National Geographic's Really Wild Animals Gift Set

Customer Reviews

Really Wild Animals is Really Wonderful!

2008-08-20
As an animal lover and elementary school teacher, I purchased this DVD box set for my Grade 3 class. Each DVD is interesting, informative, and entertaining. Each DVD kept my interest and was greatly enjoyed by my students. Way to go National Geographic!! I would definitely recommend this product.

Really wild about Really Wild Animals

2008-04-30
National Geographic standards applied to the younger age group. Fabulous photography, age appropriate information, and very catchy songs. Well packaged and each one consistently a quality production. The only downside is they didn't make more of this series.

Disappointing - Little content, lots of flashing images

2007-11-17
We expected more from NG. These videos were mostly just quick clips of various creatures, 5 seconds for most, and very little informational content. Good to plop the kids in front of if you want to distract them, not good at all for learning.

educational... yet cheesy

2007-10-28
My kids do enjoy watching these. However, the little cartoon globe, it's quite cheesy. Although educational, we don't watch it often.

Not exactly what I was anticipating...

2007-07-05
This DVD set was disappointing in it's presentation and delivery; especially the dino video, and my son was looking forward to that one most. The "filler" silly humor is a waste of film space - I think I'd rather purchase an adult version of a National Geographic documentary. Flashing disjointed scenes of various dinosaurs to some kind of rap I suppose the producers deemed kid-friendly was not appealing to my 6 yr. old at all. He kept asking when the show was actually going to start. Overall, it's not a "bad" set...it's just not worth the money. Turn on the Discovery Channel instead.

To Violent

2007-02-10
Take a walk on the wild side and get ready to meet some of the most amazing animals to roam the earth with Spin, National Geographic's animated globe-on-the-go! Really Wild Animals is a fun-filled, award-winning children's series featuring amazing animals, original music videos and National Geographic's stunning cinematography to send children on wild adventures. 4 New DVDs include: - Deep Sea Dive - Totally Tropical Rainforest - Swinging Safari - Dinosaurs and Other Creature Features

National Geographic Does it again

2007-01-03
I bought this beautiful series of children's National Geographic DVDs for a friend's son. I didn't see it myself, but I have some of the National Geographic films in my library and I know they were excellent. Children who are educated to appreciate the natural world are more likely to become useful citizens of the future generation.

Great Family Entertainment

2006-07-20
I bought this DVD set for my son (5) and daughter (4) and they absolutely love it and I find myself watching as well. It has beautiful animal scenes and is very educational as well. Good buy!

Perfect!

2006-05-30
I got these for my 12-year-old nephew. I was worried that they'd be too juvenile for him, but he loved them! He watched them all within days of getting them. My sister told me that I was "right on" with this gift. If you know any kids that love animals - this will be the perfect gift for them also! I felt sort of guilty getting acclaim for picking out such a simple gift! National Geographic makes this set seem like it's a lot more than it is. It's not just "some DVD's about animals" to him, and I'm sure it will bring a smile to any little face!

Suitablel for pre-schoolers...

2006-03-06
This is probably one of the best wild animal collections I have found that is suitable for a preschooler. My 3yr old son received this as a gift for his 3rd birthday and absolutely loves it. The DVD's are informative without being too explicit. No zebras being eaten here! If you aren't sure about buying all four, I would definately recommend the Deep Sea Dive (for the fish fans) and Swinging Safari (for the wild animal fans).