Product Details
- Format: Color, NTSC
- Rated: NR
- Studio: Small Fry Productions
- Video Release Date: June 1, 2000
- VHS Features:
- NTSC format (US and Canada only.
This VHS will probably NOT be viewable in other countries.)
- Color, NTSC
- ASIN: B00004VVPG
- Average Customer Review:
Based on 23 reviews.
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
This total immersion approach to language means that no
English is spoken on this video, and only the occasional sentence is translated
onscreen. Instead, viewers are treated to five sections of objects, concepts, or
actions while a woman identifies them in Spanish. The first section shows a boy
(niño), various people, and animals eating (comer) and an apple (manzana) and
then puts it all together (El niño come la manzana!). The same method is used
for numbers, colors, manners, and phrases and then another section of familiar
words and phrases. The 40-minute video comes with an introduction and the
lessons spelled out in a fold-out cardboard display attached to the video box.
This is a serious effort meant to teach children a second language while they
are still quite young. But that won't stop children from enjoying the brightly
colored video of animals, toys, and a multiracial cast of kids. Ages 1-5.
--Kimberly Heinrichs
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review:
Simple and worth buying.....My daughter loves it.!!!!!, December 20, 2004
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My 10-month-old daughter absolutely loves this video and so do I. I bought it
for her when she was 8 months and she loves it even more now. She sits there and
watches attentively. Funny part is that my daughter goes buserk with excitement
during certain phrase or images in the video. When the video is over, she'll
make a moaning sound until we re-play it and surprisingly she'll sit through the
entire thing.... again!!!! It's very simple for children and it uses images and
repetition to re-enforce the words. I am a native speaker and love the fact that
the narrator uses a Spanish accent. I've heard and seen samples of other videos
and audio and was disappointed to hear an English accent. I think it's important
for children to learn to speak Spanish with the correct accent and not sound
like someone speaking broken Spanish. Other reviews criticize the quality of the
video, but I thought it was pretty good. All and all...buy it; it's worth it.
9 of 9 people found the
following review helpful:
Toddler, Mom + Dad All learning Spanish, May 26, 2004
We purchased this video based on other Amazon evaluations. We are so happy we
purchased this video. We wish it was on DVD, but it's not available that way.
Even still, it's no big deal to fast forward past the very brief intro (no
commercials for other videos, YEA).
We got this for my son when he was 8 mo. old (now 18 mo). He loves Bilingual
Baby - Spanish even over the Einstein Videos - of which we have like 10! He
happily watches it without getting distracted.
Additionally, I think this video quickened his learning of the concepts of
yes and no.
It's so easy to watch. My husband and I have learned - especially the
pronounciation. The video focus is on phrazes and words babies and toddlers use
most, making it practical too!
As a Mom (and the primary cargiver) I find none of it offencive. Which is
saying a lot for this neurotic Mom!
6 of 6 people found the
following review helpful:
Bilingual Baby is the BEST!!!, March 26, 2004
I love this video!! But more importantly, my daughter loves this video. She's
been watching it since she was 4 months old (she's now 15 months) and it is
still her favorite video. The music is lively and it goes slowly enough and is
repetitive enough to really capture a small childs attention. At 4 months you
would think it is too early, but she loved it then and even now, it is one of
the only things she will watch. It probably works well for up to about 3 or 4 yr
olds. Other t.v. is boring and cartoons or animated videos do not capture them
like real people and real objects. Best of all it is TOTAL immersion which is
next to impossible to find. I hope this company makes a part 2 to this video
soon!
1 of 2 people found the
following review helpful:
Not that good, January 8, 2004
My seven and three year old were interested but some of the images in this
video were confusing. It's definitely not worth buying. You're better off
getting it from the library or buying some cartoons in Spanish instead.
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