Baby Einstein - Baby Noah - Animal Expedition [DVD]

Great for kids.

If youre going to buy a childrens video, by all means buy this video for your two year old and older child. I highly recommend it compared to other kids videos because it is engaging, fun, educational and not cartoon animated or fast-paced. Baby Noah was one of my kids favorites. Having said that, I have a beef with the title Baby Einstein and marketing this to BABIES. It seems to imply that watching these videos is good for babies, which they are NOT! These videos may be great for older kids, but definitely NOT for babies brains! After some research I found out that: 1) brain wave activity in babies is slower when watching television than when sleeping. 2) for every hour of television a baby watches a day, their chances of acquiring an attention deficit disorder increases by 10%, 3) for every hour of television viewed daily at 4 yrs old, there is a significant odds increase for being a bully later on, and 4)consistent, heavy television viewing (more than 2 hrs daily) throughout early childhood can cause behavior, sleep and attention problems. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no television for children under 2, and no more than two hours of media (tv, videos, video games & computers) daily after age 2! I think its important for parents and caregivers to be aware of this so they can make better informed choices. I hope it encourages some people to limit television usage for babies and look for other outlets when possible. For those looking to calm babies and build better brains, I recommend baby carriers because studies show that infants who are carried an extra 3 hours per day cry 40% less, and this effect is lasting over time! Frequently held babies pick up verbal skills faster and develop better core muscle strength and balance. Also, learning to communicate in sign language can reduce frustration and tantrums, accelerate language development and promote parent-child bonding in infants and toddlers.

My son love this DVD, at last we have found something that he will watch instead of Baby McDonald. He gets very excited when he hears the opening music and when the puppets come on. The DVD takes you all over the world to discover the animals that live there. It is a great learning tool and has pleasant music which, so far hasnt got to annoying.

My ten month old loves this DVD, especially the puppets. Puppets do the intro of each continent and then theres beautiful footage of real animals. They name the area the animal lives in and the name of the animals. If she is fussy this is the best distraction, in addition to the other Einstein DVDs. It calms her down. Its also a nice distraction when Im trying to make dinner. The Baby Noah CD is a nice addition to the DVD. Its a pleasure to listen to when we are in the car; even I like it.

fabulous concept: showing (ostensibly american) children the world of animal diversity, by visiting different climatic regions. a fitting subject for the baby einstein genre. so what historical genius traveled the world, discovering and documenting the diversity of animal life? thats right: darwin. but beyond disneys fear of a subject controversial only to the uneducated, this video is a big hit with my kids. the two main pluses are the diversity of animals it shows, and the monologue seems sufficiently subdued to allow me to do the naming and explaining to them (although i have a hard time explaining why an elephant is refereeing an ice block race between two penguins).

This is SUCH a great Baby Einstein. I was looking at the other reviews trying to figure out why it only had an over all 4 stars. I guess a few people are unhappy with the previews at the beginning. Maybe they dont know how to work their DVD players or VCRs, but you can skip past them. Maybe they just sit their kids down in front of the TV and dont bother to skip the preview. I dont know, but this is a FABULOUS DVD for kids. The music is by far the best of any Baby Einstein, and the animal footage is symply entrancing. I lost my 1st copy, and paid for another one, because I love it so much. Dont miss out. Its totally worth the extra 7 seconds it takes to skip the preview.

grandson loves it.

My son has had this one since he was very small and hes always loved it. Hes two now and hes still into it so thats awesome! Its fun to watch with all his favorite animals in it. I love it

great dvd

My son loves this video. Especially good at night before bedtime. Very soothing.