AWARDS
Spanish for Beginners: Adentro y Afuera is winner of Dr. Toy Best Vacation Products
Adentro y Afuera (Inside and Out) is the latest release in Whistlefritz's award-winning Spanish for Beginners series. It's non-stop fun as teacher Maria and the Whistlefritz kids search for the mischievous mouse Fritzi. This Spanish immersion DVD combines live action, animation, puppets, music, skits, and fun to teach children Spanish, while exploring their world—inside the house and out on the playground—learning words for everyday objects along the way. Translation Guide, which lists all words in order of appearance, provides an easy reference for first-time learners of Spanish and is perfect for the whole family!
Spanish for Beginners: Adentro y Afuera is winner of Parents’ Choice Silver Award
Review of Spanish for Beginners: Adentro y Afuera (Inside and Out):
"Viewers young and old were captivated from the moment the bright-eyed, engaging and charming host, Maria, appeared on screen. Maria spends her time searching around her house for her pet mouse Fritzi. Throughout this delightful game of hide and seek, viewers hear conversational Spanish introduced by Maria, who has a special talent for speaking clearly and pronouncing words with exactness. The DVD skillfully freshens up tried and true tools such as live action with puppets, animation, children and music to teach young viewers household words in Spanish."
2009 iParenting Media Award Winner: Spanish for Beginners: Adentro y Afuera
2008 iParenting Media Award Winner: Spanish for Beginners: A Bailar!
2007 iParenting Media Award Winner: Spanish for Beginners: Vamos a Jugar
Review of Spanish for Beginners: Vamos a Jugar (Let's Play):
“[Spanish for Beginners: Vamos a Jugar (Let’s Play)] is very well done and would be a great addition to a family’s collection. What a great way to teach your children Spanish by making it fun and exciting! This video really keeps a child’s attention the whole time while watching.”
Spanish for Beginners: Adentro y Afuera (Inside and Out) receives Grandkids Gift Guide Superproduct Award
Review of Spanish for Beginners: Adentro y Afuera (Inside and Out):
"By now it’s well known that the best time to learn a second language (such as Spanish) is during early childhood, and that the best method of instruction is total immersion — with no English spoken and no translation used. Developed by a mom who wanted to teach her children Spanish effectively, Whistlefritz Adentro y Afuero (Inside and Out) is the latest in a series of total immersion beginning Spanish DVD’s for kids ages 2-7. Extremely well-produced and instantly engaging, these DVD’s could compete for airtime against any existing educational TV show for young children. Whistlefritz uses a proven Blues Clues-like style, placing an engaging live host against a backdrop of simple animation, with Fritzi, a mischievous mouse, as her sidekick, and live (adorable) children to interact with them. The actors speak slowly and clearly, and, when appropriate, representations of the word or phrase being taught are shown on the screen. Your grandchild will learn the words for many common foods, the numbers 1-10, etc., not to mention the phrases that make every day simple interactions possible. For instance, Donde Esta (Where is)?, Muy Bien (Very Good), and many more. A bonus —the real children throughout the DVD, in scenes shot at a playground and eating various common foods, are familiar for kids, helping them realize that even though their native languages are different, they all enjoy the same kinds of things. And, with superbly entertaining and educational instruction such as this Whistlefritz DVD, it’s entirely possible for them to communicate with one another! In addition to Adentro y Afuera, Whistlefritz offers two other beginner DVD’s — Los Animales (Animals), and Vamos a Jugar (Let’s Play)."
2009 Seal of Approval Winner The National Parenting Center: Spanish for Beginners: Adentro y Afuera (Inside and Out)
2008 Seal of Approval Winner The National Parenting Center: A Bailar! (Let’s Dance!)
2007 Seal of Approval Winner The National Parenting Center: Spanish for Beginners: Los Animales (Animals) and Vamos a Jugar (Let’s Play)
Review of ¡A Bailar!:
"This wonderful CD impressed our testers with its exceptional production values, great sound and superb assortment of songs that featured many styles of music. Kids found it fun to listen to and parents loved that both the lyrics and their translations were included. Whether you want to teach your children the alphabet or entire songs you can do it with this CD. By employing performers who sing clearly and giving them lyrics that stress repetition, learning seemed to come much easier for children." -- NAPPA
Review of Spanish for Beginners: Adentro y Afuera (Inside and Out):
"If you are looking for a great video to begin the introductory process to the Spanish language, look no further than this DVD. Parents reported that the methods used, including zero translation and total immersion worked wonders, despite the fact that many were skeptical at first. Kids would watch over and over, enjoying Jorge the musician responsible for the Whistlefritz music, and Fritzi the Mouse. It is the repetition that finally began to pay dividends as children would recognize, then understand and then repeat what they learned. Parents told us they were learning too!"
Spanish for Beginners: Adentro y Afuera (Inside and Out) receives Dove Foundation Family-Approved Seal of approval
Review of Spanish for Beginners: Adentro y Afuera (Inside and Out):
"This educational DVD is very colorful and a delightful way to teach Spanish to your young children. Using everyday conversation is how we learn any language and this is the way this DVD teaches your youngsters Spanish. There are no translated subtitles to follow, just a wonderful and entertaining show that the children will be in awe of as they watch and learn. Dove awards their Family-Approved Seal for all ages to Spanish for Beginners: Adentro y Afuera (Inside and Out)."
Spanish for Beginners: Vamos a Jugar, Los Animales, and Adentro y Afuera are endorsed by KIDS FIRST!
Review of Spanish for Beginners: Vamos a Jugar (Let's Play):
"Charming animations, children's involvement, interactivity coupled with playful association of words and the visual screen including music and puppet shows that make it very appealing. This title works well in a Spanish immersion format. Key character Maria, although not well known, is very engaging and has great charisma. She and the children are excellent role models, portraying good humor and fun. Helps build a child's Spanish vocabulary through skits, dance, Spanish songs and play. Children learn the Spanish words for parts of the body, clothing and numbers. This program continues to reinforce Spanish words learned in its partner DVD, Los Animales."
Spanish for Beginners: Los Animales (Animals) is a winner of the National Parenting Publications Awards’ 2007 Honors Award
Review of Spanish for Beginners: Los Animales (Animals):
“This very interactive DVD uses the immersion method of learning which makes it downright easy for kids to pick up the Spanish language. Lots of songs sung in Spanish, play and puppet fun make for a culturally broadening experience.” -- NAPPA
Spanish for Beginners: Los Animales wins Creative Child Magazine's 2007 Seal of Excellence Award
Spanish for Beginners: Vamos a Jugar wins Creative Child Magazine's 2007 Preferred Choice Award
About Creative Child Magazine: Creative Child Magazine is a national publication that focuses on providing the latest information on how to nurture creativity in children. Each year a panel of judges, which may include child psychologists, child educators and parents, monitor a pre-selected group of kids whose ages correspond to the various products that were submitted. The panel then evaluates each product based on four major factors: educational value, creative nurturing, creative play and overall value with respect to retail price.
Only one product per category (e.g. book, CD, DVD) can win a Toy of the Year award. Finalists for the Toy of the Year receive a prestigious Preferred Choice Award. The coveted Seal of Excellence Award is awarded to products that are not finalists but exceed expectations based on criteria for nurturing creativity and education in children.