{Cool for School} Word Girl: Tricks & Treats

Wordgirl: Tricks & Treats

Street Date: August 24, 2010

DVD Description: Just in time for Halloween, the all-new DVD release WORDGIRL: TRICKS & TREATS arrives from Scholastic Media, PBS KIDS and Paramount Home Entertainment. The superhero with the super vocabulary, WordGirl, and her sidekick Captain Huggy Face battle quirky ill-mannered, uniformed villains with her super power… knowledge! WORDGIRL: TRICKS & TREATS introduces sixteen new vocabulary words and reinforces their meanings in a variety of fun and interesting ways. The DVD features eight action-packed adventures, interactive games, coloring pages and resources for parents. The "WordGirl" television series has received the 2008 Emmy® Award for Best Writing in Animation, is a recipient of the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming and a Parents’ Choice Award.

Specifications: Widescreen with English Stereo 2.0
Rating: Not Rated – U.S.; G – Canada
Runtime: Approximately 100 minutes

My daughter loved Word Girl, and I loved she was learning while she was watching it! There are eight episodes, each with two new words introduced and defined in a fun way so that the kids will understand. This DVD just came out on August 24th and would make a cute, educational gift for Halloween or a Birthday! Some of the words are too big for my 5 year old daughter, but I have noticed that my boys have picked a few up even though they pretend not to be watching while the show is on. (I even caught them looking at the tv a few times, but they insist it is a "girls show")

The episodes include:

Toby's Tricks and Treats (Introducing words Eerie and Supernatural)

Becky and the Bard (Introducing words Shimmer and Memorize)

Lunch Lady Chuck (Introducing words Disorderly and Famished)

A Vote For Becky (Introducing words Elect and Candidate)

Class Act (Introducing words Ramble and Articulate)

Villain School (Introducing words Novice and Legendary)

Toby's Masterpiece (Introducing words Masterpiece and Gasp)

Who Wants Candy? (Introducing words Mastermind and Awestruck)

{Cool For School} Dinosaur Train: Dinosaurs Under The Sea

From the world renowned Jim Hensen Company comes an exciting series that brings dinosaurs to life to make science fun!

Dinosaur Train: Dinosaurs Under the Sea

Debuting August 24, 2010, DVD Includes Eight Entertaining and Educational Adventures, Plus Interactive Games, Coloring Pages, a Dinosaur Reference Guide and More

DVD Description: Get on board for fun and adventure when DINOSAUR TRAIN: Dinosaurs Under The Sea embarks on DVD August 24, 2010, from PBS KIDS and Paramount Home Entertainment. Embracing preschoolers’ fascination with both dinosaurs and trains, the innovative series from The Jim Henson Company features incredible CGI animation and encourages basic scientific thinking and skills while teaching about natural science, natural history and paleontology. Buddy, a preschool-aged Tyrannosaurus Rex, and his adoptive family of Pteranodons go for adventures on the Dinosaur Train to meet all kinds of dinosaurs in different eras and learn fascinating new facts about these incredible creatures. A 2010 Parents Choice Silver Award Winner, DINOSAUR TRAIN has become a hit with parents and kids alike and its game page went full steam ahead to become the most visited page on pbskids.org. The DINOSAUR TRAIN: Dinosaurs Under The Sea DVD includes eight exciting and whimsical adventures, as well as interactive games, coloring pages, a dinosaur reference guide and information for parents. The DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.99 U.S./$15.99 Canada.

DINOSAUR TRAIN: Dinosaurs Under The Sea is presented in widescreen with Dolby Digital English Stereo. The run time is 120 minutes.

My kids really loved this one, and the vivid colors even caught my toddlers attention. She doesn't watch a lot of tv yet and won't take a second glance at many cartoons but she will actually sit and watch this one! My boys liked it too which was another shock. Each episode starts off with the Pteranodon family announcing a new field trip where they will introduce a new species. Since they use the scientific words for each dinosaur, there were a lot of long words that the kids didn't understand but it didn't seem to bother them at all. This one is a definite new favorite in my house and is entertaining & educational for all ages!

The eight episodes include:

Elmer Elasmosaurus

Carla Cretoxyrhina

The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers

Paulie Pliosaurus

Elmer Visits the Desert

Shiny’s Sea Shells

Jess Hesperornis

The Old Spinosaurus and the Sea

The Penguins of Madagascar ~ Happy King Julien Day! {Review}

I knew that my kids liked the original Madagascar movie, but I didn't know how much they loved watching the tv series The Penguins of Madagascar! When I told them we were going to review Dreamworks newest dvd; Happy King Julien Day they were extremely happy about it and asked me everyday if it had came in the mail yet. When it did come they watched it that day, and then watched it a couple more times in the days following.

Happy King Julien Day was released on August 10th and features eight Julien filled missions in tribute to the wacky king of the jungle:

Happy King Julien Day!

Assaults and Batteries

Kingdom Come

Operation: Plush & Cover

Crown Fools

Jungle Law

The Helmet

All King, No Kingdom

We don't have cable tv, so the kids only get to watch their favorite tv shows when they are at Grandma's house. Neither my husband nor I had watched The Penguins of Madagascar before but we both really enjoyed it and laughed out loud at several different scenes. As I said, the kids loved it and have already watched it multiple times and I am sure they will be watching it again soon.

New To The Zoo which was also just released showcases eight episodes that each introduces a new character to the zoo. We didn't get to review this one, but both DVD's have an 88 minute runtime and have a suggested retail for under $14usd each so is definitely an affordable option to consider for a fun and entertaining family night.