Product Type: Videos
Award: Blue Chip
Age: Early Elementary School Years
2009 Awards
(Walt Disney $29.95 Score:
) A two DVD set of a loveable classic that you probably saw when you were the same age as your own kids. Along with the full length feature, this set includes a deleted song, a reunion with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, an animated adventure with Julie Andrews and a backstage extra of the Broadway show. Sure it will air on TV, but this is the way to see it without all the commercials and whenever a little spoonful of sugar is needed! Still a treat!
Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
1995 Awards
( $19.95 Score:
) A real musical experience with the "eco-troubadour" singing many old favorites such as "Baby Beluga." We could have done without the pessimism of "Will I Ever Grow Up?" but kids probably hear it as a song of longing rather than doubt. 4 & up. Also classic: Raffi in ConcertAge: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 1995.
2000 Awards
(Disney $12.99 Score:
) Over the years we have found some of the Sing Along tapes a better alternative for preschoolers than the feature-length films that are too scary for young viewers. However, these are uneven and sometimes include clips that are not for all ages. We suggest renting and previewing before you buy. We do like the way the words to the songs bounce along the bottom of the screen so kids who can read can sing along. Closed-captioned. New for 2002, Winnie the Pooh Sing a Song with Tigger is a solid good choice with some new music from the Tigger movie. 4 & up. Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2000.
1995 Awards
(Rabbit Ears $9.95 Score:
) Many of our best-loved folktales and legends of heroes and heroines were found in this distinguished series. Most of our favorite titles, however, are no longer available. We suggest you rent and preview before you buy. Although done by well-known performers, these artful films have little or no animation and may be somewhat slow for kids who are accustomed to Disneyesque production values. Our top choices are : How the Leopard Lost His Spot, narrated by Danny Glover, and followed by Follow the Drinking Gourd, narrated by Morgan Freeman. 6 & up. Age: Early School Years. Award Year: 1995.
1994 Awards
(Mirmax / Buena Vista $12.99 Score:
) An enchanting fantasy of a snowman who takes a small boy on a flying adventure. A word of warning: One three year old dissolved in tears when the snowman melted. A better choice for 4 & up. Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 1994.
1995 Awards
(David Alpert Association $19.95 Score:
) Kaboom! down with the old and up, up, up goes a new skyscraper in New York City. Step by step from implosions to raising the steel and concrete oozing out of the hoses, here's a ringside seat for watching a building go from a foundation to finish. Real construction people, both male and female, answer the questions of a seven-year-old child in a well-paced, clearly written film that was shot from many perspectives, including a helicopter. PLATINUM AWARD '95. Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 1995.
2001 Awards
(Columbia Tristar $14.95 Score:
) A lively blend of splendid film footage, information, and music have made this series a hit with kids. Dudley Moore narrates all three videos: Monkey Business looks at animal families; Dinosaurs and Other Creature Features explores the mysteries and characteristics of some of the weirdest wildlife; Polar Prowl travels from North to South Pole. Closed-captioned. 5-11 Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2004 Awards
(Sony $9.98 Score:
) Now on DVD, young ballerinas can join along with a children's class at the Royal Academy of Dance. From warm-ups, to rehearsing, to a charming performance of scenes from Sleeping Beauty, viewers are invited to dance along. A short version of Sleeping Beauty is told as film clips show adult ballerinas dancing, but it is the children's performance of the story that will inspire viewers. DVD also includes "How to Be a Ballet Dancer." 5-9.
Age: Early School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2008 Awards
(Scholastic $12.95 Score:)
There is one live action story in this collection, Angus and the Ducks, based on Marjorie Flck’s classic Scottie dog, Angus. All the other well known and award winning storybooks here are done with music and moving camera to enliven the still images. So, for a generation of kids who have grown up on animation, this may look odd. That said, this disk has several storybooks that every child should know. Robert McCLoskey’s Make Way for Ducklings was the winner of the Caldecott award in 1942 and remains a beauty of a book to see on screen and between covers. Also on this DVD, The Story About Ping, a little duck who strays too far from home and lives with the consequences as well as the punishment, he was trying to avoid. This has long been a favorite. 3-8
Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Award Year: 2008. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
1995 Awards
(Warner Bros. $19.98 Score:
) From the opening bars of "Puff," the magic is still here! All ages. Age: Infants,Toddlers,Preschool,Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 1995.
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