Discovery Essential Dinosaur Pack

This is the best Dinosaur DVD of all. We (my grandchildren) and I love the Dinosaur planet (four episodes.) You will fall in love with Whitetip and his friends and foes ... a great moving story. Alpha's egg, is a suspenseful story which follows an egg from beginning to end. Fabulously informative and will hold the little ones' attention. Our favorite is the story of Pod's Travels. Pod is a very smart raptor ... this story showcases his life when he survives an epic sunami, and loses his entire pack ... finds a new pack ... and struggles to survive by his wits alone. You will fall in love with Pod. It ends with the story of Little Das (a baby Daspletosaurus ) as he learns to hunt for his life. These dinosaurs take on bigger than life personalities, and your children and grandchildren will watch them spellbound, and will ask to watch them over and over. These are my favorite dinosaur stories of all time, and as an added bonus, they are narrated by Christian Slater.

This is a very enjoyable series. I've gotten through one disk and I'll be sad when I finish the 2nd. This is much more interesting and enjoyable for adults than the "Walking With Dinosaurs" series (which is excellent for younger viewers). I really appreciate the way the science is presented in this series, very succinctly and understandably with uncertainty and different points of view. Was T. Rex more of a vulture-like scavenger? Jack Horner thinks so. Others see it differently. I guess what makes it so fun to watch is that it's presented as an ongoing unraveling of the secrets of the Mesozoic era. The digital animations are excellent. This is a science documentary at its best. ADDENDUM: Finished Disk 2. equally delighted. I especially liked the segment on re-creating living dinosaurs. Real scientists don't like to go too far out on a limb with speculation, so it was grounded in reality but still spoke to the unbelievably cool concept of a real Jurassic Park.

Let me start by saying when I was a child I loved dinosaurs but way back then (lol) it really wasnt popular so a had a few books I read over and over. I have children now and we don't watch mainstream tv. The shows on tv are horrible leading parents to believe they are educational, it's and insult children deserve better! So I spend a lot of money on DVDs. My son is only two so I bought this for myself and for him in the future, so I thought. He started watching one with me and he was hooked he sat and watched an entire episode then asked for more. I was nervous it was to graphic for a young mind but he didn't seem bothered. We now have watched all the episodes and are very pleased with the purchase. In my opinion it is graphic but tastefully done so if your young one frightens easy it's not for you. Hope this helps

Fast delivery, exactly what we wanted.

Got this mainly for the complete Dinosaur Planet docu-mini series. But aside from this, the selection of notable dinosaur documentaries is solid. One about the physiology of Tyranosaurus Rex, When Dinosaurs Roamed America, and finally one that tells the story of a very mysterious dinosaur. Also includes all the episodes of Dinosaur Planet which I mentioned earlier in this review.Only downside I would give is that the editing for When Dinosaurs Roamed America is so rushed since it was broadcast on cable to fit commercials in.( Best advice: get the single disc of this documentary it is fantastic compared to this)! Also, at times they do recycle footage from some of these classics into the ones in this collection which can get dull and out of context. Aside from these flaws, this collection is a must buy if you are trying to recover the full series of Dinosaur Planet compared to the what you can find of the standard version on DVD. Plus, the other documentaries are very good and expand on the many questions we have on these elusive, extinct animals.

First, I grew up with a paleontologist, so I have a great deal of respect for this series of documentaries. If you are looking for something scientifically credible but fun too, this is the set. Second, I have a 9 year old son who is autistic and "obsessed" with dinosaurs. He usually has a hard time staying still for any length of time, but he will watch this entire collection in one day without moving from the couch. Not only that, but he is learning a great deal and asking questions that come from the material he watches for me to look up. We own just about every dinosaur book and video out there, and this is the best one that we have found so far.

Wonderful programming with descriptive and provocative information!

My children LOVE this video set, and I try to stick to documentary type video for them, so this is perfect! ALl my children are very interested in Dinosaurs and this is a great informative video with realistic reanimation of prehistoric beasts! My kids have taught me so much about dinosaurs since my buying this video set!!! It is awesome to se them learn something useful from videos versus the traditional lame TV cartoons etc most kids their ages are watching. My children are ages 6 months- 9 years and all but the baby sit rapt in awe and watch the entire video, over and over!

Fantastic viewing, great information,great value for the amount of hours you get out of each disc.

Love dinosaur stuff - so interesting

Very good as well.

This set of DVD's is the perfect addition to those who loved the walking with series of DVD's especially parents and kids.

I received this item and it is a little different then I thought but okay.I watched it a couple of times.