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Summary: a bit disappointed
Review: My son LOVES his Baby Einstein videos--Baby Bach, Beethoven, Mozart & Shakespeare. He begs to watch them and we have recently had to set limits on his viewing. Having grown weary of watching the same ones over and over, my husband decided to buy the Neighborhood Animals video. I'm not sure at this point if my son (16 months)likes this video or not--he's only seen it 2 or 3 times, so it is a bit early to tell. He does seem to like the children singing "Old McDonald's Farm." I, however, have a few issues with this video. I have to wonder if young children/toddlers find it confusing when Pavlov the Dog makes cow, cat, pig, etc. sounds. My son is learning which animals make which sounds, but here's this dog mooing and oinking and meowing. I also have to wonder if it is a good idea to show toddlers the clip of the mice having a food fight. I have a hard enough time getting my son to keep his food on his tray! My final gripe is: why include the otter? Why not a fish as an example of an animal on the river? Certainly more familiar to youngsters, I would think. Of course, if my son ends up loving this video as much as he does the music-oriented ones, I'll gladly sit through this one with him!
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Summary: Another good video for a rainy day
Review: This video is what you would expect from the Baby Einstein Company--puppetry, classical music score, toys, live action children and video footage of animals. It's designed around 4 themes, animals in the house (dog, cat, mouse), yard, (bird, rabbit, bug), farm (cow, horse, pig)and river (frog, otter, duck). My 14 month old daughter enjoys it, especially the children singing "Old MacDonald" during the farm sequence, and the flying cow marrionette. I didn't give it a full five stars largely because, on the whole, the quality of the puppetry (as opposed to others in the series like Baby Shakespeare and Baby Van Gogh) is not of the same caliber and the toy sequences don't seem to have the same level of wit and humor that sparkles in the other videos. My opinion is that this video is simply following their tried and true formula, granted, it is one that, judging from my child's reaction, works well, but maybe needs some fine tuning.
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Summary: Very good, but still prefer Brainy Baby - Animals
Review: Really good. It captures the spirit of a child's fascination with animals..Introducing house animals, farm animals and animals living in the water...etc. But if you're chosing one animals Video for your child, I would definitely go for "Brainy Baby - Animals".I learn something new everytime I watch it with my 2 years old son. It covers interesting information about each animal, like cows having 4 stomachs or penguins being birds that cannot fly.. etc And besides the traditional groupings of house animals, animals in the water, etc.. it covers more interesting groupings, like " animals with furry faces, animals with stripes and dots, unusual animals, the animal alphabet..etc" It is simply the best and caters to all ages.
This one has more music and more visual effects like all Baby Einstein videos but definitely not as good.
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Summary: Don't Bother!
Review: I ordered this video for our grandaughter who is 17 mths old even she held no interest in this video. She is extremely active
and I thought this video would capture her attention but not even a little. To be honest she watches no T.V. so it was probably a bad idea. Not interesting enough ,she would rather be read too or be playing. Don't waste your money.
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Summary: Excellent Educational Tool!
Review: As one who strongly supports reading to children, I was a "little" anti-TV for my youngster, until watching "Baby Van Gogh," which is an earlier video production by the same company. Julie Aigner-Clark is a genius! Her innovative products, exceptionally creative, are designed to entertain children while they learn. "Baby Dolittle Neighborhood Animals," is no exception. With an imaginative approach, this instantly engaging video teaches animal recognition through cleverly written text, and real world objects, while stimulating auditory senses with classically arranged pieces and children's music. My son was immediately mesmerized from the first viewing, five-months old, and remains fascinated to this day, now fourteen months old. I heard about Baby Einstein products from friends, but did not become interested until I learned of the company's dedication to providing financial support to MANY children's charities such as the Autism Society of America, Ronald McDonald House, The Eden Institute, a leading school for educating autistic children, and a host of other organizations committed to children with special needs. I now own several Baby Einstein videos and most of the companion books - they are excellent educational tools. Additional recommendations - "Baby Shakespeare," "Baby Mozart," "Baby Van Gogh," also, Richard Scarry's "BEST" videos are excellent for children 1 year and up.
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Summary: My Son Loves This Dvd
Review: This is a great Dvd, my 19 month old son would watch this all day if I let him. He begs for me to put it on and then he jumps up and down and claps his hands as soon as the little caterpillar appears. We have 5 different Baby Einstein Dvd's and this is by far his favorite. We also have the World Animals, Baby Van Gogh (He doesn't like this one at all), Baby Mozart and then Baby Mac Donald. I would highly recommend this DVD to any parent!
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Summary: Only one complaint
Review: This video is very good. It is simple and enjoyable. My only complaint is about the sound. It is of poor quality. It sounds muffled and it is quite loud. It is mostly the music and not so much the sound effects and the child's voice that sounds bad. If the sound were better I would have given it five stars.
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Summary: Only one complaint
Review: This is a great video. Very simple but enjoyable. My only complaint is the sound is of poor quality. I only have this one, so I don't know if it's because it is a vhs or if they all sound like this. It sounds almost muffled and it's loud. It is mostly the music and not so much the sound effects and child's voice that sounds bad. The sound quality is the only reason I didn't give it five stars.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I have always been impressed with the Baby Einstein series--my son loves them. When I saw this video promoted on a commercial after one of the other videos, it sounded perfect--Ms. Clark described this one as featuring "animals you would see while walking your child in the park." My baby loves animals, so I thought that sounded great! He constantly points out the animals that we see when we are outside. But there are very few animals in this video that could qualify as "neighborhood animals." There were a few dogs, and some cats, but what about squirrels, guinea pigs or other domestic critters? Instead, we get more wild animals such as otters (none in my neighborhood) and wild mice (I could understand if there were domestic mice in this video, but these mice were the kind that shouldn't be found in your house--yet that was the section in which they were featured).
Plus, the puppet shows are not nearly as entertaining or creative as on the other videos.
"World Animals" and "Baby MacDonald" are much better if your child likes to see animals and enjoy the puppets.
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Summary: My daughter loves this!
Review: My daughter is absolutely fascinated with this DVD. She received it when she turned 1 and still loves it now she is 2. She dances, sings, and points to the animals. She recognized dogs everywhere we go and on the DVD. I highly recommend this video for the colorful imagery, the music, and the educational aspect.
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