Product Details

• Actors: Red Buttons, Jodie Foster, Kerry MacLane, Robbie Rist, Helen Kleeb
• Directors: Mel Ferber
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Dorling Kindersley Video
• VHS Release Date: October 25, 1995
• Run Time: 35 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303893449
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,923 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Be afraid: insects outnumber humans 200 million to one. Or just be fascinated. Likely you'll be more of the latter after seeing this playful, zippy tour through the microworld of Class Insecta. Another installment in the award-winning Eyewitness series, Eyewitness: Insect uses DK's trademark MTV-speed editing, high-quality computer animation, stunning photography, and playful reenactments to effortlessly hold the attention of kid and adult alike. And, as they say, if you're not careful you just might learn something.

Celebrity narrator Martin Sheen explains why bugs don't grow big, how crickets hear with their knees, and why the termite queen doesn't wander far from her 5 million subjects and her eight-foot-high skyscraper palace. (As it turns out, she's busy laying 30,000 eggs a day!) From slo-mo fly swats to time-lapse locust swarms, this action-packed half-hour will have you reaching for the remote to pause and rewind, as Sheen surveys everything from insect morphology to insect mythology. You may want something a little more heavy-duty if you're prepping for the Insect GRE, but Eyewitness: Insect is certainly enough to spark interest in--and inspire further study of--our six-legged friends. --Paul Hughes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleased Biology Teacher, January 18, 2000

By	Kay (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This is an excellent way to introduce the Class Insecta to-"I hate science!"-students. It grabs their attention and at the same time provides them with correct and useful information on creepy crawlers. Hint: Eyewitness has videos on many other animal classes:retiles-fish-birds-etc. I have never been disappointed with the reactions of my students towards these wonderful videos.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, December 26, 2005

By	Art Teacher (Claremont, NH United States) - See all my reviews

Our girls started with eyewitness Planets and our collection has grown. They love this video. It shows insects up close and explains a lot of the"ickiness" about them in a format that is interesting to children. Our kids are less intimidated because the understand why spiders spin web. They are fascinated by them now, instead of afraid.