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Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Super Special Days

Starring: Jade-Lianna Peters, Clem Cheung Director: Allan Jacobsen Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD

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Actors: Jade-Lianna Peters, Clem Cheung, Khamani Griffin, Angie Wu, Jack Samson
Directors: Allan Jacobsen
Writers: Karen Chau
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Nickelodeon
DVD Release Date: August 12, 2008
Run Time: 30 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

ASIN: B0018O5WUA
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,159 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
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A sort of Dora the Explorer that features Mandarin Chinese instead of Spanish, Ni hao, Kai-lan is an entertaining Nick Jr. animated program for preschoolers that positively portrays biculturalism, helps build problem solving skills, and introduces basic Chinese words. Kai-lan is a creative, compassionate young girl who has a very close relationship with her Grandfather (YeYe) and loves to play and try new things with her many animal friends including Tolee the koala, Rintoo the tiger, and Hoho the monkey. Like all young children, Kai-lan and her friends play and explore and minor conflicts and emotional outbursts inevitably arise. Kai-lan has a way of stepping back and reviewing the situation to reveal the underlying problem, whether it's hurt feelings, frustration, or downright anger. With a little help from her grandfather and his calming techniques, she always finds a way to support her friends and make everyone feel better. Along the way, viewers learn some basic Chinese words and get a sense of the importance Chinese culture places on things like intergenerational families, calmness, and looking at things from another's perspective. (Ages 3 to 7) --Tami Horiuchi

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Super Special Days! is the DVD launch of Ni Hao Kai-lan! Ni Hao Kai-lan is an all- new animated series from Nickelodeon designed to open the eyes ears and hearts of children to a fantastic new way to understand their social emotional and physical world. Kai-lan and her animal friends encounter and learn to overcome daily obstacles that will help kids at home make sense of the world around them. Aspects of Chinese-American family food and culture as well as basic Mandarin Chinese phrases are woven throughout the episodes.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: NR UPC: 097368923546 Manufacturer No: 892354

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great show for preschoolers, September 3, 2008

By	J. Hoffman (United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This Nick Jr show is great. My son likes it as much as Dora. Each episode is interactive (I think even more than other shows, like Dora)--Kai-Lan gets viewers involved with things like helping her count or pick out certain colors or shapes. A few physical movements (reaching for things, etc) are promoted too. But the primary plus is how it focuses on social and emotional development--one episode has a theme of managing anger, another of helping out your friends, etc. And the song that is interwoven throughout the episodes (the words change for each episode, but the tune is the same) is quite catchy. And I have learned a few Mandarin words!

Episodes:

Dragonboat Festival -- Rintoo gets angry when he loses a dragonboat race. Kai-lan helps him calm down so they can all meet Mr. Dragon at the end of the festival.

Beach Day -- On a trip to the beach, Tolee gets mad when the waves knock over his sand castle, so the others help him calm down and together they build a better castle.

Twirly Whirly Flyers -- While playing near an ant city with Twirly Whirly flowers, Tolee accidentally break the ants' bridge. Kai-lan and her friends help the ants repair it.

Everybody's Hat Parade -- Kai-lan and friends make hats and prepare for a special parade, but Rintoo is upset when Hoho copies his design, and Kai-lan must find a way to calm him so the parade can go on.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy good for your kid to learn how to deal with frustration, October 11, 2008

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Until now, if you were, say, a 1st-generation Chinese parent who wanted their 2nd-generation, fully-immersed kid to watch Chinese DVDs targeted at English-speaking kids, you had to suffer through a few noble but failed attempts: Bao Bei the Panda is a notable example, Jade goes to Kindergarten is a little better.

This is great for Chinese language, though not for the vocabulary, but mostly because they use crazy-hard words like "Xue" and other tongue-rolling Chinese sounds and my kid picked it up spontaneously. Of course, we thought she was swearing at first, but turns out she was saying the word for shoe (or more appropriately, the word for slippers/sandals).

Anyhow, that's not the best part of these videos, which is a refreshing surprise. While Dora, Diego, and Blue all teach your kid to basically follow a three-part mystery, and prepare them for a lifetime of watching CSI or Law & Order, Kai Lan and her friends teach them much more valuable lessons.

What seems like Chinese Dora is not that at all -- it's really geared at teaching how to deal with tough situations for kids, like when it's raining, or if they're angry about something, etc. The only other children's series I've seen come close to this is Thomas the Tank Engine (where the trains often wind up embarassed at their behavior when frustrated) and Sesame Street (where it often takes a human being to point out to Elmo or Zoe that they're being unreasonable. Again). But Kai Lan convinces her friends to calm down, find things to do when it's raining, etc. (Notably, some episodes are better examples than others; I went to iTunes to grab the episodes not on this DVD).

If you're debating whether or not to get this DVD, just get it. There's so much to be said for it, and very little to be said against it. It stands up to repeated viewings (because Chinese is so difficult to learn to American ears), and the stories are actually emotionally educational. At first blush, it's a wannabe Dora. But after you watch it a few times -- and if your kid has two eyes and two ears, they will force you to watch it more than a few times -- you'll realize that Kai Lan has created a super special place of her own in the pantheon of kids' TV programming.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My Daughter's Favorite Show, September 4, 2008

By	dooflow "dooflow" (Denver, co United States) - See all my reviews

I think it's cute, and my daughter actually interacts with it. She really can't get enough of it. It endorses emotional intelligence while teaching some Mandarin words. I keep hearing my daughter saying "dig" or "Thank you" or "push" in Mandarin. Kai-Lan is always careful to stop and figure out why her friends act the way they do and takes the time to help them to solve their problems. I love it because she loves it, and I think they are doing a great job. I wish they'd make some toys, though.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Behavioral lessons may backfire for some kids
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2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre, it upset my son!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really great...better than Dora!
My boys (6 and 3 yr olds) love Kai-Lan! They can't get enough. They'll watch it over and over. As Chinese kids born in America, they are a little familiar with the Chinese... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Super Special Days
This book was so appropriate in age of reader and content for my granddaughter who is currently being tutored in Mandarin. Read more

Published 5 months ago by D. C. Nelson

2.0 out of 5 stars Great show but warning on some of the behavior of the characters
In Ni Hao Kai-Lan Super Special Days, I like the idea of a Chinese kid's show teaching a few Chinese words here and there, but the goal of the show is not to teach a new language... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Michael Chung

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a real Mandarin(Chinese) kids video, very few vocabulary words translated
About the only chinese thing about this children's video is the fact that Kai-Lan is chinese but the whole story concentrates on a Tigers having a fit and how the rest of the kids... Read more

Published 7 months ago by O. robles

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, educational and fun!
Ever since my kids saw the previews for Kai-lan, they were begging to see the movie. I purchased it on Amazon, and they love it! Read more

Published 9 months ago by S. Veeman

4.0 out of 5 stars Love IT!
We really love this series! It teaches a special moral in every episode and uses language and cultural teachings as well. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Yvonne Lee

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