Animal Life for Children: All About Animal Life Cycles

In the circle of life, an animal goes through birth, growth, reproduction (if lucky), and death (except, perhaps, Elvis). Using excellent camerawork, computer graphics, charts, graphs, and a smart young narrator, All About Animal Life Cycles, one of thirteen new titles in the Animal Life For Children series, offers a fast paced, thorough (albeit short) overview of the stages of life. Viewers will learn about the wide variety of ways animals develop: some as eggs, others gestating in the womb, and still others undergoing magical metamorphosing (such as the tadpole or the caterpillar). In addition to pointing out the average life spans of various animals, the program takes viewers to a fish hatchery where they follow the life cycle of the rainbow trout from egg to adult. Created in accordance with the National Science Education Standards, this excellent program (and its useful accompanying teacher's guide) is highly recommended. Other titles in this series include: All About Amphibians, All About Animal Needs, All About Endangered & Extinct Animals and All About Food Chains. Aud: K, E, I, P. (N. Plympton)