I teach pre-school Spanish, and this was the first DVD I recommended to parents. The story line is that there are four children - an English speaking boy and girl and a Spanish speaking boy and girl - and Professor Parrot helps them become friends by teaching the English speaking children Spanish. They start out with two songs, one teaching introductions and one teaching numbers 1-20. After the numbers song, they visit a friend of Professor Parrot, a native Spanish speaker (who doesn't speak any English on the DVD), that tells the story of Goldilocks. After the story, the kids review phrases from the story, hearing them in English, then acting them out while saying them in Spanish (knock on the door, sit in the chair, etc.) The DVD ends with two more songs, one naming the parts of the body, and one about colors. <br />Between segments the children speak to Professor Parrot, and he responds, in their own languages. <br /> <br />Sarah: What's that? <br />Rosa: ¿Qué es eso? <br />Professor: (to Sarah)It's a storm, (to Rosa) una tormenta. <br /> <br />As other reviewers have said, my main problem is that it teaches not much more than the basics, but you can only go so far with one thirty minute DVD. It would be great if the company would release an entire series. <br />The DVD is great for all ages, but if your children are very young, don't be afraid to try DVDs such as Plaza Sesamo, produced entirely in Spanish for Spanish speaking children.
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