Brainy Baby - Animals
Created by specialists in early childhood education, thisBrainy  Babypresentation encourages cognitive development by capitalizing on  babies' and toddlers' fascination with farm animals and the sounds they make.Baby Animalsfeatures quick-paced, real-life photography of young  children interacting with animals intermixed with brief animation and more  lengthy informational segments about animals in six categories: Horns, Hooves,  and Hides; Fins and Flippers; Furry Faces; Beautiful Bugs; Wonderful Wings; and  Unusual Animals. Close-up photography of individual animals abounds, and brief  descriptions of each animal's most striking feature and its function answer  questions like "why are a flamingo's feathers pink?" Friendly voices and upbeat  music accompany the onscreen action. Supplemental DVD features include a textual  parent's guide, a storybook with onscreen words and pictures, a quiz about  animal habitats, a music video sing-along of "Old MacDonald," baby bloopers,  previews of otherBrainy Babyproductions, DVD-ROM access to the Brainy  Baby Web site, and a printable coloring book. (Ages 1-4)--Tami  Horiuchi