JOURNEYS TO THE EAST - THE RIVER DRAGON KING

Description:

Learn Chinese by going on an exciting adventure through ancient China. Children will learn more than fifty vocabulary words and sentences as they follow Jason and Jenny in their quest to help The River Dragon King.

KIDS FIRST!® Adult Juror Comments:

Teaches Chinese words and phrases while it tells a light and enjoyable story. The animation is simple but effective and consistent throughout the movie. The simplicity allows the viewer to focus on the language rather than being swept away by fantastic animation. It is age appropriate and the language learning is slow and consistent enough for actual learning. Social interactions are very respectful. The story is simple and is told as though it is a Chinese fable. Very respectful of kids' ability and propensity to learn new languages. It repeats the words enough so that kids can mimic them and become part of the story. Good quality production, though very simple. Good starter to learning Asian languages. The words are simple and repeated a number of times. The viewer is encouraged to learn the words and repeat them through the movie.

KIDS FIRST!® KID Juror Comments:

The kids had trouble understanding a lot of the Chinese words. The characters are endearing and fun and their adventure is fun but the sound quality was not always up to par as it was difficult to hear the pronunciations. It is fun for kids to learn some basic words in a different language. Kids wanted to learn more.