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My Fantastic Field Trip to the Planets

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If your child is not that into Astronomy and the planets, then get this DVD immediately. My son is six and could care less about the planets. His father works for JPL and is disappointed that our boy doesn't share dad's enthusiasm for space. Now, that has all changed. Last night, my son was re-enacting a scene from the DVD and rattled off the names of all nine planets along with some other facts that he absorbed from his two viewings (back to back). His father is ecstatic, and tonight we are going to do some star gazing together. I think that since the planets are characters that my son's imagination and fascination ignited! Great DVD!

We just got this DVD last week, but ever since that time it has remained in the DVD player and has been viewed at least a dozen times by my three year old daughter, Cassidy. She LOVES this DVD and all the planets that come to life. She sings along and has really learned her planets. The songs are top notch. The DVD is enjoyable for adults, even after ten viewings when most kid videos would become painful. A+++++++++++

My six year old boy Tyler and my three year old girl Emma can finally both sit and watch something together, enjoy it, and learn from it. This DVD has it all...great production value, a wonderful storyline, and truly high caliber music worthy of Disney. Tyler and Emma love singing along and now know all the lyrics and all the dialogue! Very informative and has motivated our whole family to go to the planetarium to see and learn more. A definite must-have!!!

What a great video this one is. I have been searching for something fun about outer space and absolutely love this video. My two daughters are the real test. They sing all the songs and cannot stop watching. We hope that this is the first of many "field trips." The beginning seems to indicate that more on other subjects are coming soon. This will be the DVD series to get. The tunes are very good. The video makes the planets fun to learn.

I cannot say enough great things about this DVD. We were lucky enough to get an advance copy through a friend who works for a local newspaper. My four-year-old and seven-year-old watch this DVD over and over again. They love the adventure and the wonderful songs. My husband and I love the fact that they now know all the planets and details that even we didn't know! The planets are funny characters that come to life with some pretty amazing-looking special effects. Because the planets are so fun and captivating my kids totally know these planets like they are their best friends. It's so gratifying for my husband and me to hear them sing along with the film and have so much fun. There is even an interactive space quiz after the film that my kids love to take. When they answered all the questions correctly, we printed out their "Certificates of Merit" that are on the DVD and can be customized on the computer with your child's name and the date. Very cool! My children keep these awards in their rooms and really feel a proud sense of accomplishment. Very cute! The songs are so catchy that I caught my husband singing "THE PLANET SONG" in the shower. The bonus footage from NASA was great, too. This is definitely one of those special DVDs that children will watch repeatedly and is a wonderful addition to our family DVD collection. I think that, throughout their lives, our children will always be able to put a face to the planets and, in so doing, really remember them. I highly recommend this DVD! A+++

I am a second grade teacher and always looking for creative ways to supplement my lesson plans on the planets. Children don't easily identify with planets, since they are spheres that cannot be seen in their daily lives. Children usually respond to the colors, but never really connect with them. Now, with "My Fantastic Field Trip To The Planets" the planets all have faces, personalities, and the undivided attention of my class. The show transforms the planets into memorable characters. It really has helped my students to remember not only the names of the planets, but also detailed facts about them. I have recommended this DVD to our school district, for I feel that it should be part of the regular curriculum. The DVD is so wonderful that it can be enjoyed outside the classroom as well and give children a real head-start on learning the planets and developing a passion for astronomy.

I just finished watching our preview copy of My Fantastic Field Trip To The Planets with my son, Tyler, age 6. We've seen it several times now at Tyler's urging. He sings the songs that have some pretty neat tidbits about the planets in them. He was singing "93 Million Miles Away"...a song the Sun sings. He then stopped and realized that he knew the distance the Sun is from the Earth. What a seamless way to teach kids without them realizing it. I give this DVD high marks for being original. I think Chris Kattan from Saturday Night Live is in this as Mars. I can see this DVD becoming an instant classic. HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION.

My son was not as enthusiatic about Astronomy as I was, until we watched "My Fantastic Field Trip To The Planets." Now, he wants to look through our telescope and imagine that all the planetary characters in the video are up in the night sky. Very cute. I am impressed that he can now name all the planets and their order from the sun. He told me that Saturn's rings are made of ice and dust and that Jupiter is the biggest. The song "93 Million Miles Away" really drives home the fact that the sun is 93 million miles from Earth. The video is amazingly engaging and effective. I think it is the best introduction to the planets that you can offer your child.

Okay, so the acting in this DVD is pretty cheesy, but my kids LOVE it. We homeschool and are studying the planets, and I was looking for something fun to supplement our learning. I bought this DVD because of the great reviews it received and I have to agree.

My 3-year-old and 6-year-old have learned many facts about our solar system from this DVD, some that I didn't even know. They also love the music. They've been singing it constantly since they first watched the program. Who knew that it could be so fun to learn that the spot on Jupiter is a "great big swirling storm" or that Saturn's rings are made of ice and dust? It's so much more fun to learn it when you're singing silly lyrics than it is to read it out of a textbook.

This DVD helped ignite a real interest in astronomy in our family and I'd highly recommend it to anyone. It's educational, but in a fun disguise.

My Grandson, Robbie, likes to look through his Daddy's telescope. I decided to get him "My Fantastic Field Trip To The Planets" to encourage this fascination with Astronomy. I cannot begin to tell you how much he loves this DVD. He sings along and can now name all the planets and tell you what number that planet is from the Sun. He even knows the distance that the Sun is from Earth. The songs are clever and very high quality. This is by far the best children's DVD purchase I have made.