Ocean Odyssey



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		Ocean Odyssey

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		On DVD Now Best For Tweens (10-12) Not Rated
		Educational

		According to this in-depth documentary, we know more about space than about the ocean. But after watching the two episodes included on this DVD, young viewers will be spouting fascinating facts about the deep blue sea and the amazing creatures that live in it. Because the movie is produced by the British Broadcasting Company, the metric system rules here, and children may need help understanding the impact of numbers like the 1,000 kilos of daily food required by an adult sperm whale and the half a million kilometers the whale will travel over the course of its lifetime. With incredible footage and computer-generated imagery, budding oceanographers will want to dive right in!


	This movie is intended for older children.


	This movie is intended for older children.

The ocean is a dark, scary place even for a 45-ton whale, and, unlike March of the Penguins, there are no cute, cuddly-looking animals waddling around. Scenes in which the whale battles it out with other predators may be disturbing to young children. Older kids in this age group may be intrigued by the huge mammals and the amazing underwater world in which they live, and may be best off sitting through a single one-hour episode at a time.

Once they stop laughing over the word "sperm," tweens will enjoy learning that the sperm whale has the biggest brain on the planet and that if you threw a rock down the Mariana Trench--the deepest part of the ocean--it will take an hour to reach the bottom. They'll get a kick out of meeting bizarre creatures like the oarfish, which can grow as tall as a two-story house, and the giant squid, whose eye is the size of a basketball.

--Lois Alter Mark, the Flicks for Kids Expert