ncircle entertainment :: dino dan – dino trackers {giveaway}

We’ve done the princess phase, and apparently next for our house is dinosaurs.  This was particularly surprising to me since we have two girls and getting this into all things dino-related was not something I had expected.  With that said, we have been having a crash course in shows that help teach dinosaur facts while entertaining (because my personal dinosaur knowledge was sorely lacking) and our latest exposure has come from NCircle Entertainment’s Dino Dan – Dino Trackers DVD.

“Dino Dan” is a television series that is aired daily on Nick Jr. that features the adventures of 10-year-old Dino Dan (Jason Spevack) and the dinosaurs he imagines living around him.  In the show, only Dino Dan can see all the dinosaurs from his active imagination, but thanks to the many wonders of CGI animation, these amazing creatures appear just as real to the kids watching from home!

Among the adventures on the “Dino Trackers” DVD, young viewers will follow Dan as he plays a game of chess with his prehistoric pals, learns how dinosaurs got their names, and finds out that some herbivores are able to defend themselves against predators.  The five episodes are: “Name-A-Saurus,” “To Flee or Not to Flee,” “There’s a Compsognathus Under My Bed,” “Dino Trackers,” and “Mini-Dino.” Including the bonus features, the DVD has a total running time of 60 minutes.

Since watching Dino Trackers with Michaela, I’ve caught her running around the house spotting dinosaurs with her binoculars.  It’s amazing to me that she remembers dinosaur names like Brachiosaurus, Corythosaurus, and Spinosaurus as well as factoids for these prehistoric creatures. Did you know that Corythosaurus had a large protective plate on top of its head?

As a parent it is very reassuring to me that the information she is learning about these dinosaurs is being supplied with guidance from actual paleontologists from Canada’s Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, and the Museum’s Curator of Dinosaurs, Dr. Don Henderson, who is the not only the lead consultant on the show, but also is the inspiration for the Dino Dan character! my SIMPLE star rating :: 4 out of 5

Dino Dan – Dino Trackers DVD :: $12.99 list price is currently available from  NCircle Entertainment for $11.99

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