Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Lots More Learning Fun! (Scholastic Video Collection)

Starring:Bill Martin Jr., Pete Seeger
Studio: New Video Group
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Catchy music and skillful animation lend a new richness to award-winning picture books like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Trashy Town in this Scholastic compilation. In "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom," jazzy melodies composed and performed by Crystal Taliefero complement Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault's innovative look at the alphabet while Lois Ehlert's busy letters absolutely scurry up and crash down from the coconut tree. The addition of the jazzy refrain "dump it in, smash it down, drive around" underscores the importance of the trash man's job in "Trashy Town" and Rosie's oblivious walk around the farm in "Rosie's Walk" is appropriately accompanied by a catchy country tune and twang-infused narration. Animation, voice talent, and the occasional melodic riff reinforce the themes of growth and change in "The Caterpillar and the Polliwog." (Ages 2 to 7) --Tami Horiuchi
Description
CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM (By Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault; Illustrated by Lois Ehlert): The letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. But is there enough room for all of them?

TRASHY TOWN (By Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha; Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino): Dump it in! Smash it down! Follow Mr. Gilly around Trashy Town until his truck is full of glorious garbage.

ROSIE'S WALK (By Pat Hutchins): A clumsy fox can't quite catch an unsuspecting hen on this fun-filled walk through the farm.

THE CATERPILLAR AND THE POLLIWOG (By Jack Kent): The polliwog watches the caterpillar grow up and turn into "something else." But the caterpillar isn't the only one who's changing!

Amazon.com

Catchy music and skillful animation lend a new richness to award-winning picture books like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Trashy Town in this Scholastic compilation. In "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom," jazzy melodies composed and performed by Crystal Taliefero complement Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault's innovative look at the alphabet while Lois Ehlert's busy letters absolutely scurry up and crash down from the coconut tree. The addition of the jazzy refrain "dump it in, smash it down, drive around" underscores the importance of the trash man's job in "Trashy Town" and Rosie's oblivious walk around the farm in "Rosie's Walk" is appropriately accompanied by a catchy country tune and twang-infused narration. Animation, voice talent, and the occasional melodic riff reinforce the themes of growth and change in "The Caterpillar and the Polliwog." (Ages 2 to 7) --Tami Horiuchi

Description

CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM (By Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault; Illustrated by Lois Ehlert): The letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. But is there enough room for all of them?

TRASHY TOWN (By Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha; Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino): Dump it in! Smash it down! Follow Mr. Gilly around Trashy Town until his truck is full of glorious garbage.

ROSIE'S WALK (By Pat Hutchins): A clumsy fox can't quite catch an unsuspecting hen on this fun-filled walk through the farm.

THE CATERPILLAR AND THE POLLIWOG (By Jack Kent): The polliwog watches the caterpillar grow up and turn into "something else." But the caterpillar isn't the only one who's changing!

DVD Features: Bonus Stories: "The Foolish Frog", "Joey Runs Away", "Changes, Changes"; Read Along; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection

Customer Reviews:

Great Learning DVD.......2007-06-28

My 3yr old absolutely loves this DVD. He now knows the words to the songs and sings along. He is learning to recognize letters with the help of this cute and catchy production.

A longtime favorite for my little one!.......2007-04-12

This is one of the first DVDs we let our son watch (after only Baby Einsteins). We bought it because he loves the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book. This disk did not disappoint, and all the stories were a big hit. Chicka Chicka is done as a musical video, with an added verse not in the book that is a great addition. The baby letters race up a coconut tree which eventually can't hold all of them (hence the 'boom boom'). The grown-up letters rush to the rescue and the little ones go home for the night, but mischievious little 'a' sneaks back out for a very cute ending.

Rosie's Walk is my personal favorite. An unflappable chicken takes a walk, unaware of the unlucky fox who tries to sneak up on her. Great music and quite funny.

The Caterpillar and the Pollywog is a great story, and the pollywog/frog is irristable in his enthusiasm.

The Foolish Frog is a classic. Pete Seeger is a master storyteller, and the story is a lot of fun and hilarious.

Joey Runs Away is very funny and sweet. Great narration!

Changes was one we didn't take to right away, but after giving it a chance it is endearing and fun in it's own right.

I would recommend this DVD highly to anyone with children 18 months to 4 or 5 years old. My 2 year old still asks for it on a regular basis (and we've watched it many many many many times!). It's one you as an adult will enjoy as well, and not get too sick of as time goes on.

chicka chicka boom boom and lots more learning fun.......2007-04-04

I have had to buy 2 more cd s of it because my nephew 1 1/2 yrs loved the
Trashy Town song and story and my other grandchildren wanted their own copy
in California.

Very Catchy!.......2007-03-23

This DVD is great. My kids both love the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom story and song. The only problem is that I wish it had a repeat feature like some other DVDs (Baby Einstein, etc.) since each segment is only a few minutes long, and they really just want the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom segment mostly. But it's a great alternative to some of the other kids' videos out there.

Favorite books come to life.......2007-02-26

I'm a special ed teacher for K-1 and my students love these videos. They add a visual depth to these classic stories. Don't forget to view the extras and you can also have the words displayed as well. I find them invaluable for illuminating literature. Most stories are no more than 7-10 minutes long and so are great for getting students involved quickly. Well worth the price. Students ask for them over and over again. Get the books too and students begin to engage with the books and get excited keeping up with the video.

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