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Summary: Save it for later, at least 18 months
Review: I showed this video to my daughter when she was a little over a year. She showed no interest in it at all. I popped it back in many months later, when she was about 21 months old, and she absolutely loved it. She watched it over and over, and continually asks to watch it. So, I recommend this video for older children, at least 18 months, not little babies. My only complaint is the sound on the VHS tape. I thought my tape was defective until I read a review by someone else who had the same problem. My advice is to buy the DVD if you can.
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Summary: Computer Animation (not Pixar quality) Makes this a Dud!
Review: I was very disappointed in this video/DVD. It ride the name recognition factor of the company. The show strays from the original format of Mozart and Bach. While I like to see innovation (like Neptune and Galileo) this one is so off the path I found recommend to other parents to skip this DVD and try Brainy Baby series.
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Summary: I am glad not the first one
Review: My son seems to likes parts of this video but not nearly like any of the others. Baby Mozart is by far the best one of the series. Any of the other DVD's work to keep my sons attention. If Baby Newton were the first one we had purchased we never would not have bought anymore. Maybe when my son is older he will like this one better. But at 1 year he has no interest. I would not waste my money on this one for a younger baby. You are better off getting Baby Mozart or one of the Baby Dolittles.
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Summary: unnecessary quibbling on great infant/toddler entertainment
Review: My son has been watching this from when it came out, and while he is now three, he still enjoys the video. He totally loves the animated clown, just as he enjoyed the toy commercials of the rest of the videos :-) Isaac the lion is totally adorable, and I much prefer that he watch this rather than grow up too quickly and watch Toy Story et. al.
He learned all of his shapes and COLORs too from watching this video after just a couple of times watching. We watch all DVDs together always, and about those complaints on 2D tags for 3D images, watch with your child! fold laundry near them, and ask them questions and talk about what you watch. And its a good thing to recognize that a pyramid is made up of triangles and so on. After watching the video, he was able to recognize the 2D shapes underlying objects in our 3D world. This video IS a great addition to the series. This is teaching a toddler simple concepts, NOT teaching a 7 year old geometry.
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Summary: Entertaining, but with an underlying problem.
Review: My son (now 2) loves this DVD. He asks regularly for the "shapes" movie, and as a result of the numerous viewings, he has been able to identify all the basic shapes since he was 18 months old. This is serving him very well in playgroup, and for this I am very thankful.The animated clown is formed out of the various shapes, and the crayons teach colours as well as shapes. The puppets are the same ones used in the other DVD's, so there's a tie-in. The ducks stretch a circle to make an oval, the lion repairs a picture frame with tools, and blows away sand with a fan to reveal a triangle. The other puppets also contribute to the entertainment factor through skits. My only concern is that sometimes the shapes shown are 3 dimensional, so they are calling a 4 sided pyramid a triangle, a cube becomes a square and so on. I am hoping this won't confuse him later on, and will try to explain the differences to him when he gets a bit older. This one is probably not for babies, but very useful for toddlers and pre-schoolers, especially if you have the time to watch it with them (at least initially) to provide a little guidance.
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Summary: Misinformation
Review: My 1 year old son is mesmerized by Baby Newton. He really enjoys the puppet action, the song about shapes as well as the beautiful pictures set to classical music. However, I am disappointed in the information on Baby Newton. They show 3-dimensional shapes and name them 2-dimensional. For example, they refer to a sphere as a circle. I used to teach second grade before I became a mother and we worked very hard on this concept in class. This is a "trick" question on many standarized tests in schools. The test will have a picture of a sphere and ask the student to name it. So many students aren't careful and mark "circle" as the answer. I hope to soon replace this video with one that he likes just as well and has correct information. I enjoy the opportunity to get supper ready while he is watching the video.
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Summary: A Departure but Still Great
Review: Baby Newton is definitely a departure from the classic Baby Einstein format, but my kids still LOVE it. The computer generated animation & non-classical music is different, but fun. My 3yr old twins have learned all of their shapes & how to draw a face from this video. Maybe this isn't the video for the die-hard Baby Einstein classics lover, but it's still a quality video with lots to offer the toddler set.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Agree with the other reviewers. This one fails to engage my daughter, and I found it lacking charm. Save your money.
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Summary: Wait till your child turns 1
Review: At 9 months, my daughter loved the Baby Einstein "composer" series (Bach, Mozart, Beethoven), but seemed bored by this video. But now that she's 1 1/2, she loves it and shouts for "Newton! Newton!" every day. I think toddlers are more interested in the educational themes and mini-skits of this video than infants are. It gives them something to think about and remember; my daughter names all the shapes and objects, and even says "Uh-oh!" right before the dog gets pelted with balls. All the Baby Einstein videos have age recommendations on the box, and this one does say age 1 and up, unlike the composer videos. I want to add that there IS classical music on this video. It opens with Vivaldi's Four Seasons and each live-action shape segment has a Vivaldi tune from the Baby Vivaldi CD. Yes, the clown song clings to my brain like gum, but so does the Blue Danube Waltz which appears on several BE videos. Overall, Baby Newton is a big hit with my daughter and that makes it a hit with me!
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Summary: Nothing like the other Einstein Videos
Review: We too have watched or purchased all of Einstein collection. I was so excited to see a new one out that I ran out and bought it. Big Mistake - I was disappointed and so was my daughter. All the classical music is gone, no more puppet interaction, no more kids on the video. It is all computer image animation and some very annoying song that is played in full twice during this video. That's it, no more music at all! Yes, it does show you the initial shapes but then shows you real life pictures of the shapes that a 1 even a 2 year old couldn't pick out. They are showing briges from afar whoose wires slightly resemble triangles. Very poor. My 19mo old daughter does know her shapes but not from this video and she was bored FAST! There isn't the interaction of learning from the other videos. I recommend you stay away from this one. Although all the previous videos they made are good my daughter's favs were Baby Bach and Baby Santa when she was an infant and then she grew into Baby Van Gogh and Baby Dolittle (neighborhood animals) These are the best in my opinion. The Einstein company tried to veer off from what made them famous - this one is too technical for babies/toddlers. Purchase the old basics that the kids love!
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