Bee Smart Baby Vocabulary Builder, Vol. 1

According to the video jacket "this video is set to the music of Mozart which has been shown to stimulate areas of the brain responsible for spatial reasoning and mathematics." Putting aside for the moment that the Mozart baby genius theory has been more or less debunked, I can't say I see the connection between "spatial reasoning" and pronouncing the word "cow." Ignoring the Mozart then, Bee Smart Baby Vocabulary Builder, Vol. 1 combines video clips, stills and onscreen lettering to introduce toddlers/infants (4-36 mos.) to some 25 words, arranged in no particular order, drawn from the general subject areas of body parts ("eyes," "nose"), animals ("dog," "pig"), transportation vehicles ("plane," "car"), and eating utensils ("spoon," "cup"), together with a handful of singleton words ("flower," "banana"--with no other flora, fauna, or food items mentioned). While the word selection is typically serendipitous, the very nice production values, skillful use of repetition, and cute footage, make this recommended, overall, for those without similar fare. [Note: Vols. 2-5 in the series are also available at the same price.] Aud: P. (R. Pitman)