National Geographic Kids- I Love Dinosaurs

National Geographic's Really Wild Animals: Dinosaurs and Other Creature Features Without the usual wildlife footage (since cameras obviously weren't around millions of years ago), the folks at National Geographic get very creative in the dinosaur segment of this 44-minute video. Using a combination of traditional and stop-motion animation, a paleontologist in...	National Geographic's Dinosaur Hunters In 1922 American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews led the first Western archeological expedition into Mongolia's Gobi Desert and uncovered one of the richest dinosaur graveyards in the world. A changing political climate forced him to leave before he had even scratched the surf...	National Geographic's Dinosaur Giants: Found Paleontologists are hunters of another age, using their skills and senses to stalk prey that has lain dormant for 65 million years. This 94-minute National Geographic video follows 3 hunters on their quest to increase our knowledge of these extinct reptiles. In the hourlong first...	National Geographic's GeoKids: Tadpoles, Dragonflies, and the Caterpillar's Big Change Sunny Honeypossum wants to fly, Bobby Bushbaby wants to help, and Balzac de Chameleon knows just which fascinating feathered creatures to tell them about.When Sunny finds a weird-looking pod hanging from a branch, Uncle Balzac de Chameleon explains it's a pupa - a sort of "sleepi...	National Geographic's Really Wild Animals: Deep Sea Dive All the water-loving regulars, from sharks and penguins to starfish and seahorses, make an appearance in this installment of the excellent kid series from National Geographic, Really Wild Animals. Information provided by an animated version of planet Earth (voiced by an enthusi...
Eyewitness - Dinosaur Another fine entry from Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness series. As with their books and computer software, the video clearly presents and dynamically illustrates numerous facts about those beasts from 65 million years ago. Martin Sheen narrates this program that explores what pal...	National Geographic's Really Wild Animals: Totally Tropical Rain Forest There's a plug for environmental causes (song lyric: "If there's a place worth saving, this must be the place"), a Darwinian crack aimed at parents, and faux news broadcasts to keep things moving. But most of all there are animals, animals, animals in this 37-minute National Geog...	National Geographic's GeoKids: Cool Cats, Raindrops, and Things That Live in Holes During a game of hide-and-seek with Sunny the honey possum, Bobby the bush baby falls into a tree hole and wonders "who would sleep in here?" Chameleon Uncle Balzac asserts that sometimes bush babies sleep in holes but cites prairie dogs as more common inhabitants. After a rhymin...	National Geographic's GeoKids: Flying, Trying, and Honking Around Sunny the honey possum watches an eagle glide gracefully across the sky and muses about how wonderful flying must feel. After listening to Uncle Balzac poetically discuss the funny-looking flamingo, Bobby the bush baby comes to the conclusion that it is feathers that enable birds...	Bill Nye the Science Guy: Dinosaurs Those Big Boneheads!

4 year-old son's favorite video
Based on the other reviews, I think the appropriateness of this video depends more on the child than on the age. My son will turn four in a couple of weeks and this is by far his favorite video. I admit that surprised me because the documentary format of the video appears more suited to adults. But my son watches the movie over and over and learns something new each time. At the natural history museum he was delighted to point out the plaster still stuck to some dinosaur bones and to inform me that the paleontologists put it around the whole bone to protect it during transportation. He also puts his knowledge from the movie into his playtime. At the park, he calls himself a "Paleontology" and tells everyone that he is riding his tricycle from Gana to Niger. After pretending to get stuck in the mud several times, he makes it to the sand box and proceeds to dig up all kinds of pretend dinosaur bones. Surely, he does not understand everything in the movie, but he is fascinated by it. After several renewals we had to return the video to the library and he threw a fit. So here I am purchasing it.

let down
What a total let down. Should have expected the documentary format based on the National Geographic name. However, the title and links led me to believe otherwise. My husband and I like it, but not being the dinosaur fans my 3 year old is, another shelf life video.

Great for future Paleontologists
I think this is a terrific video. It really gives you a feel for what paleontologists do and conveys the excitement of being a scientist. It tells two fascinating stories - first, an expedition into the deserts of Niger led by world class dinosaur hunter Paul Sereno. They uncover one of the largest plant-eating dinosaurs in Africa. Then the story of Sue the T. rex - found by Sue Hendricks in S. Dakota, fought over in court, auctioned off and then finally studied in Chicago.My three y.o. son loves this video. He watches it repeatedly and can tell you about Sue, Paul Sereno, how dinsosaurs are dug up and packaged for shipping, etc., etc. I suppose if you were expecting fantasy you would be disappointed (try Jurassic Park) - but true life can be so much more fascinating!

Boring for kids and adults alike.
My 2 1/2 year old son loves dinosaurs. He was so excited to get this video and we had to rush home to watch it. He then proceeded to cry throughout the video because it is NOT about dinosaurs at all. It is about a dinosaur DIG and is much more appropriate for older children (late elementary school age). I would not recommend this video for anyone who is looking for a video about dinosaurs, unless they primarily want to see a paleontologist at work.

My Son LOVES this Video
My son was 4 1/2 when he got this video. He absolutely LOVES it. I think it gives a realistic view of what being a paleontologist is like. My son has decided that he wants to be one now too! This video isn't full of silly cartoons or blood-thirsty dinosaurs. Our whole family found it very educational and entertaining. It kept my son's attention throughout the video and he has watched it many times. He is very interested in science in general and dinosaurs in particular, so a child not so inclined would not appreciate it as he does.