Between the Lions - Season 1 (DVD, 2008, 5-Disc Set)

BETWEEN THE LIONS IS THE BEST DVD FOR CHILDREN TO WATCH. THEY TEACH CHILDREN

SO MANY WORDS, MY CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED TO READ BEFORE THEY WENT TO GRADE K.

THESE DVD'S ARE A MUST FOR FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN.

Perfect set for any child learning to read or for any classroom. There are 5 DVD's but each one has six 25 minute episodes on it. The program itself is exceptional. I bought it for my classroom. It is a terrific program...

Very educational and fun for the kids. My kids have learned a lot watching these DVDs. Every episode has tons of interesting stories and promotes reading.

I was doing some Christmas shopping for my son. He likes this show so I started to look into buying it. For some reason it costs way more than most dvd sets. I looked in several places and just could not find a price that I was willing to pay. Finally I went to ebay and found it for about $25 cheaper. Brand new and identical to the ones sold elsewhere.

Helps children learn to read in a fun way. Also helps struggling readers catch on. Fun learning, fun stories. A must for any child.

I absolutely love this DVD series. My children have started sounding out words and when my older one spells now, he says, "p-e-a-c-silent e". He's three. It's fun for the parents with all sorts of silly puns from our era--poking fun at Dick and Jane and Sam Spade. It's well-written and fun for parents as well as fun and educational for their children. Another thing that I really like and was surprised to learn was that the books they highlight are books that actually exsist. They may change the author's name to make it sound like the book title, but the book is actually out there, exactly as they read it on the show. (One example of this is a wonderful book, entitled "Caps for Sale" by someone with an unpronounceable name. They highlight this book in "Caps, Caps, Caps" and have the "author" Babs Caplin write it on the program.) Wonderful! I cannot say enough positive things about it and I have told all my friends that they need to buy a set for their children.

This is an AWESOME PBS program and I feel very lucky to have found a seller selling the whole season as opposed to individual programs. It is a great program for little ones and I believe even more timeless than Sesame Street. The program is focused around Jim Henson-like puppet creations that are Lions who run a library. The cubs are constantly getting into mischief and always learn a lesson by the end of the program. The lesson also includes reading a book from the library. These are generally popular books that our preschoolers thru 2nd graders are reading in the classrooms (Click, Clack, Moo and others). I highly recommend the series to anyone and it is a great addition to any home DVD library.