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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303293141 Format: Color, NTSC ISBN: 630329314X Label: Dorling Kindersley Video Languages: Manufacturer: Dorling Kindersley Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Video Release Date: January 18, 1995 Running Time: 30 minutes Studio: Dorling Kindersley Video Theatrical Release Date: October 17, 1974 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: From the moment a flapping bouquet of brightly colored macaws bursts out of a single egg, Bird earns the full attention of its audience. Martin Sheen narrates the brisk look at this creature, whose different species number around 8,500. In classic D.K. style, this chapter in Dorling Kindersley's fascinating Eyewitness series treats viewers to sharply focused close-ups and a superrealism that almost gives a 3-D effect. The information flows smoothly, offering brief but memorable lessons in history, biology, math, geology, language, music, and religion. A metronome clearly compares an average human heart rate to a bird's. Popular myths and sayings are explained and sometimes challenged (for example, despite their wise eyes, owls aren't particularly smart). But while cruising on an eagle's wing or watching an ostrich run 40 miles per hour should please the very young viewer, phrases such as "metabolic rate" and "couriers of scandal" hint at an older target audience. --Liane Thomas Average Rating:
 Rating: - Perfect for TeensI used this video in conjunction with my 7th grade lesson on birds. It was excellent! It supported what we had been learning and the kids enjoyed watching it. They had many new questions about birds after we watched the video. I highly recommend this whole series. |
