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Dragon Tales : Easy as 1, 2, 3

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My son absolutely loves Dragon Tales, when the show is over on PBS I hear "again again" and then I put the DVDs in. This one is one of his favorites, it keeps him quiet while taking long trips in the car. It teaches the importance of following directions and is very light-hearted and silly. My son is 2 1/2 and he follows the stories along. I can ask him about Weezie losing her firebreath and he'll tell me about it. The sing-a-long songs are great too!

These Dragon Tales are not nearly as good as the newer kids' videos like Dora, Diego and Backyardigans. They have good messages but I found the voices a bit irritating. The Spanish soundtrack has some translation errors--not that it isn't correct Spanish but that I think the original meaning of some phrases was misunderstood. It wasn't as good as I had hoped.

Though my kindergartner has outgrown this beloved series, I have presented DVDs of this PBS show to my friend's young children. The series follows the adventures of 6-year-old Emmy and her 4-year-old brother Max who are able to travel to a fantasy land called Dragon Land and meet many fascinating characters. Their best dragon friends are Cassie, Zak, Wheezie, and Ord, and the wise teacher Quetzal.
This DVD contains five episodes, i.e. "A Kite for Quetzal", "Prepare According to Instructions", "The Big Cake Mix-Up", "True Blue Friend", and "Light My Firebreath". The stories are interesting, fun, and best of all contain morals that teach young children important life lessons. The extras include four sing-along songs, audio option in English or Spanish, and English subtitles.

My daughter loves the DVD, and it was a pretty good price. My only complaint is that the default setting on the DVD is to come on with the subtitles on. Most DVD's come on without the subtitles (since most people don't want them) and then you can turn them on if you don't want them. This DVD is just the opposite.