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A TO Z SYMPHONY, THE

A TO Z SYMPHONY, THE
CLASSICAL FUN MUSIC, INC.
Topic - Music
Description - Twenty six independent, one-minute videos set to the melodies of some of histories greatest composers. Each letter's vignette is preceded by an introduction of the title and composer, so they become memorized naturally by young minds.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Excellent. Can't-miss classical music in a kid-friendly format. Extremely high quality sound. One-minute tracks good for short attention spans. Images are not the usual kiddy alphabet stuff. Intriguing material for those just learning the alphabet.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Loved it. Repeated letters and associated words out loud, labeled foods (Boo! Mushrooms!) giggled (The arrow and the apple are funny!) and asked lots of questions. "How does the yo-yo work?" "What are Stonehenge and the Olympics?" "Is this all true?"
Runtime: 32 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 19.95
Media: DVD ISBN # 0975992708

ACTIVE PARENTING TODAY

ACTIVE PARENTING TODAY
ACTIVE PARENTING PUBLISHERS
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Develop courage, responsibility and self-esteem in your child, using Active Parenting principles. Contains an hour of video illustrating styles of parenting, effective non-violent discipline skills and logical consequences.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Content is very good with realistic lessons that are valuable to any parent. The presentation lacks appeal. The video clips are only a few inches in diameter, the narrator is dull, and it lacks flexibility, forcing constant review of some segments.
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Platform: WIN platform
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: ADULT-ADULT
Suggested Retail Price: $ 39.95
Media: CDROM ISBN # 1-880283-23-9

ADVENTURES WITH CONNOR AND JADEN, VOL. 1: SUMMER FUN

ADVENTURES WITH CONNOR AND JADEN, VOL. 1: SUMMER FUN
BOOGIEBUBBLE PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Series: ADVENTURES WITH CONNOR AND JADEN
Topic - Family
Description - Sends positive messages to youngsters on issues like sharing, safety and respect for others.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Enjoyable short for babies. It takes them through a day that is familiar to most children, from water play to play ground. The production level is very simple but it works. The child narrator will most likely appeal to little ones while adults will enjoy the child's perspective on daily living. Clear images and music.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - The two-year-olds loved it. They described the pictures and what they saw. One child asked to watch it again. They loved seeing the water and the playground and kept saying "babies." They talked to the screen about what they saw. Good length.
Runtime: 35 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-2
Suggested Retail Price: $ 15.99
Media: DVD

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AUTISM AND THE NEW LAW

AUTISM AND THE NEW LAW
EDVANTAGE MEDIA, INC.
Topic - Family
Description - Addresses the components of the Advancement of Pediatric Autism Research Act, a law passed to find more effective treatments and a cure for autism.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Upbeat, sensitive and reassuring presentation. Accurate; appropriate language. Use of both parents of autistic children and professionals is effective. Promotes acceptance and respect for autistic children. Supportive, hopeful and encouraging.
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Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: ADULT-ADULT
Suggested Retail Price: $ 49.95
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0-9646168-8-2

According to the NCI, captioned television programs and entertainment create a rich learning environment by allowing students to hear the words, see the words as captions and experience the meaning of the words by watching the images on the TV screen. This approach to reading comprehension has been found to be beneficial by reading and special education teachers as a way to motivate slow or reluctant readers, students with learning disabilities and individuals learning English as an additional language. Much of the research was funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Education.

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BABIES MAKE MUSIC

BABIES MAKE MUSIC
HEADBONE
Series: LYNN KLEINER SERIES
Topic - Music
Description - Early childhood music pioneer Lynn Kleiner shows how musical interactions can be delightful and easy, even for parents with no music background. She uses a variety of activities including massage rhymes, lullabies, games, songs and dances.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy to follow, enjoyable, very rhythmic, good for language development. Encourages parents to interact with their child using songs and activities. "As a parent, I thought the video was a good teaching tool." Repeats songs so you can learn them easily.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - This is really designed for parents though kids enjoyed the puppets and watching babies and children on-screen. Some made animal noises along with the puppets and danced. Some didn't want to watch it at all.
Runtime: 52 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-ADULT
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.95
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0-9653636-1-9

BABY AND PARENT NURSERY: AGES AND STAGES PLAYTIME

BABY AND PARENT NURSERY: AGES AND STAGES PLAYTIME
BRIGHTENING MINDS, INC.
Series: BABY AND PARENT NURSERY
Topic - Family
Description - Sections for both parents and babies make this a valuable DVD for new parents. Stimulating images and music keep infants entertained, and up-to-date advice is given for parents who wish to maximize the potential in their baby's early development.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Excellent parental material. Thoughtful, simple and calm. Well organized and useful with good examples: interesting scientific discoveries and explanations on how to stimulate a child's mind. Children's segment is perfectly paced for little ones, full of things to observe and learn from.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Loved the music selections and hummed along. Older kids sat back and watched the entire time. Babies waved toys in time to the music while facing the screen. Clear images and hypnotizing movements relaxed them all. Pre-schoolers talked about the toys and colors to parents and asked to see it again.
Runtime: 100 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.95
Media: DVD ISBN # 0972889116

BABY AND PARENT NURSERY: LANGUAGE & NUMBERS PLAYTIME

BABY AND PARENT NURSERY: LANGUAGE & NUMBERS PLAYTIME
BRIGHTENING MINDS, INC.
Series: BABY AND PARENT NURSERY
Topic - Family
Description - A fun DVD with sections for both baby and parents. For parents, expert advice from doctors is provided on how to maximize your baby's potential. For the little one, engaging images and music provide stimulation as baby grows into the more challenging language and number exercises.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Superb guidance for new parents coupled with stunning visual effects for baby to watch. Calming and informative. Doesn't force teaching. Well researched advice is practical and non-technical. Offers everything from brain formation to music to pre-math skills. Beautiful, varied music.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Older kids were captivated, singing songs and doing the alphabet exercises. Babies were enthralled with the ever-changing objects. One baby was particularly drawn to the sequence with dripping and spinning toys. Preschool kids asked to watch it again; other parents asked to borrow it.
Runtime: 93 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: ADULT-ADULT
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.95
Media: DVD ISBN # 0972889124

BABY BABBLE VHS

BABY BABBLE VHS
TALKING CHILD LLC
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Exposes children to early developing sounds and words, as well as introducing them to simple sign language. A 12-step tutorial at the end provides caregivers with ideas to encourage language development.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Uses images of bright colored toys with narrator to teach word development. Accompanied by original music. Interspersed is a head short of a woman saying different words and making facial gestures with sounds. Doesn't repeat sequences, which would enhance its educational value. Very good tutorial at the end that delivers an excellent message to new parents about language development for babies. The end part is definitely geared for adults, not for babies.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Short clips are well timed. The baby watching starts to lose interest just as the clip is changing and her attention is captured again. About fifteen minutes was the total attention span though. They relate to the words offered - eat, more, drink, book, up down, colors. One-year-olds enjoyed watching the toys on screen.
Runtime: 45 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 16.99
Media: VIDEO

BABY BABBLE

BABY BABBLE
TALKING CHILD LLC
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Exposes children to early developing sounds and words, as well as introducing them to simple sign language. A 12-step tutorial at the end provides caregivers with ideas to encourage language development.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Uses images of bright colored toys with narrator to teach word development. Accompanied by original music. Interspersed is a head short of a woman saying different words and making facial gestures with sounds. Doesn't repeat sequences, which would enhance its educational value. Very good tutorial at the end that delivers an excellent message to new parents about language development for babies. The end part is definitely geared for adults, not for babies.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Short clips are well timed. The baby watching starts to lose interest just as the clip is changing and her attention is captured again. About fifteen minutes was the total attention span though. They relate to the words offered - eat, more, drink, book, up down, colors. One-year-olds enjoyed watching the toys on screen.
Runtime: 45 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 19.99
Media: DVD

BABY EINSTEIN: NUMBERS NURSERY

BABY EINSTEIN: NUMBERS NURSERY
BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT/DISNEY
Series: BABY EINSTEIN
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - The perfect introduction to the numbers one through five for one-year-olds and up. This playful and interactive exploration of numbers uses brightly colored toys, common shapes and everyday objects to show what numbers mean.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Heartily recommended. It's fun to watch, educational and offers a number of opportunities for caregivers, parents and grandparents to help young ones learn to count. You could watch this innumerable times and still find things to discuss with your toddler
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Very engaging for the one- to two-year-olds. Captured their attention. Some repeated the words, capped their hands, and danced around. When given the same type of toys they saw in the video, they imitated what they watched. Offers good stopping points.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-2
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.99
Media: Video and DVD
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BABY EINSTEIN

BABY EINSTEIN
THE BABY EINSTEIN COMPANY
Series: BABY EINSTEIN
Topic - Family
Description - Addresses the theory that children exposed to different languages in the first year find it easier to learn foreign tongues later on. Stresses the alphabet, counting and nursery rhymes. Uses real-world objects and phrases in foreign languages.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Large pictures, colorful, gentle voices. Exposure to multi-ethnic sounds. A little slow-moving and choppy at times. Some visual scenes did not match the audio content. "I'd like to know how different languages at such short length help little ones."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Babies enjoyed seeing familiar objects; some sat for at least half an hour but some kids got very bored. Kids responded best to the English-language sections.

KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-2
Suggested Retail Price: $ 15.95
Media: TV ISBN # 1-892309-00-9

BABY GENIUS: A TRIP TO THE SAN DIEGO ZOO

BABY GENIUS: A TRIP TO THE SAN DIEGO ZOO
GENIUS PRODUCTS
Series: BABY GENIUS VIDEO SERIES
Topic - Family
Description - Introduces children to the world of animals. Music is played to live footage of the zoo animals and kids as they journey through the colorful park.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Great photography of animals and toddlers. Lots for kids to watch and ask about. Good pace; good transitions between different animal types. Non-narrative format benefits with adult or older sibling in a dialog with toddler or pre-schooler.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Kids were mesmerized. Music seemed to appeal to the babies and they liked the animated figures popping up spontaneously. Interaction with adult or older child was necessary in order to keep them engaged. They enjoyed the songs and danced along.
Runtime: 39 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-4
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.99
Media: DVD
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BABY GENIUS: ANIMAL ADVENTURES

BABY GENIUS: ANIMAL ADVENTURES
GENIUS PRODUCTS
Series: ANIMAL ADVENTURES
Topic - Nature
Description - An adventure through the San Diego Wild Animal Park shows babies and toddlers interacting with animals from around the globe. Soundtrack features classical music selections.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Simple content, soothing tone. Bright, interesting footage of animals and kids at the zoo. Uses random animated characters to help focus attention on screen. Unhurried pace and no voice-overs encourage caregivers to talk and explain.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Remained attentive for short periods, pointing, gurgling and smiling. Liked the music and made animal sounds. Some liked seeing the babies more than the animals, shouting "BABY!" whenever they saw one. Older kids enjoyed watching the animals' behaviors.
Runtime: 40 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-3
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.99
Media: DVD
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BABY GENIUS: BABY ANIMALS FAVORITE SING-A-LONGS

BABY GENIUS: BABY ANIMALS FAVORITE SING-A-LONGS
PACIFIC ENTERTAINMENT
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 0-2
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Filmed at the San Diego Zoo, it features little kids, baby animals and lively sing-a-long. Children visit toddling tigers, fuzzy orangutans, furry gorillas and other little newborns. Comes with a CD of just the music. English and Spanish tracks.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Fun sing-alongs, appropriate for the target audience. Many super visuals to match the lyrics of the songs. How could you not love seeing these darling baby animals? Engaging to adults as well as children. Well paced, excellent graphics, delightful characters, fun facts and music. Wonderful encyclopedic directory of animals from the San Diego Zoo. Promotes compassion for zoo animals [as kids are] learning about them. Menu allows scene selection which lets you revisit a scene without having to go through the entire program. One juror said, "yes I would buy this and recommend it to others."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Children enjoyed it. Loved the animals and loved the catchy songs. Kids sang along and made comments. "We sang together." They also called out the names of the zoo animals as they saw them. "Elephant," "Baby elephant," "Giraffe," etc. Many got up and moved to the music. Afterwards, they talked about carousels. Fun for kids, easy to follow along, great characters.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-3
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.95
Media: DVD ISBN # 1-594-44789-6

This title is available for purchase from PACIFIC ENTERTAINMENT

BABY GENIUS: FAVORITE NURSERY RHYMES

BABY GENIUS: FAVORITE NURSERY RHYMES
GENIUS PRODUCTS
Series: BABY GENIUS VIDEO SERIES
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Nursery rhymes come alive. Tots can sing and dance to tunes like "Old McDonald Had a Farm," "Twinkle-Twinkle, Little Star," as well as new originals. A mix of live action and animation designed to engage young minds.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Wonderful visual presentation of nursery rhymes. Familiar images with familiar tunes. Excellent production. Demonstrates positive social interactions among diverse ethnic groups. Age appropriate. Easy to follow.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Children loved it. Sang, danced and clapped along. Many asked to watch it again. Participation highly encouraged. Appropriate pace for listening and singing. Kids enjoyed hearing familiar tunes, as well as learning new ones.
Runtime: 33 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.99
Media: DVD ISBN # 0-7907-7584-0
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BABY GENIUS: MOZART AND FRIENDS, VOLUME I

BABY GENIUS: MOZART AND FRIENDS, VOLUME I
GENIUS PRODUCTS
Series: BABY GENIUS VIDEO SERIES
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Combines classical music and engaging animated images that introduce numbers, letters, shapes, animals and other babies.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Wonderfully choreographed. Well paced, age-appropriate. Appealing colors and music with smooth transitions and good balance of images. A thoroughly enjoyable experience that an adult can share with a child.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Captivated them. Kids were glued to the screen and readily responded to familiar objects. They pretended to be airplanes and responded to the animals with animal sounds. "They begged to see it again. I couldn't rewind it fast enough."
Runtime: 36 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-2
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.98
Media: VIDEO

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BABY GENIUS: MOZART AND FRIENDS, VOLUME II: SLEEPYTIME

BABY GENIUS: MOZART AND FRIENDS, VOLUME II: SLEEPYTIME
GENIUS PRODUCTS
Series: BABY GENIUS VIDEO SERIES
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - The music of Mozart and other great classical composers are joined by beautiful images to relax and soothe your infant. Offers a steady stream of changing colors, letters, shapes, animals and other babies.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Enjoyed the sound quality and the cinematography featuring children involved in everyday activities such as blowing bubbles or playing in the sand. Images of flowers, fish, animals and geometric forms flow continuously. Encourages parent involvement.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enjoyed the familiar scenes of children playing, especially the water and boat scenes. Mobile infants scooted closer to the screen. Some danced. They all responded happily to the animal scenes.
Runtime: 36 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-3
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.98
Media: VIDEO

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BABY GENIUS: THE FOUR SEASONS

BABY GENIUS: THE FOUR SEASONS
GENIUS PRODUCTS
Series: BABY GENIUS VIDEO SERIES
Topic - Music
Description - Shows children the simple beauty of a tuning leaf, the wonder of spring flowers in bloom, the unforgettable delight of a first snowfall all accompanied by the soundtrack of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Colorful images well choreographed to high quality sound. Highlights associative seasonal events. Good to grow with: something for babies, something for toddlers. Nice peaceful activity. Shows diversity.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Lots of interaction - toddlers sat through the entire video and talked to it. Littler ones bounced, laughed, clapped and smiled. They loved seeing the animals, and said "again! again!" when it was over.
Runtime: 37 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-3
Suggested Retail Price: $ 9.99
Media: VIDEO

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BABY GENIUS: THINGS THAT GO COUNTING

BABY GENIUS: THINGS THAT GO COUNTING
PACIFIC ENTERTAINMENT
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 2-5
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Children visit a karate class and rowing club, watch a marching band, practice cheerleading and much more. Songs introduce children to the world of numbers, each one focusing on a number from one to ten,
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Enjoyable mix of live action images and animation. The numbers are presented chronologically and the different music styles make each number unique. Kids share and take turns. Children of different races are shown but often segregated according to activity.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Kids were glued to the screen and talked about the numbers and pictures all through the film. They were excited about counting and kept talking about how they love numbers. "I loved the numbers and the animals. I like to count." "I loved the dogs and the songs." They sang along and afterwards went on a counting kick - trying to count as high as they could go. They loved to talk through it - about the dogs, robots, horses and karate. They wanted to be robots and do karate. They enjoyed seeing the hot air balloons and llamas.
Runtime: 54 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.95
Media: DVD ISBN # 1594442673

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BABY GENIUS: UNDERWATER ADVENTURES

BABY GENIUS: UNDERWATER ADVENTURES
GENIUS PRODUCTS
Series: BABY GENIUS VIDEO SERIES
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Experience colorful underwater worlds filled with all kinds of aquatic animals. "Underwater Adventures" features colorful images and undersea life swimming with excitement. DJ, Vinko and pals take children on an entertaining underwater experience where they will see dolphins, sea lions, manta rays and more ocean creatures. Set to classical music and the beautiful mesmerizing sea. Lyrics available in both English and Spanish. The extras continue where the program left off and continually reinforce the singing of songs, language development and having fun. Comes with a CD of all the beautiful classical music that accompanies the program.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Beautiful sights and sounds. A video tour of a large public aquarium introduces children to marine life. Unbelievable color and fascinating coral reefs. Excellent production. Musical selections present a peaceful environment. Very enjoyable.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Kids loved learning about different sea creatures. Pointed, named animals and asked lots of questions. Interested in other real children shown. Many asked to watch it again. Music seemed to relax the children.
Runtime: 33 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.99
Media: DVD ISBN # 0-7907-7583-2
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BABY GOURMET: FALL/WINTER HARVEST

BABY GOURMET: FALL/WINTER HARVEST
YUM YUM STUDIOS
Series: BABY GOURMET
Topic - Family
Description - Chef Beary-Good introduces children to the world of food. Follow him through the harvest festival, back to school, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah and New Year. Share the joy of your holiday traditions with your little ones.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Good introduction to different foods. Beautiful, uncomplicated photography with clear audio, calming music. Uses puppets and brightly colored foods to hold interest. Valuable section on nutrition for parents. Could be useful in preschool lesson on food.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Three- and four-year-olds liked it best, pointing at food they liked and pretending to eat it. "I want to eat when I see the video." "I liked the pineapple boat." "They painted faces on vegetables." "Why did they put broccoli with oranges? That's nasty."
Runtime: 44 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-4
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.99
Media: Video and DVD
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BABY GOURMET: FIRST COURSE

BABY GOURMET: FIRST COURSE
YUM YUM STUDIOS
Series: BABY GOURMET
Topic - Family
Description - Encourages a lifetime of healthy eating and is dedicated to giving parents practical and entertaining ideas to help little ones eat well.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Colorful production, quick pace. Pleasingly choreographed short clips of toddlers taste-testing richly colored fruits and vegetables. Good ethnic diversity. Familiar songs create positive associations. A good start to broaden kids' awareness of food.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Most of them soon became restless. Older ones named some of the fruits and vegetables; younger ones liked the stuffed animals. They liked the holiday references. Some of the youngest ones were confused. "I liked it pretty well."
Runtime: 46 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-4
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.99
Media: DVD
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BABY GOURMET: SPRING/SUMMER HARVEST

BABY GOURMET: SPRING/SUMMER HARVEST
YUM YUM STUDIOS
Series: BABY GOURMET
Topic - Family
Description - Chef Beary-Good introduces children to the world of food and celebrations, featuring holiday vignettes of Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Passover, Easter, Mother's and Father's Day and 4th of July. Share the joy of your holiday traditions.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy, professional introduction to food. Top-notch editing, colorful and eye-catching. Classical piano music with little narration. Shows positive behaviors: an older child helps set the table. It emphasizes Easter but Passover is barely acknowledged.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Most liked watching it, naming their favorite foods and pretending to grab them off the TV. All were fascinated by the blender making a smoothie. "I love it. It has food." "We got to think about chocolate, pizza and strawberry shortcake." "I'm hungry."
Runtime: 45 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-4
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.99
Media: VIDEO
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BABY LONGHORN - RAISING TOMORROW'S UT FAN TODAY!

BABY LONGHORN - RAISING TOMORROW'S UT FAN TODAY!
TEAM BABY ENTERTAINMENT, LP
Series: TEAM BABY ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS
Topic - Family
Description - Baby Longhorn uses officially licensed footage of Longhorn sports, mascot, marching band and campus attractions to expose children to the University of Texas in an exciting and playful manner.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Marginal viewing for infants. Geared for UT alumni and football fanatics. Mixes kids concepts such as numbers and marching band music while taking adults on a trip down memory lane. Rough ball playing could be frightening to infants. "Incoherent melange of screaming adults, toddlers and noise."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Held their attention only for short segments. When it came back on they sat down to watch more. They talked to the screen, danced to the music, and talked about what they saw on the screen. Enjoyed listening to the band music and liked the "cows." One child responded to the number exercise.
Runtime: 31 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-3
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.99
Media: DVD ISBN # 0976348802
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BABY LOONEY TUNES: BACKYARD ADVENTURES

BABY LOONEY TUNES: BACKYARD ADVENTURES
CHILD SMART
Series: BABY LOONEY TUNES
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Features Baby Bugs and friends as puppets exploring insects, flowers and other backyard wonders. Combines live action footage with puppets.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Well produced but lacks focus. Cartoon characters alternate with baby pictures and occasional photos. Intended audience is questionable since images are aimed at 2-year-olds but vocabulary level is 4- to 5-year-old level.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Watched for a few minutes then wandered off.
Runtime: 34 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-3
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.94
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0-7907-7351-1

BABY LOONEY TUNES: MUSICAL ADVENTURES

BABY LOONEY TUNES: MUSICAL ADVENTURES
CHILD SMART
Series: BABY LOONEY TUNES
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Features puppets, Baby Bugs and friends, experimenting with sounds and playing musical instruments. Introduces a wide variety of classical music.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy, simple structure. Offers a pleasant introduction to musical instruments with lots of opportunities to interact with your child. Demonstrates major instruments and the sounds each one makes.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Difficult to understand the characters. Younger children could not follow the speech but it was largely unnecessary as long as an adult interacts with the child.
Runtime: 36 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-3
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.95
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0790773503

BABY LOVES TRAINS

BABY LOVES TRAINS
TM BOOKS AND VIDEO
Topic - Family
Description - The idea is to entertain, delight, and encourage cognitive development with a gentle mix of colorful trains, animals, toys, and music.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - It's a catalog of trains, no story. Requires more knowledge than one can expect from an infant or toddler. Might appeal to hobbyists if they know trains because there isn't much explanation. This title is really designed to appeal more to older kids rather than babies.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Babies enjoyed seeing the many images of trains. The real trains didn't capture their attention as much as the animated characters. Loved the classical music, so did the parents. Blue Grass music didn't catch their attention.
Runtime: 45 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-2
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.99
Media: Video and DVD
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BABY MATTERS
PARENTING SOLUTIONS INC.
Series: PARENTING SOLUTIONS
Topic - Family
Description - Good resource for parents to track prenatal care, medical data, child's developmental process, milestones, family tree, histories and photos of their child's life from prenatal to babyhood.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Knowledgeable, beneficial program. Provides links to authoritative web sites. Presented in an easy-to-understand format that allows structured and unstructured data entry. "A wonderful way to document the growth and development of your child."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Designed for adult use.
Platform: WIN platform
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 29.95
Media: CDROM ISBN # 0-96799-9943-0-6

BABY PRODIGY

BABY PRODIGY
BABY PRODIGY COMPANY
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - A picture book-style production with music by Emmy-award winning composer, Neil Argo.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Non-verbal presentation of lots of toys and visuals with a variety of colors and shapes set to a variety of music. Well produced but lacks focus and consistency.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Mixed response. Puppets and toys attracted the children occasionally. Some pointed out colors and shapes then walked away. Silly parts, such as the monkey blowing bubbles were engaging.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-4
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.99
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0972442707
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BABY ROAD TRIP JUNGLE

BABY ROAD TRIP JUNGLE
BABY ROAD TRIP
Series: BABY ROAD TRIP
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Musically themed journey through the jungle. Focuses on the wonder of color and features melodic sounds of the wild as well as safari symphonies.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Sweet and polished. Energetic blend of classical children's tunes and jungle music. Provocative. Alternates real animals with toys. Socio-dramatic play for older preschoolers. Concepts are presented slowly and clearly. "Good gift for new parents."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Happily sat through the entire video, moving and dancing to the music. Older kids shouted out the displayed words. Younger ones called to the adults, pointing to the video saying, "See? See?" Many acted out animal play afterwards.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-4
Suggested Retail Price: $ 17.99
Media: DVD
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BABY SIGNING TIME! VOLS. 1 & 2

BABY SIGNING TIME! VOLS. 1 & 2
TWO LITTLE HANDS PRODUCTIONS
Series: BABY SIGNING TIME!
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Puts your baby's day to music as you learn American Sign Language signs for eating, family and pets. Designed for babies with an age-appropriate pace, delightful animation and signing babies.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Wonderful for both adults and children. It teaches children to communicate non-verbally during the time just prior to their talking. Studies show that babies can sign before they talk. It helps them communicate about the world and helps parents understand what they are saying and talk back. Well constructed. The sections blend together well. Words are perfect for this age group. The extra section is very informative and the words taught are printed on the back of the DVD cover.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Kids were totally into it, attentive, talked about it and learned a lot. All wanted to watch it again. They were signing and singing right away. One boy was really into the manners section and discussed politeness afterwards. The two-year-olds said things like, "that's a shirt like mine." One child fabricated some "ouchies."
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-6
Suggested Retail Price: $ 54.99
Media: DVD

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BABY SOCIETY, THE

BABY SOCIETY, THE
THE BABY SOCIETY
Series: SHORT, AGES 1-3
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Live action DVD created by a pediatric speech pathologist contains vocabulary words and early language concepts, paired with original music complementing each vignette. Object permanence, recognition, cause and effect and naming are enhanced in delightful ways.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Well done for a small screen. It will pixelate on a large screen. Provides the opportunity for language stimulation introducing common objects as well as language phrases and concepts that are appropriate for babies and toddlers. It is comparable to a board book of objects as toys and animals come to life in a video format. Scenes are enchanting and whimsical. We highly recommend that parents interact with their child when watching this by pointing out examples found in their home that are similar to what is shown on-screen. Without adult interaction, it lacks sticking power with the babies and toddlers. The film refers to their website, www.thebabysociety.com which is a valuable resource. It stresses which words and concepts should be stressed. They also stress developmental milestones to be aware of and when it is appropriate to visit a specialist when speech is delayed or disordered. This is a good tool to help you develop your child's language skills when coupled with active learning. I.e.. Watch the DVD, then take a work in the park, the zoo, or someplace where you can point out the things shown in the DVD.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Wow! The kids really enjoyed it - much more than our adult jurors thought they would. Even one child who was withdrawn was enchanted by the changing images. Bears, birds, and other animals were often identified. When possible, parents stimulated the kids through interaction suggesting that the children repeat names, sound, and initial consonants - since that was the subject of the story time. Some younger children tried to reach through the TV screen to get to the characters. The puppets were a hit, as were the live cats. The smiling car got a great response too. Kids responded verbally such as "Oh, that's just like the bear on mommy's bed." An adult really needs to watch this with a child to get the full impact as described above.
Runtime: 34 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-3
Suggested Retail Price: $ 19.99
Media: DVD

BABY SONGS: ABC, 123 - COLORS & SHAPES DVD

BABY SONGS: ABC, 123 - COLORS & SHAPES DVD
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Series: BABY SONGS
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - It's a bright new world of sights and sounds with a collection of 18 delightful, toe-tapping songs from children's music legend, Hap Palmer. Underlying messages are about individuality, self esteem and security.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Amusing and entertaining. Cute all-around video. Sweet music. This is not really a baby titlee but it's just right for pre-schoolers. Contains some educational material. Fast paced. "Cute, cute, cute. I enjoy Hap Palmer's music."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Better suited for pres-choolers than baboes. Some toddlers enjoyed it, but the fast pace lost the littlest ones. Pre-schoolers identified with the topics covered and were engaged by the happy music. "Some of the songs are really funny!"
Runtime: 60 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-4
Suggested Retail Price: $ 9.98
Media: DVD ISBN # 1574165002

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BABY SONGS: BABY SONGS DVD

BABY SONGS: BABY SONGS DVD
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Series: BABY SONGS
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Get set for 19 singing, laughing, finger-snapping songs that deliver gentle messages about security, sharing and graduating from diapers. Hap Palmer's captivating collection of music includes "Security" and "Rub A Dub."
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Fun, movement-packed and simple. Cheery, unrehearsed everyday kids sing and play to catchy tunes. Broad age span: babies playing peek-a-boo to early school age kids in a loosely choreographed number. DVD allows parents to select appropriate clips.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Related to the topics and loved the music. Older kids read the easy-to-read words on the screen. Younger kids followed the exercises and danced along to the upbeat tunes. Even the littlest ones liked the songs geared for babies.
Runtime: 60 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-3
Suggested Retail Price: $ 9.98
Media: DVD
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BABY SONGS: BABY SONGS GOOD NIGHT

BABY SONGS: BABY SONGS GOOD NIGHT
ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Series: BABY SONGS
Topic - Music
Description - Contains ten original songs by Hap Palmer with live-action toddler shots. Lullabies and gentle songs designed to appeal to toddlers and parents.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Super, well produced. Sweet and calming, well paced. Appropriate mix of fantasy and reality from dancing bears to real children playing with dolls. Age-appropriate images shown, such as sleeping, playing with parents, parents leaving and returning.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Three- and four-year-olds sang and danced to the songs. Even two- and four-month-olds watched for fifteen minutes. All enjoyed the on-screen babies. One three-year-old wanted to watch it again immediately.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.98
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0-7640-0402-6

BABY SONGS: BABY SONGS
ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Series: BABY SONGS
Topic - Music
Description - Playfully portrays familiar themes for little people learning about the big world.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Invites child/parent participation. Excellent photography. Zeroes in on what's important to children. Encourages joining in normal, natural activities by providing good examples. The cartoons shown before each song are particularly enjoyable.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Children became very interested and engaged. They related to activities in the video: sleeping through the night, using the potty and security blankets. Kids swayed to music, imitated the action and identified with subject matter and characters.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.98
Media: VIDEO

BABY SONGS: BABY'S BUSY DAY DVD

BABY SONGS: BABY'S BUSY DAY DVD
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Series: BABY SONGS
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Children's music legend Hap Palmer has pioneered the technique of integrating music and movement in the area of early childhood education. Fun, finger snapping songs introducing basic skills such as recognition of letters, colors, shapes and numbers.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Lively, happy music and children. Cute pictures. Appropriate pace, doesn't talk down to kids. Language is respectful of genders and races. Good for preschoolers. "DVD format could be used by classroom teachers to teach pre-reading concepts to children."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Bigger hit with preschoolers than toddlers and babies. Older kids danced around with the music, littler ones rocked back and forth. Happy babies were a hit with the little ones. "I like the music." "Hap makes hap, hap, happy music."
Runtime: 60 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 9.98
Media: DVD ISBN # 1574165003

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BABY SONGS: EVEN MORE BABY SONGS

BABY SONGS: EVEN MORE BABY SONGS
ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Series: BABY SONGS
Topic - Music
Description - These Hap Palmer songs celebrate a child's everyday world, from getting up, eating and dressing, to everyone's favorite activity - playing.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Very clever and lively, shows nice range of images, animation, live action and graphics. Each song is introduced by engaging animation. One could view one segment at a time. Best for three-, four-, and five-year-olds.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Very appealing. Music is fast but it keeps their attention. Children giggled at the teddy bear.
Runtime: 32 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 9.98
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 1-55873-672-7

BABY SONGS: PLAY ALONG SONGS

BABY SONGS: PLAY ALONG SONGS
ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Series: BABY SONGS
Topic - Music
Description - With two new songs and other popular tunes, Hap Palmer's songs inspire children to be creative and imagine, move and sing along to the music. Includes ideas for musical playtime fun and scenes of children moving to the music.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Cute, upbeat pace, funny original songs and catchy tunes. Age-appropriate except calling it "baby songs" turns off the five-year-olds. Encourages interactive play between parents and children. Great diversity and respectful of generations and gender.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Really enjoyed it. Kids sang and danced along. "I love to dance." "I want to be the girl with the baton." "The drumming on the pots and pans was fun." "My favorite game is follow the leader." "I hope Grandma gives me this movie."
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 12.98
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0-7640-0588-x

BABY WHISPERER, THE VOLUME 1

BABY WHISPERER, THE VOLUME 1
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Based on the best-selling Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg, teaches parents how to calm, connect and communicate with their newborn child. Provides simple, accessible programs that parents can begin before and after the baby is born.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Well produced. Relaxing; peaceful and soothing tone. Logically organized. Information is clearly outlined, each section is short and to the point. Offers common sense and practical options to choose from. Shows fathers as equal caregivers.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say -
Runtime: 71 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: ADULT-ADULT
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.98
Media: DVD
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BABY WONDERS: WONDERS IN THE FOREST

BABY WONDERS: WONDERS IN THE FOREST
J.A.M. PRODUCTIONS INC.
Series: BABYWONDERS
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Forest fairies discover a wonder-filled world of toddlers dressed in costumes mimicking animals in their natural habitat. Footage of North American wildlife. Delightful mix of classical music, Irish jigs and sing-along songs.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Cute and fun. Music varies from calm to more upbeat, uses many styles and instruments, including classical and Irish folk music. Footage shows a wide variety of animals, from lynx to big horn sheep and real children dressed up as animals. Very cute and a bit contrived. Crisp and clear visual images. Could interest children in learning more about animals.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Mixed responses from kits. Some asked to watch it again as they laughed and danced to the music. "I wish I were an eagle, I would use my feet to catch prey." "This was one of my favorite movies." Others weren't quite as enthusiastic but were drawn in as time went by.
Runtime: 35 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 16.99
Media: DVD ISBN # 0-9733647-4-2

BABY WONDERS: WONDERS ON THE FARM

BABY WONDERS: WONDERS ON THE FARM
J.A.M. PRODUCTIONS INC.
Series: BABYWONDERS
Topic - Nature
Description - A costume adventure where fifteen toddlers introduce animals, fruits and vegetables from the farm. Features classical and contemporary melodies performed by world-class musicians. Explores new vocabulary and farm experiences.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Simple production, bright colors featuring babies, animals, and flowers. Good cinematography, uncluttered. Units short enough for infant attention span. Inspires an active imagination.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Younger kids were less attentive but pointed at the animals. Older kids reacted when they saw something they liked. One boy wanted a tracker. One girl wanted to be a flower. They repeated the names of the animals. One child found the animals scary.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-3
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.95
Media: DVD ISBN # 097336470X
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BABY'S FIRST IMPRESSIONS, VOL. 1: SHAPES

BABY'S FIRST IMPRESSIONS, VOL. 1: SHAPES
SMALL FRY PRODUCTIONS
Series: BABY'S FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Takes an infant's view of four basic geometric shapes and uses a cinematic approach to find those basic shapes in everyday items familiar to an infant or toddler.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Diverting and attractive. Good pace. Beautifully done. Keeps their interest. Lends itself to ooh's and ah's. Variety of shape movements on-screen is visually stimulating. Adults were riveted!
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Youngest children watched as they were playing. Held attention of two- and three-year-olds. Older kids retained learning best.
Runtime: 32 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-2
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.95
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 09681690-1-4

BABY'S FIRST IMPRESSIONS, VOL. 2: COLORS

BABY'S FIRST IMPRESSIONS, VOL. 2: COLORS
SMALL FRY PRODUCTIONS
Series: BABY'S FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Topic - Education/Instructional
Description - Takes an infant's view of colors. Uses a cinematic approach to find colors in common items an infant or toddler is familiar with to reinforce the educational impact.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Eye-catching. Shows wonderful variety of images, music and children. Quick pace and content keeps infants attention. Helps teach colors in different settings. A definite favorite, kids will watch it.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - One fourteen-month-old actually watched for five to eight minutes, intrigued by the colors. Four- and five-year-olds followed along exceptionally well. "I liked everything. I felt like I was inside the video."
Runtime: 32 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-4
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.95
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0-9651690-2-2

BABY'S FIRST IMPRESSIONS, VOL. 5: OPPOSITES

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