Product Details

• Directors: Les Jarrett
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• DVD Release Date: March 19, 2003
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008WMD7
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,629 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From A-to-Z, "Amtrak-to-Zephyr", packed with one full hour of fun and learning, this exciting video enhances children’s natural learning ability while exploring some of the coolest aspects of real trains.

Your child will develop skills in vocabulary and phonics,and while interacting with our kids on the video will explore: "in & out", "over & under", "teamwork", "above & below", "off & on", "same & different", all sorts of really cool trains and their sounds, train safety, railroad jobs from "Brakeman-to-Yardmaster" and of course, The Alphabet.

Written by a mother of two/professional day care provider, and teamed up with awesome footage from award-winning producer Les Jarrett, this video is sure to please the whole family.

Ages 3 to 6 years. Endorsed by Kids First. Telly Award Winner.

Kids liked the VHS version of this program so much that many parents call to tell us that they need to order another one because the child has worn the first copy out!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great educational value with real train footage, November 28, 2003

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This review is from: The Alphabet Train (DVD)

My son just turned two and this is now his favorite video/dvd. It is approximately one hour of real train footage. The narrator and captions follow the alphabet to explain many aspects of train travel and general information about trains. The video is neither annoying (a relief after too many Thomas the Tank Engine videos) nor exciting. Yet, my son is riveted by the footage. He also shouts out the alphabet letters with the narrator.

I highly recommend this video to anyone with kids 18 months to 5 years. Especially if your children like the actual footage rather than animation. Also check out the Real Wheels series and Straight Up (and Imax movie on helicopters).

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I WISH ALL KIDS VIDEOS WERE LIKE THIS ONE, January 3, 2005

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Sequoia (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Alphabet Train (DVD)

This is an amazing video, perfect for approx. ages 2-4. It goes through all kinds of train vocabulary following the alphabet, and explaining each word in very simple language (my 2 year old can learn and understand new "big words"). It provides plenty of repetition of words, encouraging kids to practice them outloud. The video footage is great too for kids who like trains (real trains, not toys). My son is constantly requesting this video, and he can watch it far longer than any other videos we have because it is so engaging. Superb.

As an aside, I don't recommend Thomas train videos. They have nice footage, but the stories are aweful - all about trains getting into trouble and being mean to each other, resulting in punishment (as opposed to modelling good behavior and manners).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Real Trains for Little People, February 25, 2006

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Kimberly Breen "twinboysmama" (Tuckahoe, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Alphabet Train (DVD)

If you are sick of Thomas videos, this is a great video for your Young train enthusiasts. My 3 year-old twin sons have learned quite a bit of train jargon from this. It is slow but great for long car rides in the DVD player (if you can stand the narrator's voice). Instead of saying "put the trains together, Mommy", my son says "Couple the freight car to the engine" - no joke! It is informative and a break from other train videos.