school. I
will use this until the children tire of it, and then move on to a more formal
Spanish instruction.
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I am reviewing the video not the DVD. My 1-yr-old likes to watch the video
although she doesn't speak any language yet. We have lots of children videos and
this is one of her favorites. By watching the video with her, I have picked up
quite a few spanish words and phrases, such as numbers, colors, introductions,
and greetings. I think this video is nicely done. I only wish they had subtitles
or closed caption so we'd know how the words are spelled. I hope they have this
on the DVD version.
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