Customer Reviews

National Geographic's Really Wild Animals Gift Set

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We have watched this series of videos from the time our son was just over 1 year old. They have held his attention for the past 4 years now, and his Mom and I have enjoyed them as well. We would have to credit this series for being a big part of our junior scientist's long lasting interst in and knowledge of animals, the environment, geography, and biology. He learned all the continents and major (many minor as well) countries from the series and from seeking additional information from us and the library. We now have the entire series on DVD and they continue to be among his favorite videos (along with National Geographics' Kratt Brothers). If you love animals and want good quality, educational material for your toddler/pre-k/1st-2nd grade young one, you can't go wrong with this series!

This is probably one of the best wild animal collections I have found that is suitable for a preschooler. My 3yr old son received this as a gift for his 3rd birthday and absolutely loves it. The DVD's are informative without being too explicit. No zebras being eaten here! If you aren't sure about buying all four, I would definately recommend the Deep Sea Dive (for the fish fans) and Swinging Safari (for the wild animal fans).

This DVD set was disappointing in it's presentation and delivery; especially the dino video, and my son was looking forward to that one most. The "filler" silly humor is a waste of film space - I think I'd rather purchase an adult version of a National Geographic documentary. Flashing disjointed scenes of various dinosaurs to some kind of rap I suppose the producers deemed kid-friendly was not appealing to my 6 yr. old at all. He kept asking when the show was actually going to start. Overall, it's not a "bad" set...it's just not worth the money. Turn on the Discovery Channel instead.

As an animal lover and elementary school teacher, I purchased this DVD box set for my Grade 3 class. Each DVD is interesting, informative, and entertaining. Each DVD kept my interest and was greatly enjoyed by my students. Way to go National Geographic!! I would definitely recommend this product.

We expected more from NG. These videos were mostly just quick clips of various creatures, 5 seconds for most, and very little informational content. Good to plop the kids in front of if you want to distract them, not good at all for learning.

I got these for my 12-year-old nephew. I was worried that they'd be too juvenile for him, but he loved them! He watched them all within days of getting them. My sister told me that I was "right on" with this gift. If you know any kids that love animals - this will be the perfect gift for them also! I felt sort of guilty getting acclaim for picking out such a simple gift! National Geographic makes this set seem like it's a lot more than it is. It's not just "some DVD's about animals" to him, and I'm sure it will bring a smile to any little face!

I bought this DVD set for my son (5) and daughter (4) and they absolutely love it and I find myself watching as well. It has beautiful animal scenes and is very educational as well. Good buy!

My two year old loves these movies. The best movie is the Swinging Safari. The other three aren't as good. One good thing about them is they have extra movies in the special features that are really good. They are about as long as the actual movie. I recommend them to all parents who have kids that like animals.

National Geographic standards applied to the younger age group. Fabulous photography, age appropriate information, and very catchy songs. Well packaged and each one consistently a quality production. The only downside is they didn't make more of this series.

My kids do enjoy watching these. However, the little cartoon globe, it's quite cheesy. Although educational, we don't watch it often.