Alicia64 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hi Everyone, I'd love to get a list of really good documentaries that will hold a child's interest. Any documentary about history, science, candy factories, any subject would be great. The only caveat: my sons are sensitive to animals getting hurt. That's why they love Wildkratts -- animals never actually are shown being eaten or taken down by predators. And they haven't really loved seeing anyone abused, whipped, tortured in some way which has left out pretty much all of the Civil War documentaries. But, of course, they loved Liberty Kids about the Rev. War. Also, if you know of any fantastic TED Talks that are kid-appropriate -- that would be awesome too. Any suggestions would be great! Thank you! Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acorn Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 We liked Wild China here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Modern Marvels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Earth with Iain Stewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 We've liked everything David Attenborough. There's a great documentary that was on Netflix (maybe it still is?) called Between the Folds about origami, that we found fascinating. There's a TED kids channel, so I think they've done that job for you already. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 There's a TED kids channel, so I think they've done that job for you already. ;) I'm actually hoping to get peoples' favorites vs. me trolling through the many, many TED Talks. I do actually watch the TED Talks trying to find the best, but it's super time consuming. So I thought it would be cool if we could all share our favorite documentaries, TED Talks etc. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I'm curious about the kid Ted talks also. I remember watching a great Lewis and Clark documentary a couple years ago. It was on Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 My boys both loved David Attenborough, but he definitely shows the whole of the life cycle. The Orca episode in Blue Planet is particularly hard to take. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 My boys both loved David Attenborough, but he definitely shows the whole of the life cycle. The Orca episode in Blue Planet is particularly hard to take. L What I remember from Blue Planet is seeing it in Costco where the polar bear is circling the sea lions who are mounded around their babies. The polar bear is trying to find a way into a nook or cranny to grab a baby. It went on and on. A little too much for my boys. That's why I love Wildkratts. It really explains a lot about the animals without the nightmare-factor. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandragood1 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 We are really enjoying The Men Who Built America. Some rough bits, though not every episode has that. We Netflix them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 We watched a NOVA documentary on the Elements (after studying the periodic table) that was liked. We had to split it up for attention-span purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 "I Am" from Netflix, I hadn't even heard of it, but it showed up, and we watched it and liked it. It shows cooperation between animals more than violence since that is its point, though it is mostly about people. My son is 11, but I think 9 might not be too young for it. It too might be good to split up for attention span, we had to anyway for bedtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I am curious about kid TED talks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 We liked Wild China here. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 :bigear: Would love anymore ideas! Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieC Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Planet Earth by BBC is amazing! We've recently been watching Ken Burns: National Parks recently. My husband and I are enjoying it, but the kids don't love it like they loved Planet Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 My kids love the Joan of Arc movie with Leelee Sobieski. The opening and closing scenes show her tied to a stake, fire leaping around her, and some eerie music, but it didn't faze my kids. My youngest would have been younger than 9. At that age, they were pretty sheltered from violence in the media, but I felt it was important to the story, and it WAS a really great movie. They weren't traumatized, and in fact, it is one of our favorite all time movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicAnn Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Unwrapped How the states got their shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Following with interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Last night we watched the first episode of Raw to Ready on PBS -- it was outstanding. DD10 was mesmerized. You can watch it on the PBS website, and there are more episodes airing in the next few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 My kids absolute favorite is Discovery Atlas. http://www.amazon.com/Discovery-Atlas-Collection-James-Spader/dp/B002KLQ31W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382060807&sr=8-1&keywords=discovery+atlas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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