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Such a great product for Spanish immersion. My toddlers 2&3 are learning a lot. FYI There is no English in this DVD. This is the second DVD from this series I have purchasedMy 3yo loves this DVD! She is absolutely entranced and I love that it’s an immersion program. I took Spanish in college many moons ago and am able to understand nearly all of it, but even if you have no Spanish background, the woman who does most of the speaking does a fabulous job demonstrating what she is saying with images, hand motions, graphics, etc.My first language is Spanish and my husband only speaks English. It is VERY important to me that my baby learns Spanish. I bought Vamos a Jugar, Los Animales and the Vamos a Bailar CD for my 20 month old baby. I also have 2 Cantarima DVDs, Brainy Baby Spanish and 123 Cuentame un Cuento. The Whistlefritz DVDs and music CD are BY FAR THE BEST ONES. They are wonderful to watch, even for us parents. They are extremely well produced. Every moment is filled with words and lessons. No time is wasted on useless images. And there are no mistakes, at least that I have noticed. All the participants appear to be native speakers. These are full immersion productions, which in my opinion is the only way a child or adult will learn the language. My baby loves to watch the DVDs and requests them every day. She is starting to say some of the words and imitates Maria's dances. She also loves to play the music CD. All the songs are wonderful and I have not gotten tired of them at all. I highly recommend that you purchase this collection for your children and other friends that might be looking for DVDs/CDs in Spanish for their children. I wish I would have bought these a long time ago! ¡Los disfrutaran mucho!I have 1 year old twins who were enrolled in a weekly Spanish class when they were 18 months old. I wanted something that I could use at home to continue their exposure to the language outside of the classroom. I have reviewed many programs and this is by far the best. My children would come home each day, point to the TV and say "mouse" at 19 months old because they love the series. The Spanish on all of the Whistlefritz DVDs is spoken well (I'm not fluent, but have collegiate-level Spanish III knowledge). I am able to follow along easily and the characters speak clearly and naturally without speaking too fast. I also love the fact that all of the vocabulary is included in the sleeve inside the DVD case. This is a huge plus!As for the comments about not having subtitles or text in English...if you do research on babies and children learning second and third languages, you'll read that the full immersion method is the preferred method, which Whistlefritz takes full advantage of. I would also like to introduce my children to French and hope that they will start producing videos in other languages."Vamos a Jugar" is an extremely welcome addition to the set of (suprisingly limited) tools available for parents who wish to teach their kids Spanish. While efforts by shows like "Dora" and "Dragon Tales" to include Spanish language content are positive, the occasional word or phrase does little beyond letting kids know that other languages exist. The immersion philosophy behind the Whistlefritz videos is a quantum leap forward. The genius is in the simplicity of the concept -- take characters, skits, games and songs largely familiar to kids and present them purely in Spanish rather than English, guessing (correctly) that kids will be able to follow the storylines and pick up the vocabulary quickly. Perhaps just as importantly, the entertainment, novelty and challenge levels are more than high enough to keep our 3 and 5 years olds fully engaged. "Los Animales" (the first video) has been part of the permanent rotation in our DVD player for months with no signs of displacement anytime soon; very happy to see a second video added to the mix and looking forward to more. Highly recommend this great new product.This is WONDERFUL!!! I am a Spanish teacher. I have two little boys and it is VERY important to me that my children learn Spanish. I was looking for something to buy that they could watch and help to reinforce what we are already doing at home. This is perfect. I love that it's completely in Spanish. Immersion really is the only way to learn a second language. My 3 year old loves this this and often will repeat the words that he knows. He also likes to get up and dance to the songs. As a teacher I can appreciate how this DVD uses multiple learning styles -visual, auditory and kinesthetic. I very highly recommend this (even if you yourself do not speak Spanish. You'll learn along with your child!)After reading so many of the positive reviews, I was very excited to receive this item. As someone who has extensively studied second language acquisition, I firmly believe that total immersion is the best way for a child to learn a second language. That is the main reason why I bought this video. However, the video itself was way too short (for the price). The video host was pleasant, at first, but then she started to annoy me, as her smile seemed to be permanently plastered on. As for her "accent", it's extremely close to being that of a native speaker, but true native speakers will be able to hear a very slight difference. Her accent isn't bad enough to teach incorrect pronunciation, so no worries there (not like those HORRENDOUS "Kids Love Spanish" videos).Bottom line:Will kids learn some Spanish words with this video? Yes.Will it keep their attention? Sometimes.Is it worth the price? No.Would I buy it again or recommend it? No.Works great, no scratches. Thank you
