Product Details

• Actors: Elisha Cuthbert, Lawrence Arcouette, Leon C. Carswell, Jason Cavalier, Cheuk Man Chiu
• Directors: Jean Louis Côté, Marian MacNair, Serge Marcil, Sid Goldberg
• Producers: Jonathan Finkelstein
• Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: KOCH VISION
• VHS Release Date: July 13, 2004
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000228SEG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #301,865 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great video for 2 1/2 - 8 year olds., September 17, 2004

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Carter's Mom (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popular Mechanics for Kids - Radical Rockets and Other Cool Cruising Machines (DVD)

This is one of those rare DVDs that is entertaining and captivating to a 2 1/2 year old, but educational enough to provide new information to much older kids. There are four episodes on this DVD: Submarines, Cool Cars, Boats, and Rockets. It is narrated by two preteens, but isn't annoying. They go deeper into concepts than most kids videos (talk about air and hydrodynamic pressure, explains how water locks work on canals, etc.). Even I can enjoy watching the shows.

If your child has moved slightly beyond the "Real Wheels" series, this is just great.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Educational but Fun, September 24, 2005

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Robyn Schmidt "Mom of 4" (CA.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popular Mechanics for Kids - Radical Rockets and Other Cool Cruising Machines (DVD)

I have 4 kids ages 10 to 2 and they all love watching these movies. My oldest made the comment that usually movies like this are boring but this one isn't as "cheesy" as some others she has seen. I bought the whole collection and they haven't gotten tired of watching them yet!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for 3 and 5 year old, February 25, 2008

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Beccaboney "beccaboney" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popular Mechanics for Kids - Radical Rockets and Other Cool Cruising Machines [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I bought this for my 5 year old son, but my 3 year old daughter also enjoys it (though a bit long for her age). My son is really into rockets and space, but knows nothing of commercialized stories such as Star Wars and the like. So he's very intrigued by the actual inner workings of rockets and boosters and things that goes into space. Lots of great real life video, which is always a hit with his mom. The kids are a bit older than him, but he still enjoys it.