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Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Kai-Lan's Great Trip to China

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We are a bi-racial family and have really wanted our child to learn Chinese along with English. Kai Lan truly has sparked her interest. She is 4. She is constantly coming up to us and asking us how do you say "----" in Chinese. She also tells us words in Chinese that she learned from Kai Lan. She loves watching this movie and insists on watching it at least twice a day. She also now loves learning Chinese. I have every intention of buying all the Kai Lan movies and/or books as they have been a huge plus in helping our child learn Chinese.

My little daughter loves this DVD. I am pleased with the messages it contains regarding respecting differences and trying new things. It's age appropriate (she's nearly three) and fun for her to watch.

The main show in this DVD is A trip to China. In it Kai lan and her friends board a plane and fly to China to meet Kai Lan's aunt and a baby Panda. Of course it is a cartoon, so there are no realistic scenes in it from China, but it does show a little about the cultural difference. Eating noodles and putting on slippers in the house. It also has a section with the famous changing of the mask. The end has a lot of fireworks (which were invented in China).

The moral lesson is about trying new things, and it thankfully does not have the really negative behavior or actions like some of the other episodes.

The meeting the pandas is not realistic b/c it is a family that lives together and of course they talk --- but my little one (2 years old) loved it because they introduced the panda as a bao bao. Which is her Chinese nickname. The main Mandarin word taught is Happy and there is a little song about it that has the word Happy through out it.

The other 2 episodes are Rain or Shine and The Ant Playground.

My kids (ages 5 and 7) love Kai-lan. I was pleased that there was not as much [...] behavior on this one--it dealt with some fears about trying new things (and they always liked the new things--I think it would be better if sometimes they tried it--and liked the old shoes better). Great culture (shoes off in the house, spending time with older relatives, bamboo forest, naming ceremony) and vocabulary, catchy songs. An unofficial bonus is that for this midwestern girl, Kai-lan's super-Michigan accent in English is a comforting taste of home.

My niece love Kai-Lan and while traveling all her videos about Kai-Lan go with us. This was purchased since it revolved around a trip to China. This is my niece's home country so all the more special.

My 2-year old daughter loves this movie! It's very cute I really enjoy it with her. It has songs that kids would enjoy and teaches simple words like "happy" in Chinese. My daughter watches it over and over.

I purchased Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Kai-Lan's Great Trip to China along with Ni Hao Kai-Lan: Princess Kai-Lan for my 4 year old granddaughter's birthday. She absolutely loved them!! The Ni Hao Kai-Lan videos are very educational and appropriate for young viweres. I received excellent service and speedy delivery with my order as well.

My daughter; who has just turned 2, absolutely adores this movie. She loves Kai-Lan, but especially loves this movie!
Love it and recommend it!!!

My 2 year old granddaughter loves Kai-Lan. She loves this DVD because she can watch it longer than the half hour show on TV. She knows all the names of the characters and dances with them when they dance. She is glued to the TV while it is on.

my kid loves this show, so i got this video for christmas. it's definitely a great way to get kids interested in the language and the culture.