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Summary: not up to par
Review: very boring - sadly this was the first tape we bought and i will not purchase any others. the dog puppet makes a variety of animal noises - hes a dog why is he making other animal noises. this did not hold the babys attention, and i found it to be annoying to listen to after the first 15 minutes. not to mention that half of the tape is previews for other items!!!!
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Summary: Terrific from start to finish!
Review: "Baby Einstein" is terrific from start to finish. My fourteen-month-old loves this video and only one other..."Singing Babies Nursery Rhyme Time." In fact, my son has little interest in much else. So, we rotate these two videos getting equal doses of classical and then all the nursery rhymes. I highly recommend "Einstein." Actually, I recommend both videos.
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Summary: Slightly off the mark
Review: Our family owns every Baby Einstein DVD in the series, and my two year old son picks out the ones he wants to watch. He has recently become interested in this one after ignoring it for a few months. I have to mark this one down a little, as it is not as well put together as earlier ones like Baby Mozart and Baby van Gogh. The footage of the animals is excellent, and very educational in helping children learn to identify neighbourhood animals as well as other animals. (I have cows and horses, but no otters in my neighbourhood.) The sequences with the swan and ducks in water are outstanding. I didn't like the beginning with the cow with wings, even though it was a cute puppet. My son asked me what it was, and why the cow had wings, and is now on the lookout for flying pink cows. He identifies with the naughty mice who throw food around, and advises the mommy mouse to give them a time-out. The Pavlov puppet skits between animals are too long and monotonous, and the little skits with the other puppets are sometimes confusing, like when the frog is barking, and then quacks, which makes the duck bark instead of quack. The puppetry is also a little below the usual standard. Full marks for the animals, points off for the fillers.
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Summary: excellent videos for children
Review: My children ages 3 and 4 enjoy the video it really seems to keep their interest. As parents, we also need to be somewhat entertained by the videos because we are expected to watch them as well. I truly like their newest video release "Baby Baseball" because I am a sports person and love the idea of exposing my children to sports at an early age. Baby Einstein is a great company, keep the videos coming.
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Summary: Baby Intrigue 101!
Review: Our son has been watching Baby Einstein videos since he was about 3 months old. He has always been especially interested in the Neighborhood Animals DVD. It is well organized and easy to discuss the animals with him as he watches it. He is 8 months old now and still loves it. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: My 15 month old knows her animals thanks to Baby Einstein!
Review: We purchased Neighborhood Animals on DVD, along with the Baby Einstein Animal Flash cards when my daughter was 8 months old. She is now 15 months and KNOWS her animals because of this video. The pictures are of real animals, in natural settings, with the beautiful Baby Einstein musical soundtrack. My daughter shouts "Dog, Cat, Bird, Horse, Cow, Pig, Bug, etc..." as they come up on the screen. She is thrilled to watch this video. The whole family enjoys this, and all the Baby Einstein videos we own. Great products!
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Summary: Not as boring (for Adults)
Review: I got this Dvd for my daugher because I was tired of her wanting to watch Baby Mozart all the time. I think as a video to watch together (parent/child) this one is much better than the Mozart one but my daugher still prefers Mozart.
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Summary: Seen Better
Review: This isn't the best video I've seen. I played it for my 8 month old for the first time and I saw things that I personally don't agree with, i'.e. swatting at a fly. My husband & I teach our kids to respect all animals. The repitition is good but I think the dog puppet in the beginning of each segment is confusing to small kids when the background music sounds like a horse or when the dog pretends he's other animals. I'm waiting for our next order of the Bach/Mozart set so I hope it is better.
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Summary: Baby Einstein Neighborhood Animals
Review: My 7 month daughter did not like this video. It would not hold her attention and I was very disappointed. I thought that the music was annoying (worse than Barney) ....
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Summary: Great fun for baby & Mom too!
Review: I'm so glad our 6 month old loves this video! She and Mommy both laugh at the doggie puppet's antics, and she seems fascinated at the live action footage of animals. (of course... she loves Zoboomafoo too!) Personally, I thought they could've found some cuter otters for the video, but that's nitpicking.
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