Dino Dan – Dino Trackers (review and giveaway)

Dino Dan: Dino Trackers!

Actors: Jason Spevack

Directors: Sinking Ship Entertainment

Number of discs: 1

Rated: NR (Not Rated)

Studio: NCircle Entertainment

DVD Release Date: December 27, 2011

Run Time: 60 minutes

List Price: $12.99

From the PR Firm:  Did you know that a Brachiosaurus weighed up to 80 tons and a T-Rex could eat up to 500 pounds of meat in one bite? Avid fans of "Dino Dan," Nick Jr.’s adventure-filled live action/CGI series, do! Now, the popular “paleontologist approved” show is available on DVD with “Dino Dan – Dino Trackers,” the premiere title in a brand new series from NCircle Entertainment.


Some fascinating facts about dinosaurs:
•a Brachiosaurus could live up to one hundred years!
•a Corythosaurus dinosaur had a large protective plate on top of its head.
•a Spinosaurus had bony rods on its back that held up a “sail” made of skin.


The “Dino Dan – Dino Trackers” DVD contains five adventure stories featuring a boy nicknamed Dino Dan (played by Jason Spevack). He’s a curious 10-year-old who imagines there are real dinosaurs living all around him – but only he can see them! The DVD’s interactive bonus content adds to the enjoyment. 


Dinosaurs never lose their appeal to kids of all ages – but what makes the “Dino Dan” series unique is that it was developed under the guidance of paleontologists at Canada's Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta. In fact, a real-life paleontologist at the museum named Dr. Don Henderson is the inspiration for the “Dino Dan” character!

My take: In case you've never heard of Dino Dan, let me tell you that the show, which combines live action with CGI dinosaurs, is about 10-year-old Dan Henderson as he learns about dinosaurs through experiments on dinosaurs he "sees."  By happy happenstance, my 7 year old daughter had just started watching this show on Nick, Jr. when I received this review request.  As we started to watch this DVD (which she insisted we pop into the DVD player THE VERY INSTANT WE RECEIVED IT), I was struggling to figure out where I had seen this child before (Jason Spevack, playing Dan).   I finally figured it out - he had a short story line arc on my favorite show (Being Human - really, there is not a bad show on Syfy but I digress) as Adrian's "son"!  

ANYway, that's not relevant to anyone but me...so let me tell you about DINO DAN instead.  If you have a son, you may have a fan of dinosaurs in your house already.  If you have a daughter, maybe not.  Which is aggravating to me personally - I HATE gender specific roles and/or toys - so I always give the same stuff to both kiddos.  Turns out, my 7 year old daughter likes dinosaurs even more than her brother right now!  And when I asked her what her favorite part of this show was, she started talking about the episode where a dinosaur mistook a golf ball for an egg and stole it.  "Some dinosaurs eat eggs you know mom!"  Indeed, she is LEARNING while watching a show.  I love that.  And you will too. Check out  Dino Dan today!  

The giveaway: Win your very own DVD copy of Dino Dan – Dino Trackers!

To win: Leave me a comment telling me another DVD from NCircle Entertainment (winner will be picked at random so your actual response will not determine the winner).  Be sure to leave your email address with your comment if you are not a blogger or your email is not easily found on your blog. This giveaway is open until 11:59 p.m., EST, Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Good Luck!

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