``A Day With Bugs'' Is the Latest in Warner Home Video's Unique, Live-Action Children's Series, ``Real Animals''.BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 1999--Just in time to rescue youngsters from the indoor boredom of winter, Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. introduces "A Day With Bugs," the latest in its unique "Real Animals" series. The video's release, which coincides with the popularity of the recent box-office "bug" hits, provides an engaging, entertaining and educational look at nature's smallest creatures from all over the globe. The "Real Animals" series includes a total of six videos offering toddlers through elementary schoolers the opportunity to get up close and personal with some of their favorite animals. The series has become extremely popular because of its ability to delight kids, as well as teach them with appealing real-life subjects in a live-action format. "Over the years, we've received hundreds of letters from parents, caregivers and teachers. The overwhelming sentiment has been how much they appreciate the safe and stimulating environment we provide for children," says Ken Urman, executive producer of "A Day With Bugs." "I am happy to say that these feelings have also been validated by the recognition and endorsements received by the Coalition For Quality Children's Media and the Library Association." Urman is president of Power to Create Inc., which also produced the "Real Wheels" series, 13 videos that allow children to envision themselves in the driver's seat driv·er's seat n. A position of control or authority. of such powerful vehicles as trucks, trains and airplanes. In "A Day With Bugs," host "Simon the Bugologist" teaches children why bugs are important and captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. creatures. He takes kids on a fun-filled trip into the great outdoors and to a special insect "zoo." Young viewers learn about everything from the exotic giant Elephant Beetle (Zool.) any very large beetle of the genus Goliathus (esp. G. giganteus), of the family - Mantell. See also: Elephant and Madagascar Cockroach cockroach or roach, name applied to approximately 3,500 species of flat-bodied, oval insects forming the order Blattodea. Cockroaches have long antennae, long legs adapted to running, and a flat extension of the upper body wall that conceals the to common earthworms and butterflies. Children also get to sing along with Simon as they explore with a magnifying glass magnifying glass: see microscope. magnifying glass traditional detective equipment; from its use by Sherlock Holmes. [Br. Lit.: Payton, 473] See : Sleuthing and discover just how crickets make music, why spiders spin webs and how bees make honey Bees Make Honey was an influential band in the early pub rock movement in the UK. The band was formed in 1971 in north London by Barry Richardson, Ruan O’Lochlainn, Deke O’Brien and Mick Molloy, former members of Irish showband The Alpine Seven, and American . Other videos in this series, which includes "A Day With Bugs," also provide children with an eyewitness An individual who was present during an event and is called by a party in a lawsuit to testify as to what he or she observed. The state and Federal Rules of Evidence, which govern the admissibility of evidence in civil actions and criminal proceedings, impose requirements view of various creatures in their natural surroundings. "A Day With Bears" treats children to a look at grizzlies The name Grizzlies may refer to:
"A Day With Lions" takes children into the world of cats -- from the domestic house cat to the most exotic of African lions and leopards. Finally, there's "A Day With Horses," a captivating chance to see newborn foals with wobbly legs, and watch horses take bubble baths. "A Day With Bears," "A Day With Monkeys," "A Day With Whales," "A Day With Lions" and "A Day With Horses" are produced by Tidewater tidewater, in U.S. history, that part of the Atlantic coastal plain between the shoreline and the farthest upstream points in rivers reached by oceanic tides. In many cases the fall line is given as the western boundary. Productions Inc. "A Day With Bugs" is a production of Power to Create. KidVision, a distributor of high-quality children's programming, distributes the "Real Animals" video series. KidVision is a division of Warner Vision Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. Company. KidVision is distributed by Warner Home Video. Full Synopses of 5 Additional Real Animal Titles "A Day With Bears" -- Children join host Casey and friends as they examine the world of bears and why they keep us spellbound. From grizzlies to polar bears, kids will get a never-to-be-forgotten look at bears, their habits and where they live. The video also imparts some fun facts to children such as where the Teddy Bear comes from, why bears hibernate See hibernation mode. , how they play and how bears raise their young. Children will also be introduced to a "celebrity" movie bear and his trainer. "A Day With Monkeys" -- Have you ever heard a gorilla chuckle or seen a chimp get his food with the tools he makes? Host Casey takes children all over the world to meet primates of every shape and size in this fun-filled adventure which reveals such facts as how monkeys live, what they eat and what they do for fun. Four new songs have everyone singing, dancing and "monkeying" around. "A Day With Horses" -- Casey introduces her young friends to Clip-Clop, the horse, as children get to see where horses live, what they like to eat and how people care for them. Kids also watch horses take bubble baths and see baby horses with wobbly legs. Original sing-along songs add fun and a few lessons about teamwork and responsibility in the world of horses. "A Day With Whales" -- Children learn that whales can sing and that killer whales really are the biggest types of dolphin. Host Casey explores the wet and wonderful world of whales where children get to watch the great mammals being fed and killer whales getting hugged. Whales also teach children about the environment as they play, swim and jump. The whales even join in on four original sing-along songs. "A Day With Lions" -- Children learn that tigers love to swim, that lions are the only cats that live together as families and that cheetahs are the fastest cats on earth. Casey takes children into the worlds of cats -- from the domestic house cat to the most exotic of African lions and leopards. Original and unique sing-along songs will have everybody dancing and singing as they learn lessons about pet care from a veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. and about preservation of cats in the wild. |
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