This volume examines the effects of video and TV on the developing minds of children. The author explains how parents can navigate through a TV, DVD and video game market that has only begun developing its potential and expanding its influence on children. She focuses on infants to five-year-olds and explores what exactly is "educational" about educational media. She examines how play and language development are affected by background and foreground...

Showcases a year in the life of a bear family as two impressionable young cubs are taught life's most important lessons. Set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop teeming with life, their journey begins as winter comes to an end and the bears emerge from hibernation to face the bitter cold. The world outside is exciting-but risky-as the cubs' playful descent down the mountain carries with it a looming threat of avalanches.

Learning Shapes Has Never Been So Much Fun™ Children will fall in love with these wonderful characters as they Meet the Shapes. Children who watch Meet the Shapes can easily learn to identify and name eight common shapes in a few days. Preschool Prep Series™ have won hundreds of awards and are used in millions of homes and schools around the world. You will be amazed at how easily your little one can learn shapes!™ Featuring: Circle, Diamond,...

Hannah needs to have her diaper changed before she can go out and play. But Mom and Dad have just brought home a big package, and she's anxious to see what's inside. Is it a rocking chair? Or maybe a bed Teddy? Not, it's a potty! It's time for Hannah to graduate from her diapers and learn how to use the potty.

It's science time! Highlights Explore & Learn! videos combine educational segments with entertaining storytelling that will encourage young children's curiosity around science topics. Learn all about meat-eating plants and other interesting animal and plant facts in The Wonderful Animal Kingdom. Highlights is an essential part of childhood, inspiring memorable experiences for generations of families. Highlights' Fun with a Purpose! philosophy has...

Learning Letters Has Never Been This Easy!™ Meet the Letters makes learning letters fun and easy with adorable characters that your child will soon know and love! Children can easily learn to recognize all the upper and lowercase letters in a few weeks. Preschool Prep Series™ DVDs have won hundreds of awards and are used in millions of homes and schools around the world. You will be amazed at what your little one can learn!™ Featuring:...

Have you ever wondered how bridges don't fall down or how really old buildings stay standing up? Basic principles of architecture and engineering, including an introduction to bridges, locks, arches, columns, and skyscrapers, are explored in this newest engaging addition to the How Do series. The How Do series is a great introduction to various STEM topics, each written in a format that encourages audiences to ask questions and guess the answers before...

Teaches vowels and consonants, word building, rhyming and vocabulary. Leap, Lily, and Tad journey to the Word Factory, where Word Whammer, Sticky-Ick-O-Rama and more amazing machines take letters and make them into words. Humorous songs and an out-of-control word machine add to the fun.

Learning Phonics Has Never Been This Easy!™ Children will fall in love with these wonderful characters as they Meet the Digraphs. Two letters that come together to form a single sound are taught in primary school as "letter digraphs." Meet the Digraphs makes learning to identify digraphs fun and easy. Meet the Digraphs teaches 13 basic digraphs that are taught in schools across the country. Digraphs are taught both alone and in the context of words....

A story of three animal families on a journey across our planet - polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales. It captures rare footage of nature's wildest and most elusive animals.