DVD Review: Sid the Science Kid: The Bug Club: Sid the Science Kid, The Jim Henson Company: Movies & TV

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DVD Review: Sid the Science Kid: The Bug Club: Sid the Science Kid, The Jim Henson Company: Movies & TV

Posted by admin | on 4 August, 05:06 AM

Review
This enjoyable educational series fills a gap in preschool programming, which has more often tended to focus on developing kids’ readiness for reading and math. With Sid as their guide, kids will be inspired to ask question as a means of discovering new things, and they’ll want to make observations and test their own scientific theories. The show’s dual settings — Sid’s school and his home — remind young viewers that the scientific world is all around us, waiting to be explored. With some encouragement from parents, there’s no end to the educational opportunities that could be inspired by Sid’s curiosity. And, learning aside, the show is sure to be a hit with kids because it’s got plenty of music, dance, and all-around good fun. Preschoolers will enjoy aspiring comedian Sid’s silly antics and the jokes that he and his friends make up (they’re always related to the episode’s theme). It’s so entertaining that parents might find themselves drawn to watch as well — and those who do may well learn a few things, too. –Common Sense Media

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A great collection of Sid epsisodes on backyard animals,

By Joseph Coolidge Shaw “where_is_it” (Mamaroneck, NY) -

My 3 year old boy and 5 year old daughter enjoy Sid the Science Kid on PBS. So when the new collection of Sid episodes was released, we scooped The Bug Club up along with it’s companion collection Things Change. My kids preferred the companion collection more than The Bug Club, to my surprise.

This DVD contains the episodes Hello Doggie, Home Tweet Home, The Dirt on Dirt, and Don’t Forget the Leaves,

When Sid hears dogs barking in his neighborhood, he wonders if they’re talking to him. At school, Sid discovers that animals do communicate in lost of different ways, by using body language, making sounds, and barking! Woof! It’s the latest question in a long list of questions that Sid finds himself wondering about. For example, what makes dirt so dirty? Why do bees live in hives and ants live in anthills? Do leaves actually do anything? Come explore backyard science with Sid in these super duper episodes that feature bugs, nature, animals and more. This DVD is close to two hours long ( 115 min).

If you hurry (for a limited time) you will get an additional DVD called Front Row Fun which contains another episode of Sid ( Why do we need Charts), as well as episodes of WordWorld, Dive Olly Dive!, Hurray for Huckle!, Tiny Planets, Will and Dewitt, Animal Atlas, Hermia and Friends, Pocoyo and Hopla. This DVD runs over two hours (134 minutes) and makes for a total of 4 hours of content for a really decent price.

The only problem with the extra DVD is that if you buy the companion collection of Sid the Science Kid (Things Change), the extra Front Row DVD has exactly the same content. In other words all the extra Front Row DVDs in the Sid collections have the same content. I was expecting each of the extra Front Row DVDs to have different content on it, and was disappointed that the disks contain the same shows, so we have both of the just released Sid the Science Kid collections (Change Happens, and The Bug Club) but two extra Front Row Disks containing the exact same content.

Still, a solid purchase for the price, 4 hours of great entertainment for the kids.

Great program for children,

By M. Glauberman -

This dvd isn’t available for purchase yet, but we were able to rent it from redbox. My 4 year old son watched it over and over again, causing me to rent it an extra day because he enjoyed it so much. The songs are catchy and cute, and the parents on the program really take care in making Sid feel great for being as curious as he is. We aren’t big fans of tv in our home, but this program definitely gets high marks from us!
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