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Our Silly Farm Adventure

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I don't know what it is about this CD -- the warm, friendly voices of the characters or the catchiness of the tunes -- but my six yr. old and three yr. old have asked to hear it over and over since the very first time I played it for them in the car. I even find myself hummning the tunes long after I've shut it off. This is a fun and easy way to ease into a bilingual education, making it completely unintimidating and accessible. As I said, the songs are really upbeat and hard to shake from your mind, and the little story that's told over the course of the CD, about the adventures on the farm, are silly in a cute and entertaining way that really appeals to kids. To be clear, this is not like an intro to Spanish course; it isn't so obviously and strictly "educational." It allows kids to learn without realizing that they're learning, and very likely will whet their appetites to learn even more spanish. Although you won't be completely conversant in spanish after listening to it, this CD is absolutely a fantastic way to expose your kids to the Spanish language without making it laborious.

Professor Pocket is a family favorite. Our family spends a lot of time in the car (with no video!), so quality music for children is a priority. Our three- and five-year-old children love these songs and ask to hear them again and again. The songs are singable and we often find ourselves humming the tunes even when we haven't played the cd in a while. We have owned the cd for over six months now and it stays in the top ten list. They have learned spanish words that they use independent of the songs and recognize when they hear the words in other contexts. Great music and learning -- what's not to love? Highly recommend!

My children are 5 and 2 and both enjoy this CD. The songs are catchy and the stories are darling. We have all learned a few Spanish phrases, and my five-year-old is engaged enough to keep asking, "What's that word in Spanish again? What did they just say?" etc. I like the use of what sound like native and non-native Spanish speakers - that sends the message that we can all learn different languages!

As a school psychologist, I am impressed with the educational best practices evident throughout the Professor Pocket CD, Our Silly Farm Adventure. The creative storyline is interesting and easy to follow, and the concepts that are presented do so in a predictable fashion with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Vocabulary and conversational phrases occur during both the engaging dialog among the characters and during the enjoyable songs that occur frequently throughout the story. Perhaps most importantly, the creators have taken care to ensure that there is ample repetition, in both English and Spanish, of the vocabulary and conversation inherent in the story.

As a Mom, I can tell you that this is the CD requested most frequently by my 4-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter. If other children are anything like my own, fellow caregivers will quickly learn all the words to songs like #3 Ay Caramba! and #5 Los Pollitos, and find themselves singing along with as much enthusiasm as their children. What an excellent product for children!

I own every teach-your-kids Spanish CD sold by Amazon. Professor Pocket's CDs are the best bar none. My child (age 4) listens to them over and over again. The Farm Adventure is super. The Hawaiian Adventure is equally outstanding. Buy them both. The story lines are fun. The music is great. I can't say enough good things about these products.

Wow, what a brilliant cd! I've never written a product review before this one because i've never really gotten excited about such things and usually wouldn't bother anyway. My daughter (5) received this as a Christmas gift and she has listened to it for hours, over and over ... at home, in the car ... And she typically moves from one amusement to another pretty quick. As a linguist, translator and foreign language teacher what struck me straight off, besides the catchy tunes and my body beginning to move, bounce and sway on its own! was the producers keen knowledge of language acquisition, a complexity that was pulled off simply and naturally. One of its natural gems is how the interplay between the Spanish and English even encourages the children to think and make meaning on their own. A very sound package. But forget about that, because this cd is fun! Singing, dancing, playing .... we couldn't help it if we wanted to. What a joyful experience. It's easy for this kind of product to come across as hokey and contrived and some even have a bit of creepiness in the silliness. None of that in this cd. The silliness of it is of a natural and endearing quality. Use it to teach your kids - they won't know they're learning! Get it to entertain your kids. Use it to see your kids sing, dance, play, smile and laugh. And use it for your own stress relief while commuting, or whatever!

As a Mom, I love that this product offers quality educational and entertainment value for both of my kids (3 and 6). They request it in the car and sing along in English and Spanish. As an educator, I value the immersion and play approach to language learning. Best of all, the music doesn't make me insane, even when I've heard it three dozen times in one week.

Our kids absolutely LOVE this C.D.. La la la la leche is our favorite and is so catchy, you can't help but learn Spanish. We already speak both English and Spanish but really enjoy hearing a C.D done so well in two languages, just like we speak at home! This C.D is a must have for parents who want to introduce and teach Spanish to their little ones or even want to learn for themselves. Learning a language has never been so much fun!

My 8 year old son LOVES Professor Pocket! After 6 years of Spanish classes and private tutorials he's finally speaking Spanish in everyday conversation because of THIS CD! He can't wait for the next one and asks me regularly to play it again. I can't believe that after 6 years, that this CD has captured his heart, imagination and given him confidence to speak Spanish but it has. If you're the least bit interested in your kid speaking Spanish, this is a MUST HAVE!!

We LOVE the professor pocket CD!!! We gave it to our boys for Christmas 2007 and we've listened to it at least once every day since then ...usually many times a day, especially if we're in the car (Christmas was over 2 weeks ago!).

Our four year old is singing along and both he and our two year old are using Spanish words in conversation, too! Additionally, my husband and I find ourselves humming or singing at odd times, too. :) I'm excited that we all seem to have picked up some Spanish words.

We finally printed out the words and now our four year old will read them and sing along. He's already pointed out that the "j" sounds like an English "h." I'm actually glad we didn't print them out immediately (although we meant to) because he learned the sounds before trying to pronounce it like English.

We look forward to the next CD!