CONTAINS: DORA SAVES THE PRINCE DORAS SING-ALONG GAMES FLASHCARDSMusical theater is a fun and exciting experience for preschoolers–especially when the stars are familiar characters like Dora, Boots, Diego, and the rest of the Dora the Explorer gang. In this double-length episode, Dora and her friends, including a new baby jaguar, are about to perform a musical play about pirates for an audience of friends and relatives. When the Pirate Pigs steal the treasure chest with all the costumes inside, Dora sets out to cross the seven seas and pass under the Singing Bridge in order to get to Treasure Island and retrieve the costumes. Dora and her friends sing lots of catchy songs as they overcome obstacles like fog, rocks, and waterfalls and catch some singing stars–all with the help of young viewers. Especially memorable are the silly renditions of classic children’s songs like “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” as sung by the confused Singing Bridge–a guaranteed chuckle for viewers of all ages. Skills emphasized include Spanish vocabulary, singing, and counting to seven. (Ages 2 to 5) –Tami Horiuchi
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March 5, 2010
#1
My 3+ years old daughter is a big fan of Dora.
(Just bought the DVD from Amazon). She loves
it very much and she even thinks she is Dora.
Her hair looks like Dora and she begins to talk
like Dora. She does what Dora does. She even
has a backpack like Dora! I sometimes even
call her Dora by mistake!
March 5, 2010
#2
This video is wonderful. It has lots of singing and adventure. We just bought this dvd last night for my son Chance who is 2 1/2 yrs old. He watched it three times last night and that was the first thing he wanted to watch this morning. I am so happy he enjoys a dvd that is educations as well as entertaining. I highly reccoment this dvd. It gives me a chance to get things done and he also takes time to recharge his batteries.
March 5, 2010
#3
My daughter (28 Months) got this as a gift. She loves this and the other 2 Dora DVDs she got for Christmas.
As a parent, I find it reprehensible that there are advertisements for other children’s products before the main feature. There are a ton of them and you can skip them, but they are so directly aimed at young people that your child won’t want you to! It is shameless!
Further, the repeat play function is awful. And you can’t shut it off! This DVD will just play all day and night if you let it. When I shut it off, my daughter is always disappointed and feels like “it’s not over.” they easily could have made this an option (as Baby Einstein DVDs have). Also, 3 episodes in a row is too long! They also run one after the other, without any buttons needing to be pushed. They could easily have made this an option too or given you the option, like “Little People” does, to play all or only one.
The content of the Dora adventures themselves is terrific, but the maker of this DVD should be ashamed of themselves for including so many ads and should have been smarter about the repeat play function!
March 5, 2010
#4
i have 2 cousins and 2 brothers who love the dora series. all the dora movies are movies kids enjoy. my cousins and brothers have some of them memorized and love to talk along with dora and boots. most importantly this show teaches kids how to count in english and spanish. it also teaches them shapes and colors and all sorts of other things that u want little kids to learn. this movie is also good because u can watch it with them and not be bored to tears like u do on some other baby movies.
March 5, 2010
#5
Our oldest is 3 years old and as parents, we have made a conscious decision to not expose our daughter to too much TV until she is older. We have Blues Clues and Thomas videos, which she loves and are not bad to sit through as a parent. I recently added this Dora video to our collection. Needless to say she loves it. She sings the songs and talks about Dora’s adventures regularly.
There is no question the video will be a hit with the youngsters, but when looking for a Dora video to buy, I searched for the least annoying one for parents. I did as much research as I could and was convinced this was it. While it is not too bad as far as Dora goes, it is certainly is more annoying than the few other Kids titles we watch.
One other note: the main episode is double length, approximately 40 minutes. This can be a good or bad thing, depending on your tolerance for Dora and how and when you are using the video.