I really like Jake & Isa And The Biomes Of Brazil. It really is a fun watch and the singing segments are particularly enjoyable.
This feature follows two siblings, Jake and Iso, who explore the adventures the Biomes of Brazil has to offer along with their father, Joao. It's a combination of animation, Muppet-like characters and live action. Through their adventures and exploration, they discover an animal in need of their help and rescue it. Throughout their adventures, they learn how crucial it is to preserve the Brazilian Biomes. From Brazil, the dialogue is in Portuguese with English subtitles.
If you don't know, biomes are distinct geographical regions with specific climate, vegetation, and animal life. I really like the plot - it reminds me of Sesame Street and Wild Kratts, which are some of my favorite shows that I grew up watching. The camera work is very clear. The animation, the singing and the transitions stand out. The landscapes are beautiful and remind us that the countryside deserves to be preserved along with other forests and wildlife around the world. There is a lot of great music and singing segments, which makes the film more interactive for young audiences. My favorite part is when the Capybara is singing.
The film's message is to always preserve and take care of the wildlife.
I give Jake & Isa And The Biomes Of Brazil 4.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12. By Hafsa H., KIDS FIRST!
This film has terrific educational content as it discusses in an informative and comedic way various animals in different biomes in Brazil and the characteristics and habits of these animals. One interesting example is how they show how the maned wolf and the wolf apple tree have a symbiotic relationship that is beneficial to both species.
This feature film, directed by João G. Amorim, highlights the vast and diverse wildlife and plant life found in three of Brazil's seven biomes: the Brazilian Savannah, Pantanal, and the Atlantic Forest. It does so through the main characters, a family--Jacob, the father, and the two siblings, Isa, and Jake. It is a multimedia film that is family-friendly and contains educational content that discusses various endangered animals and the organizations helping to protect them in Brazil. The film has various forms of multimedia, including puppetry and animation.
This film is very child-friendly for various reasons such as seeing the animated animals sing about the biomes and the animals that inhabit them. Secondly, it includes many fun facts about these animals, including characteristics, scientific names, feeding habits, plus we learn other additional things about the organizations that protect the animals and maintain their habitats. This is a film that educates viewers about Brazilian wildlife and its habits. For each biome, the main characters face a challenge or enter a situation that ends with visiting the biome and learning about it. While the original language of the film is in Portuguese, the English subtitles make it easy to follow. The subtitles are appropriate and can be easily understood by the average child. The songs in the film, which, although sung in Portuguese, can still be sung along to, and thanks to the English subtitles, are easy to understand. The film is visually appealing to children and is a mix of animation, live-action, and puppetry. The main characters, Isa, Jake, and Jacob, are puppets, and the animals turn into puppets when they talk to them. In the musical scenes, the characters are animated, which is aesthetically pleasing and encourages children's engagement. The animation is good, though the constant shift from puppets to animals in the film can be a bit jarring and may cause one to question whether they are looking at an animal or a puppet.
The benefits of this program are its educational value and content. It encourages viewers to learn more about Brazilian wildlife and plants and the organizations protecting them, and also to perhaps look for and research the wildlife in their local areas. An example of an issue affecting Brazilian wildlife that is discussed in the film is how the cane toads and other animals in the Atlantic forest are having difficulties surviving due to the forest being turned into land for cattle grazing.
The main message of the program is that local wildlife is important and should be protected and preserved to ensure that both endangered and rare animals continue to exist in the future.
I give Jake & Isa and The Biomes of Brazil 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8 to 12, plus adults. By Oyebisola O., KIDS FIRST!
Two children, Jake and Isa, travel through three different biomes in Brazil, together with their father, the filmmaker Joao. Through helping an animal in danger, they uncover the importance and mysteries of each of these biomes. The film is divided into three chapters: The Wolf, The Termites and the Lobeira (About the Cerrado); The Jaguar and the Alligator? (About the Pantanal) and O Mico Leao Dourado (About the Atlantic Forest). The documentary brings a story to children, in a playful way, the importance of preserving Brazilian biomes.
