Product Details

• Actors: Italian for Kids
• Directors: Jennifer Cramer
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, HiFi Sound, NTSC, 3D, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Language Tree
• DVD Release Date: October 6, 2007
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000WM8I9Q
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,959 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for absolute beginnners, August 20, 2009

By 

Malibran (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Italian for Kids: Learn Italian Beginner Level 1 Vol. 1 (DVD)

I bought this video (and the first part, too) for my 2 year old son to strengthen his emerging Italian. My husband is American and we live in the States, but I am Italian, so I speak only Italian to him. He enjoys watching the video over and over again and repeats sentences and songs. Yes, the video is short and easy, however it is for children not for adults, and I think it has just the perfect duration to keep their attention high.
The story line is nice. The songs in the video are catchy and stick in the mind for the longest time. The themes are basic: telling time, recognizing objects, expressing likes and dislikes,... At the end of each unit there are a review and a quiz.
Overall I like this course. The only criticism I have is the choice of the actors. Some you can hear are native speakers, but others like Nonna Romano or some of the children have a good pronounciation of the single words but a terrible intonation of the sentence.
For the price I would certainly suggest you buy this video. If you just want something for your kids to watch to learn a couple of structures, this is a very good product.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What happened to proper Italian pronounciation?, July 15, 2010

By 

Frana "Frana" (Frana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Italian for Kids: Learn Italian Beginner Level 1 Vol. 1 (DVD)

Definitely do not recommend if you are looking to teach proper Italian cadence to your kids, which is something I believe in being native Italian and having founded my own company ([...]) as a result of the fact that real Itlian words are very often americanized or mispronounced.The actress is definitely not Italian and has an extremely poor pronounciation.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BRAVO!!, January 12, 2008

By 

clnv66 "stugots" (las vegas, nevada United States) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Italian for Kids: Learn Italian Beginner Level 1 Vol. 1 (DVD)

The Learning tree italian for kids is leaps and bounds ahead of the few learning dvds out there for italian. It is so much better than standard deviants. The cadence, pronunciation and accent are all very good. The only con is it leaves you wanting more. Hopefully the learning tree will produce more italian language dvds. It could also use more indept review of lessons, but still the best product currently in the market. Great for adults too.