Baby Einstein - Baby Noah - Animal Expedition [DVD]

For whatever reason my daughter just wasnt interested in this dvd....I think it might be because alot of the dvd shows the animals on flash cards and opening the flash cards on the screen gets sort of expected throughout the dvd. I would have to say that I was expecting a little more scenic of a dvd after watching the Baby NEPTUNE...highly reccomended by the way. I would say that is the #1 keeper of the collection...my daughter also likes my first signs and babys favorite places, other than that the others ones she eventually became disinterested. Every child is different so your child may or may not love this dvd !

the dvd stops in mid point, very disappointed

Great gift for granddaughter!

Used movie came cracked in box with a glue swipe across the back of it.

I have the Baby Beethoven and Baby Mozart - they are still great, but especially when my daughter was 7-12 months. We bought Baby Noah for her 1-year birthday and she LOVES it, and when we watch Beethoven and Mozart I almost feel like shes already outgrown them. This one is definitely a little more advanced - for a slightly older child. The music is great because its stuff that an adult would like to listen to also - it doesnt get on my nerves like the other 2 DVDs did after a while. For example, when they play the music for the Tropics, its steel drum and so catchy. My daughter is fascinated by this one, and gives me a great time out for a few minutes if I need to run do something (baby is safely in her play yard, of course!) If you buy this DVD - you wont be sorry!

Loved by kids!

This is definitely NOT on par with BEs best works (IMO: Baby Neptune & Baby Galileo). * Biggest gripe (and one that could affect future purchases): Before the video even started, we received a marketing plug for new series/other videos. After the video, we received ANOTHER marketing plub for Disney (as if were not aware of their overwhelming existance). One of the reasons I liked this series was the ABSENCE of overt marketting to my son. * Although I thought the concept was good (lift-the-flap book) and the animation was outstanding, I thought it could have been executed better. In the Baby Doolitle videos, the puppet segments offered more substance than just showing pictures of the animals (sounds, footprints, humor, etc.). * I thought the narration could have used work, too. The animals are verbally connected to the pictures before & after the lift-the-flap segments, but theres no narration during film footage to differentiate the animals. I may as well turn on Animal Planet with the sound off..... * The puppetry seems to have taken a step (giant leap?) backward, and Im not just referring to the complexity of the puppets (which has suffered recently in both Baby Noah and Baby DaVinci). The Neptune/Galileo puppet segments were inspired. They were written well and executed even better...and they usually had a little story in them. The puppet segments on this video were limited to showing animals getting off of the boat. * Another thing about the puppet segments: most of the other videos use those segments to provide little bits of humor. There was none of that here - not even one adorable green dragon saying Blah!. Theyve done so much better in the past. The two most recent videos (Baby Noah and Baby DaVinci) almost look like they were thrown together solely for the X-mas rush. I can only hope that the new one (Baby Monet - out in March 05) lives up to the BE series usual high standard.

My 10 month old absolutely loves the puppets in this one. However, I was less thrilled due to the advertisements that are included in the play section of the DVD. None of the other Baby Einstein videos have this advertising and I wish this one didnt either. However, I think this one is well put together and keeps my infants attention for a long while. She just crawls up to the TV, has a seat and is there for the duration of the movie. She coos, laughs, and squeels at the puppets and copies their noises. I am very glad I bought this one.

IF YOU CARE ABOUT WHAT YOUR CHILD IS WATCHING YOU NEED TO PURCHASE AS MANY BABY EINSTEIN PRODUCTS AS YOU CAN. THEY ARE WELL WORTH THE MONEY JUST TO SEE HOW THEY INTERACT WITH THE MOVIES. EVEN MY BABY SITTER HAS BORROWED THE MOIVES FOR ALL HER CHILDREN TO WATCH YESTERDAY AND SHE CALLED AND SAID THAT SHE LOVES THEM AND WANTS TO KNOW WHERE SHE CAN BUY THEM JUST TO KEEP FOR HER DAYCARE.

We got a lot of baby einstein DVDs when our son was born and one day while I was looking for some sort of distraction for him I stuck the Animal Expidition one in and he loves it! Weve since tried other DVDs and always come back to this one. He loves the puppet animals, the toys, and of course the animals. I think the mix of animals set to music really catches his attention. I would definately recommend this to add to your collection!