Baby Superstar - Forest Ranger (with Audio CD) [DVD]

Description

Mother bear and cubs lope along stream banks, otters wrestle, and elk (gently) vie for dominance in the striking footage that anchors this program designed to attract and educate babies. Similar in content and execution to the Baby Einstein series, Baby Superstar combines images of real life intercut with toy replicas. Viewers see a stuffed squirrel and then a litter of baby squirrels so new their eyes have yet to open. They watch a wind-up duck, footage of a mama duck and her parade of ducklings floating down stream, and then puzzle pieces put together to form images of ducks. Much of the footage is shot in U.S. National Parks; end credits thank the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, among others. Stirring classical music is the only audio. The wildlife footage is high quality enough to interest older animal lovers, but Forest Ranger is primarily for infants through toddlers. --Kimberly Heinrichs