Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that this program might be slightly confusing for young viewers who haven't watched before, since it changes topics and hosts at every commercial break, with little resolution or warning.
Families can talk about the activities of the host, who may be experiencing what it's like to be a cheetah and feel the wind on your face as you move that quickly, or testing the diet of a monkey. Some episodes feature a family with three young children living on a nature preserve. Would you like to live like that and work that closely with animals? Which kind of animal would you like most to work with? What would it be like to live so far away from any town?
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: KJ Dell'Antonia
THE REALLY WILD SHOW proves, once again, that when it comes to original educational/reality programming, the BBC just plain does it better than anyone else (in the US, the show airs on Animal Planet).
This is short-attention-span animal theatre, perfect for young viewers. Each episode is broken up into three or four segments, following three hosts as they travel in different countries, observing and sometimes trying out the lives of the native fauna.
Some episodes feature a family living on a nature preserve in Africa, where the three home-schooled, nature-mad kids help their parents work with the animals on the preserve. These are the episodes most likely to fascinate kids, who will enjoy watching these other children whose lives are so different from their own.
With little objectionable content and lots of interesting info about animals, The Really Wild Show makes for good family viewing. Kids who enjoy it might also like Get Out There! or Corwin's Quest.
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Social BehaviorTeaches kids about animals and other cultures. |
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