- Format: NTSC
- Number of tapes: 1
- Studio: Phase 4 Films
- VHS Release Date: Feb 1 2003
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00005MOH9
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#359 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
- #1 in Video > Special Interests > Parenting & Childcare > Pre & Post-Natal
- #4 in Video > Special Interests > Educational
- #8 in Video > Kids & Family > Educational
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If you're digging around for a convenient way to duck the birds and bees discussion, aim your shovel in another direction. You Are a Masterpiece is a dead-end street in the how-sperm-meets-egg department. If, on the other hand, a masterpiece of your own making parades around in scrubs or is strangely preoccupied with pregnancy, this is the video for you. Aimed at 5- to 10-year- olds, You Are a Masterpiece plays like a school filmstrip, complete with the usual stabs at spearing slippery attention spans. First we meet an (uncharacteristically) bashful blue cartoon sperm, and then his partner in masterpiece-making, which is a round, pink, sweet-faced egg. While they swirl around each other, eventually fusing to form a cartoon zygote, the uncommonly calm narrator outlines for a recurring cluster of kids the first journey of the masterpiece-to-be, a tumble through the fallopian tubes. From there, this 25- minute quickie of a video zips through the trimesters, cutting from fetus footage to bemused kid faces to shots of birthday party paraphernalia. (Early on, the fetus weighs only as much as a birthday card. As she packs on the pounds, she'll tip the scales at five hats, a few napkins, some blowouts, and the card.) Additional scenes of kids splashing around in a pool are meant to replicate the amniotic-sac experience. Wisely, the narrator aims her commentary at "you"--e.g., "Your mommy used to feel you kicking." The bit about birth is mercifully gore- and agony-free, culminating in a cartoon baby poking his way into the world. It's a feeble ending to a solidly scientific program; one that may postpone further pregnancy inquiries but will do little to stopper the subject of how babies are made. --Tammy La Gorce
Video Details
You are a Masterpiece presents fun facts and terrific visuals designed to help children understand the prenatal process in terms they can relate to and are easy to understand. For example, the 38 weeks of development are compared to a school year and helpful images show that all the human eggs needed to populate the Earth could fit into a cookie jar, and that all of the sperm for the world's population could fit into a quarter teaspoon. Likewise, the weight of the growing baby is compared to that of a growing number of birthday party supplies. Real kids on screen repeat and have fun with the challenging words, inviting interactions from kids at home. This informative new video is produced in consultation with doctors and other medical experts, and the KDRC, a nonprofit group based in suburban Atlanta founded in 1985, utilizing the expertise of the medical and educational community to effectively communicate medical and scientific facts regarding the amazing aspects of fetal development and the humanity of the pre-born child. Dennis Fedoruk of Small FRy directed the video using state-of-the-art computer graphics along with high quality photography. Previous series he has produced and directed for young children have won numerous awards including Parents' Choice, Dr. Toy, NAPPA, and Kids First! endorsements. Fedoruk's videos have won over 30 awards and many titles were named "best of the year" by publications and organizations that recognize the best in children's entertainment.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Perfect video for a Big Brother/Sister-to-be!,
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This review is from: You Are a Masterpiece (VHS Tape)
The focus of this video is how a baby grows before it is born. I watched this video before I showed it to my kids (ages 4 & 7), and was VERY impressed - I thought it did a wonderful job of explaining the miracle of life to young children. It stays away from questions like "how sperm meets egg" etc, but teaches a lot about how the baby grows before it's born (which was fine with me, for kids so young.) My kids found it funny and fascinating. My 4-yr-old got a kick out of the idea that an unborn baby could suck it's thumb! My 7-year-old now knows what an umbilical cord is and what it does, the different names an unborn baby is called as it grows (embryo, fetus, etc.) and other things. I am recommending it to all my friends, especially those who are pregnant and could show it to older siblings.
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A Perfect video for a Big Brother/Sister-to-be!,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: You Are a Masterpiece (VHS Tape)
The focus of this video is how a baby grows before it is born. I watched this video before I showed it to my kids (ages 4 & 7), and was VERY impressed - I thought it did a wonderful job of explaining the miracle of life to young children. It stays away from questions like "how sperm meets egg" etc, but teaches a lot about how the baby grows before it's born (which was fine with me, for kids so young.) My kids found it funny and fascinating. My 4-yr-old got a kick out of the idea that an unborn baby could suck it's thumb! My 7-year-old now knows what an umbilical cord is and what it does, the different names an unborn baby is called as it grows (embryo, fetus, etc.) and other things. I am recommending it to all my friends, especially those who are pregnant and could show it to older siblings.
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