Awards and Reviews

"...the DVD offers interesting mini-documentaries that will inspire, inform, encourage curiosity and prove that anything's possible."

"Dynamite. Velcro. Cellophane. The Post-it Note. Who came up with these wacky ideas? Accidental Inventions explores the origins of some of the most common and useful items in our world, all created in unlikely and unexpected ways. Cellophane was actually a failed tablecloth, for example. The microwave often was discovered when a Hershey bar in a scientist's pocket kept melting. Using historical photos, 3-D graphics, maps, clips and interviews with experts, the DVD offers interesting mini-documentaries that will inspire, inform, encourage curiosity and prove that anything's possible - even when you least expect it." --Parents' Choice Awards

Accidental Inventions is a finalist in the Telly Awards.
	Accidental Inventions was awarded a Bronze Telly for being named a finalist in the History/Biography category. --Telly Awards

"The students were interested in watching the background to all of the inventions, and it encouraged lots of questions, which led to good teaching opportunities." --Derek Collins, The Alberta Science Teacher

Vat19 Productions, a group that makes films for students, such as Rules of the Road, has released a new DVD that will interest science teachers. Accidental Inventions features the story of 10 inventions and how a fortunate discovery, a mistake in the lab or pure luck led to the invention of something that we would find it difficult to do without...More

"Highly Recommended." --Video Librarian

Accidental Inventions is full of amazing stories about the haphazard ways in which many things we take for granted--including dynamite, anesthesia, stainless steel, and cellophane--were created by visionaries in pursuit of other outcomes...More

"Accidental Inventions is an impressively produced and informatively presented DVD." --Midwest Book Review

Accidental Inventions is an impressively produced and informatively presented 84 minute DVD showcasing for students grades 7 and up, just how ten of the world's most popular and influential inventions were created through laboratory or experimental accident...More

"If you have a large screen (32" or larger) display, you will wig out at the impressive display of this great art on your screen!" --J. Sunier, Audiophile Audition

This DVD is a bit different from the others. It features over 340 paintings from 1 Impressionist painters, making your video display an exclusive art gallery. The artists are Van Gogh, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley and Seurat...More

"...this is highly recommended." --R. Pitman, Video Librarian

As in earlier acclaimed releases such as Rules of the Road (VL-7/02), The 2003 Encyclopedia of Boating Tips (VL-3/03), and Cases in Controversy: The 14th Amendment (VL-5/04), Jumby Bay Studios' latest--Ambient Art: Impressionism--takes full advantage of the interactivity/versatility features built into the DVD format...More

"The visual quality is exceptional." --Meghann R. Matwichuk, University of Delaware, School Library Journal

Over 340 paintings representing the work of 11 artists associated with the Impressionist movement are featured. This versatile program can be viewed in movie mode where the paintings are showcased (including crisply detailed shots scanning the canvases) and accompanied by an unobtrusive classical music soundtrack...More

"Recommended." --R. Pitman, Video Librarian

While I suspect that there are literally hundreds of relaxation/meditation videos on the market aimed at stressed-out viewers, few offer the customizable features found on Ambient Calm, which includes two hours of high-definition-shot footage of waterfalls, clouds, snow falling on trees, fields, butterflies, sand dunes, sunrises, falling rain, and more, divided into 14 segments that can be played in the order on the DVD or rearranged by the viewer with sound options including classical, jazz, piano and guitar, and natural sounds...More

"...my personal favorites of the series..." --J. Sunier, Audiophile Audition

This was one of my personal favorites of the series - 14 different scenes to display on your TV and take you into a more calm and relaxing place. My choices were the two cloud sequences - one in daytime and the other at sunset - absolutely gorgeous...More

"The DVD can add seasonal atmosphere, provide a calming environment, and be a great reminiscent tool." --Pegi Schlis, Creative Forecasting Magazine

Ambient Fire is a 190-minute DVD featuring nine fire scenes with different fireplaces and settings to choose from (i.e., campfire, holiday, marble, etc.). You also are able to select music (smooth jazz to holiday classics) to accompany the fires...More

"This DVD is not the first fireplace DVD but it has to be the best to date." --J. Sunier, Audiophile Audition

The local TV stations which used to air for hours live shots of a roaring fireplace at Christmastime were probably the originators of this idea. This DVD is not the first fireplace DVD but it has to be the best to date...More

Ambient Flowers wins a Telly Award.
	Ambient Flowers wins the Telly Award for Best Educational DVD. --Telly Awards

"The clarity and detail in the blossoms is amazing; even those with black thumbs and no interest in the horticultural will be mesmerized by these images." --J. Sunier, Audiophile Audition

Over 300 different flowers are sent in closeup in this dream garden DVD, which runs over two hours. The clarity and detail in the blossoms is amazing; even those with black thumbs and no interest in the horticultural will be mesmerized by these images...More

"A beautifully filmed ready-reference guide to flowers, this is recommended." --R. Pitman, Video Librarian

Granted, you can’t smell the over 300 flowers profiled in this virtual garden/reference guide, but you have plenty of other options. As in earlier acclaimed releases such as Rules of the Road (VL-7/02), The 2003 Encyclopedia of Boating Tips (VL-3/03), Cases in Controversy: The 14th Amendment (VL-5/04), and Ambient Art: Impressionism (VL-11/04), Ambient Flowers from Jumby Bay Studios and Vat19 takes full advantage of the interactive features built into the DVD format...More

"If the title Ambient Flowers conjures thoughts of lovely garden images and soothing nature sounds, you have pictured the core of this DVD." --Barb Bergman, Minnesota State University, Educational Media Reviews Online

If the title Ambient Flowers conjures thoughts of lovely garden images and soothing nature sounds, you have pictured the core of this DVD. Ten-second video images of 300-plus flowers are displayed in seven minute video slideshows arranged by color...More

"...enthusiastically recommended for viewers as a quite relaxing, beautiful, and instructive compendium of remarkable and vivid photographs of an enduringly unique species of flower" --Midwest Book Review

Ambient Orchids: Ultimate Photo Gallery, features 380 high resolution photographs in a pictorial collection of 240 beautiful orchids. An impressive visual two hour production, Ambient Orchids offers viewers such features as an interactive zooming for all orchids, loop mode and custom play lists, orchids overview, optimized photos for widescreen TV standards, and nature sound effects in 5...More

"The music selections are all by Chopin, which somehow seems very appropriate for the orchid images - spectacular, virtuosic, but with plenty of obsessive frilly stuff here and there." --J. Sunier, Audiophile Audition

Let's get specific about flowers now: Here's just orchids - only orchids! 380 hi-res shots of 240 different orchids of every type in their natural habitat, to be exact. They are displayed without any captions, but if you just tap your remote control at any time you will see their names...More

"This DVD-ROM is recommended for orchid enthusiasts, botany students, or anyone seeking to create a relaxed atmosphere, and is suitable for any age." --Karen Straube, George Fox University, Educational Media Reviews Online

Ambient Orchids is a new entry in The Ambient Series, a set of DVDs which create different atmospheres from your television (i.e. Ambient Fire is another in the series). This interactive DVD-ROM contains a slideshow display of orchids with 380 photographs of 240 varieties, accompanied by Chopin’s piano music...More

"...featuring 13 adorable breeds in wild sketches" --Pegi Schlis, Creative Forecasting Magazine

Puppy Tales is a 63-minute DVD featuring 13 adorable breeds in wild sketches. It combines humorous puppy footage with the improv comedy troupe "The Ironicals" as the voices of the pups. You can also pick what breed you want to watch...More

"This DVD could be a most functional resource for such [sleep deprived] folks; it has been for my wife." --J. Sunier, Audiophile Audition

Well, once you're really calm you should be able to get to sleep, right? Some of us - many actually - have serious sleep deprivation problems, and have tried everything to get a proper night's rest. This DVD could be a most functional resource for such folks; it has been for my wife...More

"Ambient Space is recommended for use by almost anyone, and has a higher recommendation for junior-senior high science teaching." --David J. Bertuca, University at Buffalo, Educational Media Reviews Online

Ambient Space is a DVD of images and short movies designed to be used in several different ways. It contains more than 700 images that include the Solar System and planet Earth; astronomical subjects, such as galaxies and nebulae, many taken with the Hubble Space Telescope; early NASA historical photographs (e...More

"...an upscale, technically flawless, video slideshow..." --James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Midwest Book Review

Ambient Space: The Best of NASA Photos, Volume 1 offers an armchair journey into the vastness of space with spectacular images of galaxies, nebulae, the Solar System, Planet Earth, early scenes of NASA, space flight, the shuttle, and the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as other exotic sights and conceptual art...More

"I especially liked the [scene] following what looked like a giant crawfish around on his rounds of the undersea neighborhood." --J. Sunier, Audiophile Audition

I recall seeing at a computer show a fantastically realistic pseudo aquarium software application which featured individual exotic fish which you could purchase and install. And if you failed to feed them daily (electronically of course), when you went into your office first thing in the morning you would find them floating on the top of the aquarium on your monitor...More

"...the images are cool, but not so cool that everyone will ignore you and watch the TV for three hours..." --David Ryan, DVD Verdict

The main selling point of this disc—at least according to the cover art—is that it was "shot in HD." That is probably true; there is no way to prove or disprove that claim. But even if it was shot in HD, that doesn't make it HD...More

"Great projects for kids and adults to do together." --Dove Foundation

This video shows you how to create 13 different projects. There is printable instructions and material list. Cherie takes you though each step of the art project you wish to create. Great projects for kids and adults to do together.

"Recommended." --Video Librarian

Cherie Lynn, a certified K-8 art teacher, presents 13 budget-minded children's craft projects here, including making a flower pot, tissue box cover, papier-mache container, rain sticks, edible creatures, wrapping paper, a stuffed fish, and mosaic stepping stones, as well as weaving and wood block design activities...More

The B-2 Stealth Bomber DVD receives the Bronze Telly Award
	The B-2 Stealth Bomber was awarded the Bronze Telly Award for being named a finalist in the History/Biography category. --Telly Awards

"The producers of this exceptionally complete program worked in conjunction with governmental agencies to introduce what might be the deadliest weapon the world has known." --Dwain Thomas, Lake Park High School, Roselle, IL, School Library Journal

The B-2 Stealth bomber came out of wraps in the first Gulf War and has remained the world’s most technologically advanced aircraft. The producers of this exceptionally complete program worked in conjunction with governmental agencies to introduce what might be the deadliest weapon the world has known...More

"...confidently recommended..." --Midwest Book Review

Produced in cooperation with the 509th Bomber Wing, The B-2 Stealth Bomber provides the viewer with unprecedented access to the world's most sophisticated military aircraft.

Expertly presented is the story of this warplane's development which drew upon more than a hundred years worth of technological development and profited from hard-earned lessons from the B-17, B-52, SR-71, and F-117 military aircraft which preceeded it...More

"Highly Recommended. Editor's Choice." --Video Librarian

Some 100 years ago, the rickety contraption that lumbered into the sky off the windy sands of Kitty Hawk, NC might have caused some observers to imagine air travel over the next century, but no one could have predicted something like the B-2 Stealth Bomber...More

Cases in Controversy wins a Telly Award.
	Cases in Controversy: The 14th Amendment was a Telly Finalist for Best History/Biography in the 25th annual Telly Awards. --Telly Awards

"Highly Recommended." --Video Librarian

Since being ratified in 1868, the 14th amendment, which grants equal protection to all citizens under the law and prohibits states from passing legislation abridging the privileges or immunities of U...More

"Highly Recommended...This will be a very useful teaching tool in middle and high school history and civics classrooms." --Educational Media Reviews Online

Cases in Controversy: The 14th Amendment is a lucid, well-structured examination of how the 14th Amendment, arguably the most important amendment passed since the Civil War ended, has impacted American History...More

"...high-quality program..." --School Library Journal

Many consider the Fourteenth Amendment to be the most significant modification to the U.S. Constitution outside of the Bill of Rights since it provides a means by which citizens receive the equal protection and due process emblematic of our democracy...More

Cooking with Aphrodisiacs wins a Telly Award.
	Cooking with Aphrodisiacs wins a Telly Award in the Best How-To/Instructional category. --Telly Awards

"Highly recommended." --J. Williams-Wood, Video Librarian

Epicure Cheryl Blevins hosts this four-part cooking "how-to" featuring 20 recipes incorporating more than a dozen "aphrodisiac" ingredients, including asparagus, figs, basil, and grapes.

"On the Lighter Side" offers recipes for artichokes with three homemade dipping sauces (roasted garlic, goat cheese and sun-dried tomato, and honey mustard), and sautéed oysters with green pea puree;

"A Ripe Red Strawberry Evening" combines a shrimp, strawberry, avocado, and papaya salad with a chocolate soufflé;

"A Full Day of Romance" whips up everything from prosciutto crisps to pork tenderloin to fig and olive tapenade and white chocolate mousse; and "Just for Two: A Sensual Dinner" starts with honey-baked brie and ends with a Mexican hot chocolate...More

"...ingenious instructional application of DVD technology..." --Betsy L. Hogan, Midwest Book Review

Cooking With Aphrodisiacs: Create Passion On A Plate, from the studies and expertise of culinary expert Cheryl Blevins, is an ingenious instructional application of DVD technology showcasing educational information on the history and lore of asparagus, avocados, basil, grapes, oysters, strawberries and seven other aphrodisiacs...More

Cosmic Yo-yos Wins the Communicator

Cosmic Yo-Yos Ultimate Trick Collection won the Crystal Award of Excellence for Exemplary Instructional Video. The Communicator Awards is an international awards program founded by communications professionals to recognize excellence in the communication field. The Communicator Awards gives winners and their clients the recognition that the work they are producing is outstanding and highly regarded by their peers. The Crystal Award of Excellence is given to those entries whose ability to communicate puts them among the best in the field. --Communicator Awards

"The wealth of yo-yo tricks is indexed several ways and accessed via a menu system. We found the menu system to be very workable and user friendly." --Greg Beatty, YYT Staff Writer, Yo-yo Times

First, an apology. We received Cosmic Yo-Yo’s Ultimate Trick Collection DVD for review many months ago, and due to lots of shakeups here at YYT have not had time to review it. Well, they say Good Things Come to Those Who Wait and Cosmic Yo-Yo’s Ultimate Trick Collection DVD is no exception...More

"See the Star of Cosmic Yo-yos On NBC!" --Consumer

See the St. Louis legend, Brad Urani, spinning his hottest tricks live on Show Me St. Louis.

Click here to watch the broadcast.

Encyclopedia of Boating Tips wins a Telly!
	The Encyclopedia of Boating Tips was a Telly Finalist for Best Instructional Video in the 24th annual Telly Awards --Telly Awards

Encyclopedia of Boating Tips wins a Communicator Award.
	The Encyclopedia of Boating Tips won the Communicator Awards' Crystal Award of Distinction for Exemplary Instructional Video. --Communicator Awards

"This is an outstanding example of a DVD reference work; it is easy to navigate and full of useful and well-presented information at a very affordable price." --School Library Journal

This DVD reference work is packed with over three-and-a-half hours of detailed information about navigating both sail-driven and motored boats. The easy-to-follow menus break the subject into nine basic sections: The Yacht, Safety, Basic Skills, Maintenance, Navigation, Tables and Graphs, A Cruise to the Exumas, Electronics, and Water Sports...More

"...this is an overall enjoyable, very comprehensive, and affordable presentation that is likely to circulate well in public libraries." --Video Librarian

At three and a half hours, this DVD certainly is encyclopedic, featuring chapters on safety, basic skills, maintenance, navigation, electronics, yachts, and water sports, each with its own subchapters, such as "history of yachting" or "galvanic corrosion...More

Parents' Choice Award Approved Winner!
	Making the Speech was awarded the Parents' Choice Award for its oustanding production, entertainment and human values. A Parents' Choice Approved seal indicates a wholesome product that helps children enjoy developing physical, emotional, social or academic skills. --Parents' Choice Awards

Making the Speech wins a Telly Award.
	Making the Speech wins a telly award in the Best Educational DVD category. --Telly Awards

"Making the Speech is an innovative, creative production with amazing graphics that will captivate the interest of this visual audience." --B. J. Lawrence, Bradley University, Consumer

Your video is very well done and I've previewed a number of videos for our course this last year. Your approach should be prefect for high school students. I think they will relate to Stanley and to the practical tips for putting together a presentation...More

"Set in a real high school, this informative and entertaining program is another great entry from Jumby Bay Studios - a company that really understands how to maximize the DVD format. " --L. Stevens, Video Librarian

Taking the fear out of creating and delivering a good speech, this program features Stanley, the "king dweeb boy" whose grand finale at last year's speech content included falling off the stage.

If Stanley is going to survive the rest of high school, he has to redeem himself and win this year's contest with the help of cool coach Doug Masters, who is brought in to save Stanley from a lifetime of emotional damage...More

"Strong content, a snappy script, a diverse cast, and upbeat background music make this an excellent production that will appeal to teen audiences. " --Lynn K. Vanca, Akron-Summit County Public Library, OH, School Library Journal

Many people, especially teens, fear public speaking. This energizing, live-action production entertains viewers while it explains the steps in preparing and presenting a speech.

A well-structured storyline, which incorporates humor, presents the bulk of the material...More

"Fun-filled compilation perfect for parties, holidays and just plain rainy day fun." --Midwest Book Review

Art Educator Cherie Lynn hosts Rainy Day Art 2, an art adventure for parents and kids brimming with colorful, inexpensive, easy-to-make, "kid-friendly" projects especially for young people ages 5 and up...More

"The appealing variety of craft ideas presented here makes the title a good choice for school and public libraries." --Lynn Vance, Akron-Summit County Public Library, OH, School Library Journal

Children, parents, teachers, and librarians searching for creative art projects for school-age youngsters will discover a wide assortment of clearly explained, hands-on activities here. Teens and adults may even want to try the projects...More

It’s like having an art teacher come to your house!

"These are great projects for a rainy day or play date or for just plain doing instead of simply sitting there and watching TV." It’s like having an art teacher come to your house! These are great projects for a rainy day or play date or for just plain doing instead of simply sitting there and watching. Cherie Lynn shows kids how to do 30 projects. Some are made with tissue paper and modge podge glue, some with model magic and scissors and foam board, others with something as simple as weaving paper and turning it into a mask! Be forewarned, Lynn uses a hot glue gun for some of her work where staples would do—especially with young kids. Our favorite was the Funky Line drawings done with pens and paper. You can print out directions and most projects will work well with 5 & up. For older kids, see her World Art. 10 & up. --Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best DVD Award - Platinum

"This would also be an ideal video to use for intergenerational activities." --Creative Forecasting Magazine

Rainy Day Art 2 is a 200-minute DVD. It is one in a series of five DVDs in the Cherie Lynn Art Series. This DVD shows viewers how to make 13 art projects like clay fish, journals & diaries, Mardi Gras masks, Mexican Sun masks, and more...More

"...excellent instructional." --Booklist

Art teacher Cherie Lynn introduces more than 30 art projects in this excellent instructional. From the main menu, users access the projects: picture frames, puppets, masks, musical shakers, butterflies, a glitter circle, journals and diaries, and more...More

"Cherie Lynn's got another winner here, making it easy for moms, teachers, and anyone wanting to delve into arts/crafts projects to create cute and usable things." --Dove Foundation

This video is focused on projects for your young children, while World Art's projects are more detailed and sophisticated in nature. From Model Magic Mural to Bean Pictures, you'll have no trouble following along with Cherie Lynn...More

"This 105-minute DVD should be required viewing for all prospective young drivers."

"Rules of the Road was awarded the Silver Honor award from the Parents' Choice Foundation." This 105-minute DVD should be required viewing for all prospective young drivers. Using several attractive, casual and realistic teens, information on city, residential and highway driving is presented clearly and with just the right tone to make it interesting to new drivers who might think they know it all already. The scenarios and information are smart and amusing, and packed with tidbits that might be left out of a manual on driving, or in behind-the-wheel classes. When a point is presented, a multi-angle 3D graphic offers a more in-depth explanation. Pop quizzes make it easy to make sure the viewer understood the section just presented, or they are easy to skip. The safety and hazardous condition tips are valuable. And the bonus features including "What to do in the event of an emergency" and "Basic maintenance of your car" are not likely to be in a regular driver's class, but provide extremely helpful information. While Rules of the Road is designed to be a complete interactive driver's ed. course, seasoned drivers, too, will benefit from watching it. --Ann Oldenburg, Parents' Choice Awards

One of the top Omni's went to Jumby Bay Studios for the production entitled Rules of the Road.

The Omni Intermedia Awards recognizes outstanding production, design and content in the converging fields of television, film, video, internet, interactive media and 3D animation. One of the top Omni's went to Jumby Bay Studios for the production entitled "Rules of the Road". After judging this entry, the awards committee honored this entry for capturing the quality and content that achieved our highest standards of excellence. In order to judge the entries, the Omni Awards brings together a wide variety of talented professionals working for highly respected companies. Each of the areas of this competition was evaluated by a board of advisors in their respective areas of expertise. Omni Intermedia Awards have been presented to many different companies, including Dreamworks SKG, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Learning Channel, Arthur Andersen, Eastman Kodak, Ford, Mtv, VH1, Telemundo, Warner Brothers, WFAA-TV, CNN, Phillips Design Group, PBS, U.S. Army, Canon USA, Drury Design Group and the National Gallery of Art. --Omni Awards

Rules of the Road was a Telly Finalist.
	Rules of the Road was a Telly Finalist for Best Instructional Video in the 23rd annual Telly Awards. --Telly Awards

Rules of the Road wins a Communicator Award.
	Rules of the Road won the Crystal Award of Excellence for Exemplary Instructional Video. --Communicator Awards

Rules of the Road won the 5th Annual Discus Award for Best Instructive DVD.

Rules of the Road won the 5th Annual Discus Award for Best Instructive DVD. This is a blanket category for educational and training titles. It looks at the intent of the disc and how effectively the disc uses the interactive and content delivery capabilities of DVD to provide a useful and informative instruction vehicle. The five Discus Awards judges were nearly unanimous in their acclaim of Jumby Bay's Rules of the Road title as an exemplary instructive DVD. "From multi-angle illustrations to instructional clips with built-in tutorials and in-video tests," remarked one judge, "Rules of the Road makes full use of the full range of DVD features to provide an excellent educational experience." Another judge praised Rules of the Road for its "cool 'learn-more' branching." Another called the title "technically precise," and a fourth judge added, "This will keep them giggling." --Discus Awards

Rules of the Road wins the Aegis Award of Excellence.

Rules of the Road wins the Aegis Award of Excellence in the "Training / Education" category. The Aegis Awards were founded over a decade ago by an independent group of directors and producers that had grown skeptical of other award competitions that seemed to be judged by people that have NO actual experience doing the creative work that they are supposed to be judging! The Aegis Awards are the video industry's premier competition for peer recognition of outstanding video productions and non-network TV commercials. --Aegis Awards

Rules of the Road wins the iParenting Media Awards
	Rules of the Road was awarded the iParenting Media Award for best instructional video. --iParenting Media Awards

"...an excellent tool for instructors to use, especially one that the students would be interested in." --Deb Carlson, Driver Education Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Public Safety

In review of Rules of the Road, I thought it was an excellent tool for instructors to use, especially one that the students would be interested in. The video depicts a realistic view of the traffic scene that students will have when operating a motor vehicle...More

"Since that day I've wanted to help create a program to keep teens safe." --Jamie Salvatori, Rules of the Road Creator, Consumer

On April 2, 1999 I woke up as the car I was traveling in careened off the road and towards a telephone pole. I watched helplessly in adrenaline-induced slow motion from the backseat of the car. The driver was asleep...More

"Family Approved by the Dove Foundation" --Dove Foundation

Parents and driver's ed teachers, along with teens, will benefit from viewing this well-organized video presenting all the topics listed in the synopsis. I liked the reality factor of a father/son going out for the son's first driving lesson...More

"...provides a crash course in excellent customer service for restaurant food servers that is so good I’m tempted to buy extra copies to leave as “tips” in my favorite greasy spoons." --C. Block, Video Librarian

The Perfect Server provides a crash course in excellent customer service for restaurant food servers that is so good I’m tempted to buy extra copies to leave as “tips” in my favorite greasy spoons.

Using the “Goofus and Gallant” approach, two servers (John and Jane) respectively demonstrate impeccable and shoddy service for two sets of customers, while their boss serves as narrator, moderator, and voice of authority – asserting that the key to excellent customer service is to execute simple acts with grace and style...More

"The Perfect Server is a well-rounded instructional capable of educating one's entire staff." --Midwest Book Review

The Perfect Server: Create a Waitstaff that Dazzles, Delights, and Delivers Results is a DVD-format training package created especially to help train one's restaurant waitstaff in both the everyday needs and the subtle nuances of serving customers with consummate professionalism...More

"Highly Recommended." --C. Block, Video Librarian

Featuring a combination of live-action footage and computer animation, this comprehensive production demonstrates winning tactics for small sailboat racing. While the rigging on huge sailing vessels of old is substantially more complicated, both large and small craft are subject to the same basic principles of using wind power and nautical skills to propel and steer the boat...More

World Art 2 wins a Telly Award.
	World Art 2 wins a Telly Award in the Best Hobbies/Crafts DVD category. --Telly Awards

"This well-organized program is an excellent resource for classrooms and youth programs." --Candace Smith, Booklist

Instructor Cherie Lynn mixes culture with craft as she walks students through 11 projects inspired by folk-art techniques.

Lynn introduces each of the projects (ranging from Tibetan sand paintings to African reliquaries) by showing examples of original pieces and giving background on the people who practice the craft...More

"World Art 2 is a full color, 230 minute, superbly produced DVD in which Cherie Lynn conducts young viewers age 10 and up on a series of exciting art projects, complete with their cultural backgrounds." --Midwest Book Review

World Art 2 is a full color, 230 minute, superbly produced DVD in which Cherie Lynn conducts young viewers age 10 and up on a series of exciting art projects, complete with their cultural backgrounds...More

"...combine[s] excellent arts and crafts instruction with an appreciation of the importance of hands-on artistry from cultures around the world. " --M.E. Snodgrass, Video Librarian

Host/instructor Cherie Lynn’s multicultural projects in World Art 2 (see review of World Art in VL-9/04), tailored for ages 10-up, combine excellent arts and crafts instruction with an appreciation of the importance of hands-on artistry from cultures around the world...More

World Art is a Telly Winner!
	World Art was awarded the Silver Telly (the Telly Award's highest honor) in the Hobby/Crafts category. --Telly Awards

World Art wins an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum DVD Award!
	--Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best DVD Award - Platinum

"If you're a mom, teacher, Sunday School teacher, or looking for a fun project to do with grandchildren, this DVD provides a literal storehouse of good information that's well organized and easy to understand." --Dove Foundation

This video has so much packed into the 3 hours, that you'll be saying: "This is good bang for your buck!".

There is an overview presented at the beginning, giving the full listing of projects. Cherie Lynn is the narrator/teacher, and everytime she gives the in depth history of what you'll be making, along with a detailed list of supplies, followed by the "How To" instructions...More

"Let’s hope this excellent production is the first in a series. Highly recommended." --Video Librarian

Although I usually cringe when I see programs featuring art projects for kids (how many trivets and recipe holders can one kitchen stand?), my fears were quickly put to rest with this terrific title featuring beautiful items you might be proud to display in your home rather than bury in your backyard...More

"...a treasure trove of cool tricks sure to appeal to yo-yo enthusiasts of all levels." --C. Block, Video Librarian

Produced by Yomega (a yo-yo toy company), this high-definition-shot instructional program is packed with 150 simple-to-complex yo-yo tricks featuring multiple angles to help slingers catch all of the nuances (with optional audio instruction, slow motion, and looping mode)...More