Bee Smart Baby, Vocabulary Builder 1 | 
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Studio: Baby Bumblebee
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 3086
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 30 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 3.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 1929189001
UPC: 692937000118
EAN: 9781929189007
ASIN: B00000JT77
Release Date: July 7, 1999
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Condition: New; VHS New. Sealed in original shrinkwrap.
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It's tough to imagine that the average tot wouldn't get adequate exposure to the objects presented in Bee Smart Baby: Vocabulary Builder, Vol. 1 to master their recognition and rough pronunciation by around 18 months, but parents in a hurry to hear their little ones jabber on about the things oft encountered in the first year or so of life will be grateful for this half-hour video. The concept is, as it should be, simple. First objects are shown in a variety of settings--a toy train going around a track, then a real one chugging along; a series of noses, some on grown-up faces and others belonging to kids; a large spoon stirring a bowl of pasta followed by a baby spoon against a blank background. Then a gentle-voiced narrator states the item's name twice, once at its introduction and again when it's time to move on. At first it seems we're in for nothing more than a laundry list of animals, body parts, and utensils, but then a pattern emerges: a series of four already-shown objects skitter by again, and they're repeated in order. This simple structure will appeal to caregivers who devour child-development studies--the benefits of repetition in early learning will be well known to them--and the makers of this video seem tuned in to the likelihood that it's the well-educated who are most apt to be watching along. To sweeten the deal for such grown-ups, they've set this video to the music of Mozart, which has been shown to constructively stimulate young children. --Tammy La Gorce
Description
From the Producer! The Bee Smart Baby Vocabulary Builder video series is the only video product available to aid in early language acquisition. Baby BumbleBee will be introducing additional videos in the fall of 1999.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 Helped my autistic son with his vocabulary. October 24, 1999
lesli mitchell (atlanta, ga)
39 out of 41 found this review helpful
My son is diagnosed with autism and did not begin to use functional language until he was two and a half years old. We tried everything to get him to speak more and to speak clearly. Then my mother-in-law found Bee Smart Baby. Although it's targeted for younger children, it was perfect for my son. The objects used to build vocabulary are those that my son was familiar with and enjoyed learning about--trains, cars, planes, body parts. Within a few days of watching the video he could say every word on it! We realized then how much our son was a visual learner and we'd recommend this video to any parents who have a child with language delays. Now, just a few months later, our son's vocabulary is over 100 words and growing every day. Thank you, Bee Smart Baby! Looking forward to your new volumes!
Best of its Class in infant stimulation - not just for vocab December 21, 2000
39 out of 40 found this review helpful
This video is simply fabulous - but inappropriately marketed. This is a first class infant stimulation video in the same class as the best of the Baby Einstein Companies products. My toddler- now 1 year old LOVES this video. The main value is not vocabulary - I would think that most toddlers would learn all the words presented between 18 mos. and 2 years old, anyway. By watching this video, infants & toddlers learn to associate the 'real thing' with other representations of the object (like kids playing with or using the object, and toy-versions of the object). There is a language skills benefit that the infant / toddler learns to associate the word spelled out on the screen with various representations of the object with the spoken word. Besides all of this, it is highly engaging for a number of reasons. Like many similar (infant stimulation / development) products, the sound track is classical music, mostly Mozart. The voice on the tape is a woman's, and she says a word (like train, teddy bear, ball, dog, nose, etc.) in a non-monotonous way (this is a big problem with other videos of this type). Then we see a series of shots of kids of all ages using or interacting with the object, a live-action video shot of the object, a still-shot of the object, and a toy-versions of the object. Some of the greatest features of this video are that it includes animals like dogs & cows that my daughter - like most toddlers - loves to watch. Also, it is well known that infants / toddlers like to see faces, especially other babies. There are numerous shots of kids of all ethnic backgrounds and ages - shot in very engaging ways including close-ups, and doing things (like bouncing a ball - for "ball," or eating with a spoon - for "spoon"). The production quality of this video is superb, and you don't get the sense that the producers cut corners by inserting cheap computer-generated animation (which I have found are not good at keeping babies' attention). We have a rather complete library of infant stimulation / development videos, including all of the 'So Smart' Series, Baby Einstein Company's videos, the BabyScape videos, and a Baby Genius' video - all of which I have reviewed on this site. I consider this video, "Bee Smart Baby," and Baby Einstein Company's "Baby Van Gogh" - the 'best of its class.'
Excellent Video! September 22, 2000
Kristen C. (Plainfield, Illinois USA)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
My son, 21 months old, LOVES these videos! He has really picked up a lot of words from them and amazes me each and every day. He calls them the "buzz" videos and is always asking me to play one. He'll refer to something by name, shocking me, and then I realize it was a word from the tape. These tapes are well worth the money and keep your child's interest. At 21 months my son likes volumes 1-3 of this series, but volumes 4&5 are a little advanced for him (three syllable words).
BE SMART INDEED!! October 5, 2002
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I purchased this video and all the tapes in the series, including Math and action words for our 2 year old son who was not very verbal. These tapes are absolutely incredible. I wish I had found out about them when he was younger. I bought them for our son on the advice of a teacher. Well, I must say that after watching the first tape only 2 times, our son was repeating ALL the words. Now at 2 1/2 he has all the tapes MASTERED, including the action words (verbs) and now is working on the Math. Honestly, I wish they would make more tapes to help children put words together, which he is finally doing. If your child has a speach delay, or not, these tapes are so great. I would watch the tape with him first and talked about what he saw and then he would watch it alone and act out the tapes. If a giraffe came on he would go and get his toy giraffe and say the "giraffe" etc. He even saw a bone on a store window and remembered it from the tape and said "bone". What I like is that they show the actual word, like a real giraffe, and then toy ones also. Very well made tapes. Our son is speaking up to par now and I know these tapes are to thank. I love them and am so thankful for them. Don't even hesitate, they work.
Great investment! October 13, 2001
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
When our daughter was under a year old, we used to swear by Baby Mozart and anything in the Baby Einstein series. However, since she turned 13 months, we have found the Bee Smart Baby series to be the *best* investment. Our daughter (now 18 mos.) enjoys watching these videos and as she gradually learns the words, she excitedly names the objects when they appear on the screen. We read to her on a daily basis, but these videos have definitely increased her vocabulary tenfold. As a bonus, the videos have a soothing quality for adults- classical music and friendly/smooth voice describing the visuals. Highly recommended!
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