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123 Cuentame un Cuento
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Manufacturer: Kidzup
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Retail Price: $6.98
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Starring: A la Vibora de la Mar
User Submitted 123 Cuentame un Cuento Reviews
September 8, 2008
Cuentame un Cuento
Excellent product, great! mi daughters liked a lot, they are happy with this product, Thanks a lot for offering products like this.
Daniel Silvestre [...]
September 3, 2008
Cute...
Its not my son's favorite but for the price its a cute DVD. It has some very cute stories and songs. My son likes to watch it on occasion but its not his first choice. If your child is younger than 8 mo and has not been exposed to fluent spanish, I'd definitely recommend it. Especially if the parents do not speak the language. At least the child will get his ear accustomed to hearing the language spoken properly.
(but you can do the same thing by choosing the spanish language track on
any dvd).
Do I recommend it...yes.
September 30, 2007
Cuentame un Cuento
My child like some parts but by the end stop looking, I think she get bored.
June 28, 2007
A must-have DVD for babies under 3!
First all all, I have to say that I write a column reviewing DVDs and CDs for babies and kids in a small monthly publication. As you can imagine: I've seen them all!
The A la Vibora de la Mar series truly stands apart in every sense: the beautiful images, the soothing music, the catchy songs, the engaging sound effects, the poems and rhymes... every little detail in these videos reveals a high quality production (this, sadly, can not be said for many DVDs in this category). They also expose a deep understanding of how babies learn.
I decided to write this review (my first one for Amazon) only because I am convinced that there should be at least one of the A la Víbora de la Mar titles in every household with babies under 3! (My enthusiasm comes not only from my research, but also from using this series with my own child).
Fortunately for babies, these DVDs do not intend to constitute a traditional foreign language program. (Do not expect the "pollito-chicken" structure or the tedious repetition of words and phrases...) And this is just great! Babies do not need language courses!! At this age, their brain is biologically prepared to grasp language NATURALLY... Anything else, may actually become more of a hindrance in his language-acquisition process. The best way to teach your baby a foreign language (whether you speak it, or not) is to expose her constantly to the SOUNDS of that language as early as possible, hopefully before they are 3 (optimal: before they turn 1!).
I can not emphasize strongly enough how important this is. It actually constitutes the "trick" in language learning. Vocabulary and grammar can be grasped at any age: there is not a big time-constraint for this: as adults, we continue to learn new words and we can easily learn or correct a grammatical structure... This is not the case with SOUNDS. If we were not exposed constantly, as infants, to the sounds of a foreign language, we may never be able to reproduce them (or even "hear" them... thus our impediment to reproduce those sound).
So it doesn't matter if you as a parent do not understand what is being said (babies who watch a DVD at an early age, do not understand what is being said in their own language either... it just doesn't matter). What matters is that the complete inventory of Spanish sounds is presented throughout the 123 CUÉNTAME UN CUENTO DVD, embedded in song and rhyme, not in isolated words and phrases, which, alone, do not help much during this stage. Furthermore, the sounds of Spanish in this whole series are presented in the type of speech to which infants respond best: melodic, soothing, rhythmic, using "parenthese" strategies, and just a tiny bit high pitched... The DVD makes use of repetition as a learning tool, but in a nice pleasant way that is never boring.
Another plus: it is entirely in Spanish. This is completely desirable in foreign language videos for this age range (babies 0-3). Needless to say, only native speakers are involved.
Also from this series:Los Colores de Rufino and Do Re Mi Nino
June 22, 2007
Two thumbs up!!!
I have 15 months old twins and we live in the UK, they just LOVE the videos and we are very happy that our babies have exposure to Spanish and Latin tunes and rhymes in such a delightful and fun video.
I have given these videos as a gift to some friends and all I get is..."my child just loved it!"
We own the 4 videos from a la vibora de la mar and all of them are great! We are looking forward for more...
June 19, 2007
My grandkids don't love it....
I was really disappointed with this dvd, my spanish-speaking grandchildren just didn't like them even though the other reviews say these DVDs are for spanish speaking children. The video was not so interesting or educational for the kids. The series was not worth the money.
June 19, 2007
Not worth it!
I was looking for more intensive spanish for my kids, but this video didn't seem to get their attention. There are very few videos there that are both educational & entertaining, but sadly this one is neither.
June 14, 2007
not so happy with this dvd
i read all the reviews over a long space of time for these (set of 3) dvd's. many people said it's not for spanish as second language speakers, and it's definitely not... what a disappointment. completely for children who probably only speak spanish at home, and whose parents are spanish solely. i know some conversational spanish, and my husband even more, and neither i nor my husband could make an inkling of what the story line was in these dvd's...how could our 2 year old? i even watched the informational section to see if they described the words they used regularly, but too hard to follow. very fast speaking, with no words written on screen, or clear pronunciations. confusing, and frustrating. ihad to send it back to Amazon, we'd never use it again... I really was hoping these would be great teaching aids for our daughter to learn more spanish words, but i recommend searching for another aid.
December 18, 2006
Just what I've been looking for!!
We've had this DVD for 6 months and it is still my little one's favorite. We have been living in the US for quite some time and since my baby was born I have been searching for a product just like this! Cuéntame un cuento has it all: beautiful catchy songs, native speakers, lovely short stories, plenty of new vocabulary (numbers 1 to 20, days of the week, fruits, clothing...)
In fact, Cuéntame un cuento seamlessly combines real Latin-American lullabies and songs with interesting and fun stories that my 18-month-old baby loves. It is really nice to see him interested in this DVD, it gives us plenty of ways to speak and have fun in our native Spanish language.
October 9, 2006
A small treasure!!
After many recommendations, on a trip to Mexico I bought the whole collection of DVDs by A LA VIBORA DE LA MAR for my grandaughter, as a means to encourage her Spanish...
What a wonderful gift it turned out to be!! The featured songs and poetry transported me back in time to my childhood in Mexico, and have certainly brought back many wonderful memories... As for my grandaughter (who is now 18 months old), she has been enjoying these DVDS for ten months now, and they are still her very favorite ones. She sings and dances to the beautiful songs... and is always walking from room to room whith the boxes of her DVDs under her arm.
We are all delighted to hear her sing the nusrey rhymes and try to say the poems and stories that form part of our Hispanic heritage. This is truly a small treasure.
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