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Curious George - Takes a Vacation & Discovers New Things

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My 4-year-old preschooler has loved Curious George since she was 2, and we have almost all the episodes. This DVD has a running time of about 1 hr 45 mins and contains 8 episodes, i.e.
"Curious George Takes a Vacation" - George and the Man with Yellow Hat go on a vacation but are delayed at the airport where George has an adventure of his own.
"Unbalanced" - George is inspired to do acrobatics in the circus
"The Times of Sand" - there's a sandcastle contest at the beach and George puts his skills to the test
"Curious George takes a Dive" - George finds a turtle and decides to bring it home, where the turtle isn't quite comfortable.
"Curious George, Sea Monkey" - George has an underwater adventure when he explores a coral reef
"Curious George Sees Stars" - George tries to keep count of all the stars in the sky
"Curious George and the Missing Piece" - George finds a bone in the ground and is convinced it is a dinosaur bone, and tries digging up more bones to piece the skeleton together.
"Castle Keep" - George and the Man with the Yellow Hat go to Scotland where George goes on a wild goose chase looking for his golf ball.

Besides the fun episodes there are also bonus features such as the star shapes game, DVD-ROM feature: Printable Coloring Pages and Connect-the-Dots.

I remember the Curious George books pretty well from my own childhood, so when I first saw this animated series, I was skeptical. Would it be as fun and educational as the original books? The answer surprised me ... it's BETTER!

The DVD consists of a series of short segments that are perfect for toddlers AND their parents. Each episode is full of humor. Your three-year-old may not get all the jokes, but you will! Each focuses on a specific concept: balance, coral reefs, leverage, and even paleontology. Each has a positive, pro-curiosity, pro-science message. There is a brief "reality" segment at the end, where a group of real children expand on the concepts presented in the cartoon segments. Both the animation and the background music are first-rate.

I can't even put my two-year-old to bed nowadays without at least a few episodes of "Cur George." He loves it, and ... yes, I'll admit it ... I think it's fun too.

My 2.5-year-old daughter adores George the "funny monkey"--his adventures are gentle and well-drawn. One of the aspects of the program I like best, however, is that each animated segment is followed by a live-action segment showing elementary school-aged kids participating in some activity related to the story. Balance concepts, for example, after a story of George and a high wire act. This format adds an additional learning element to the stories, and recalling my own reactions as a child to kids slightly older than me doing neat things, they have an inspirational quality that I would hope encourages children to move beyond the televised stories and do their own experimentation.

Another GREAT Curious George DVD! My kids love these movies and really enjoy the stories and the little things that they watch kids learning in between segments! Really well done! We're looking forward to the next one!

My two year old daughter is obsessed with Curious George and all the dvd's that are available in the series, except the one about being scared of the dark. I believe that scary episode is on "Rocket ride". All the other George Dvd's including this one are really great for young children.

We love the George DVD collections. Fun to watch and educational too! I plan to order the rest for my son ASAP.

Curious George is a great show and the episodes on this DVD help teach children about airports, travel, vacation, habitats, balance, country vs. city, energy conservation and how electronic devices help scientist study our planet and outer-space. My 9 month old loves to watch George and these shows definitely encourage my 4 year old to ask questions and take interest in plants, animals, outer-space and many other areas of science!

My mom loves Curious George series! I bought this DVD for her for Christmas, she loves it! I also bought 2 other Curious George DVDs.

This is a fun dvd and my nephews who are 2 and 3 years old, really enjoyed watching it! I would suggest this for a younger group of children.

My three and a half year old watches Curious George over and over and over. Other dvds don't seem to keep her attention right now, but if I need to cook dinner or get ready to go somewhere, I can pop this in and know that she'll stay put. Some of the original Curious George books are dated and refer to a "fat" man or a "bad" monkey, which are labels we don't use. These DVDs are current and inclusive of different people. George always does something to create trouble, but the story focuses on problem solving. The stories are short and followed by a segment with children talking about the story. We also have Curious George: Sails With The Pirates and Other Curious Capers! and Curious George - Rocket Ride and Other Adventures. Highly recommend!