As with all Diego DVDs, “Diego’s Arctic Rescue” starts off with the popular and bouncy Go Diego Go Theme song, which is sure to have your youngster bouncing around the room in time to the music.
The fully animated, color, full screen DVD is aimed at the 2 to 4 year old age bracket, and while many think that Dora is for girls and Diego is for boys, there are plenty who disagree with that. While Dora focuses a lot on Spanish language learning, Diego majors more on teaching about animals and animal lifestyles, while also teaching some Spanish.
There are three episodes on ” Diego’s Arctic Rescue”, with the longer episode focusing more on Arctic Polar Bears. The two other episodes revolve around Puffins and the Okapi, both relatively uncommon and not widely familiar animals for pre-schoolers. Of course the episodes begin with the Go Diego Go theme song, and there are other very catchy little tunes sprinkled throughout each episode as well.
The Go Diego Go series, unlike Dora the Explorer focuses on one animal per episode, teaching up to around eight ‘animal facts’ each episode, with quite a few facts repeated throughout the show. At the end of the show, there’s a quiz which will show you how many of those repeated facts have actually been picked up by the pre-schoolers.
Aside from the educational aspect of the Go Diego Go videos, which is great, they are also a lot of fun to sit down and watch, and pre-schoolers especially seem to be highly captivated by the series. There’s really nothing negative to say about this DVD, as it seems to have captured the hearts of the children and the parents and grandparents with its cute Go Diego Go theme song and actions and interactive conversations.
Currently Go Diego Go’s “Diego’s Arctic Rescue” DVD is sold online, retailing for anywhere between $12 and $16, depending on where you buy it. You can also pick up second hand DVDs at a reasonable price as well.
And if you’re looking for more fun, there’s always the Nick Jr. site, with it’s ton of games and activities, that will keep your child busy for even more time, as they enjoy the online world of Diego and his charming friends.