Dora the Explorer - Dora Saves the Prince [VHS]

At the beginning I thought that Dora was not so helpful in teaching Spanish to toddlers. Well, I was wrong. It's not a crash course but it gives some words that can turn out useful.My daughter loves Dora, and the episodes in this tape are nice. The story of Dora saves the prince is a traditional story where an evil-minded witch secludes a young prince in a high tower. Now a little girl with her faithfull monkey save the prince.The plot is like every fairy-tales for children you can find. However, Dora the rescuer is a real change, a little girl instead of the usual prince, this time behind bars in a tower. Moreover, the evil-minded witch repents herself and become a good witch. A happy end without hurting anybody. Well done.

good

nice

TWO separate 20 minute shows(the island one has been on T>V>numberous times--are on this type!!!! THIS IS NOT LISTED ON THE PREVIEW~~IT DEFINATELY SHOULD BE!!!!the new section is ONLY 20 minutes long --cute-typical Dora style song- going over crocadile lake- thru the forest to get to castle-new charaters-- the witch (will not scare )and the prince(a cute little guy) are the exciting part and does hold the interest of my 2 year and 3 1/2 year old--personally for the price of the ++++20 minutes++++for that is all that is new~~~~ I would have waited for it to be on t.v.

Love it!

as expected

I'm fairly new to the Dora scene as we didn't have cable when my oldest was a preschooler, but was apalled today to hear Dora and Boots singing a song teaching my child wicken!! I can live with witches on the show and pretend play of fairytale lands, but to actually promote something like that is just wrong. Unless Dora is going to start singing "Jesus Loves Me" and maybe something Jewish, I think she needs to leave out the wicken! I TOTALLY agree with the other mom who was so upset about finding this in a children's show. She probably misspelled things because she was so upset. If you all are so concerned about it being such a wonderful teaching tool, then you are paying very close attention to what it's really teaching! My daughter that didn't have Dora learned Spanish just fine from Big Bird and Rosetta and that's where we'll stay!

For anyone new to the "Dora the Explorer" series, Dora is a little Latina girl who is best friends with a monkey named Boots. Each program has Dora and Boots on a mission to get from point A to point Z by using a map. The program itself is presented in an interactive style- Dora asks the kids questions, and there is an appropriate lag of silence for your child to respond (e.g. Dora will ask your child's name, or, at the end of the program, she will ask your child waht was his/her favorite part). Also, there is a computer mouse that clicks on the corrects choices to get Dora and Boots to their destination. "Dora Saves the Prince" finds Dora and Boots helping a young prince that has been trapped by an evil witch, who of course, becomes a "friend" in the end. You will be surprised how easily your child will learn new words in Spanish (certain characters, like Tico the Squirrel, only speak Spanish, so Dora encourages your child to use Spanish words to communicate with them)- my 3 and 2 year old kids shocked me when they started counting to 5 in Spanish without coaching or prompting. The "Dora" series is one to own.