Classical music and famous artwork doesn't sound like a recipe for a hit children's show, but this trio of Little Einsteins episodes makes music and art fun and exciting.

The Little Einsteins' Leo (the conductor), Annie (the singer), Quincy (the musician) and June (the dancer) are known for their world-traversing missions in Rocket, there are three episodes totaling 69 minutes.

"How We Became the Little Einsteins" tells the story of how a small rocket ship hanging from Leo's crib mobile initially inspired the group's first mission. With music from classical composers like Antonin Dvorak and the art of John Singer Sargent, and acquainting them with important musical concepts like high, low and accelerando.

"I Love to Conduct" follows a bald eagle with Leo's baton in its clutches to California and Washington State, exploring the art of Edward Hicks and the music of Edvard Grieg along the way as well as encountering musical terms like crescendo and diminuendo.

"Rocket Safari" takes the group to Africa where Rocket gets stuck between the rocks of a waterfall. The gang follows a real "Flight of the Bumblebee" (music by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov), learning about fortissimo and pianissimo, and enlists the help of a host of animals including a rhinoceros by Albrecht Durer to free their friend Rocket.

Little Einstein always encourage viewer participation by inviting your toddler to clap, conduct and sing along.

My son has been watching this series since it's first debut on Disney channel in late '05 and he's in love! His favorite Einstein is Quincy but I think he has a crush on June. One day I decided to throw my fathers Vivaldi CD in and to my surprise my son recognized most of the songs. Last Christmas I was browsing iTunes and they have the whole first season available for purchase that you can download on your ipod.

Recommended:
Yes

Viewing Format: DVD
Video Occasion: Better than Watching TV
Suitability For Children: Suitable for Children up to Age 4