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Product Description Welcome to Global Wonders! A delightful new series introducing your child to the vibrant and varied cultures from around the neighborhood and around the world. Dazzling animation meets fascinating live action footage in a world where cultures are shared, compared and discovered.In Global Wonders: India, Danny and Marisa visit Raj and Asha for a play date where they are introduced to Indian customs like removing their shoes before entering the home, naan flatbread, and Diwali, the festival of lights. Join the safari search for Asha s lost stuffed tiger and discover more cultural wonders along the way including cricket and carom, the inspirational tale of Prince Ram and the Mighty Bow, and the wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi. As the safari concludes, it s not only Asha s tiger that is found...but a new curiosity in all the cultural discoveries shared throughout the day.With Global Wonders, your child can gain a broader understanding of themselves and the world around them, fostering a stronger self-identity, increased self-esteem, and improved cultural and social skills.Global Wonders was created by Rashmi Turner, a working mother and the former Executive Producer for Disney's Baby Einstein Company and includes new animation, music, and stories written and performed by Emmy award winning leaders in children s entertainment including:Sindy McKay, Writer:A two-time Emmy winner including 2006 Outstanding Animated Program for her work on Jakers, and whose work includes Clifford The Big Red Dog.Ed Wexler, Animation Director, Character Designer, Art Director:An Emmy-nominated, 20-year veteran of Walt Disney Animation ( Little Einsteins, My Friends Tigger and Pooh ).Jim Latham, Music Composer:Emmy winner whose work includes original songs, themes and underscore for children s programming (JoJo s Circus, Dragon Tales, Disney Princess: A Christmas of Enchantment). Review As the world grows smaller -- and children grow smarter -- along comes Global Wonders, a warm and delightful new series that joyfully invites kids to open the door to the glorious diversity of our international family. Colorfully animated, cleverly scripted and crammed with live-action clips that depict the rich tapestry of our shared world culture, Global Wonders is destined to take its place among the best and brightest of children s entertainment. I love this series! --Bruce Kluger - Parenting MagazineAs with each of the titles in the series, Global Wonders India presents culture as the element that gives color to life. It manages to transform an ordinary play date with friends into a magical journey into another world, and thus has the potential to be a psychologically transforming and culturally enriching experience for children of any culture. Using the Rakhi as a reminder of the obligations of friendship and Gandhi as a model for leadership helps provide children guidelines for life, on how to behave, and on being friends. --Dr. J.K. Nugent, Child Development Expert. Founder, Brazelton Institute, Childrens Hospital, Boston and Harvard Medical SchoolThe Global Wonders DVD series is one of the better new introductions I have seen all year. Highly engaging through the entire program with colorful, high quality animation. Receives an overall A grade and The TTT mark of excellence indicating that a product has been triple tested by trained researchers, educators, parents and children. A toy with a TTT rating means that it exceeds our standards and has been rated to deliver a fun play experience that also stimulates developmental learning skills. --Marianne Szymanski Toy Tips Magazine and The Toy Research Institute
H**I
Excellent introduction to Indian culture
A well written, informative and entertaining production for smaller children. The multinational cast is adorable and keeps a light, jovial mood. The program introduces sports, holidays, places, jewlery, important figures like Ram & Sita, Gandhi and much more. My husband is from India. In addition to visiting India we try to incorporate Indian culture into our lives here in the U.S.. This is a fabulous tool for assisting us in that effort. I looked high and low for media materials that introduce Indian culture to small children (like the "Sesame Street" sister program airing in India)but could'nt find any. So I was elated to discover this and my three year old son LOVES it! He immediately began practicing the new vocabulary and wants to see it over and over.
R**H
Great product -- my 2 year old hasn't stopped asking for it!
We bought the whole set for our 2 year old son to help expose him to different cultures and understand and appreciate the similarities and differences. I think it's great that the series allows kids to laugh at the differences and the pronunciations (the whole grandmother segment is hilarious). I was a bit surprised when our son started asking for "Namaste" and would throw a fit when we tried Baby Einstein or Sesame Street instead. The combination of the catchy music, great animation, and storyline captivates him. All in all, a really great product that will be included in our baby shower/new infant/birthday/holiday gifts. We've already bought multiple copies!
A**E
Wonderful!
The Global Wonders series is utterly delightful. The art is beautiful and the production quality is great. The kids are adorable. This DVD provides a fun and simple introduction to Indian culture. It's very accessible and fun for kids and adults alike. We were so happy to have found this!!
K**R
Great series, an instant hit in our house!
I received this series and have already watched them all with my 4 year old daughter. The India title is one of her favorites and I must say, it's pretty cute to hear her saying "Namaste" after the show! She especially loves the music in this title and even her little baby brother was bouncing to the beat. This video does a great job of representing this fascinating culture.Best of all is that I really loved the series too - the music and voices were great but not annoying like many other kid videos and there was such a wonderful, diverse and positive representation of many different people. I also really liked the combination of animated graphics and real-life imagery. It is important to me for her to see people, places, cultures, etc as they occur in the real world, not just in animation. Global Wonders is definitely on my go-to list as a great holiday gift this year!
K**A
Global Wonders India DVD
Global Wonders has created a wonderful DVD which is both entertaining and educational! My husband is from India and we are so pleased at the accuracy in the DVD. Wonderful memories from my husband's childhood were brought back and shared with our children (ages 6 and 2). My older daughter can't wait to share the DVD with friends to show them about her heritage. And I can't wait to purchase the other DVD's to learn about other cultures myself.
D**S
Great series - My child absolutely loves them
My four year old daughter loves this series. Like most four year old girls, she can be very picky (about everything!) and this is her hands down favorite things to watch. While being very entertaining (some of the Baby and Little Einstein people are the creative forces behind this), this is also a great educational experience. Our daughter has asked us to learn more about some of the themes touched on in this series. Overall, this is very highly recommended.
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