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The most engaging volume yet in the Baby Einstein series of developmental videos is all about smiling faces, bright eyes, adorable noses, playful feet, and cute little ears. Each body part is introduced in English, Spanish, and French, and then vividly rendered in delightful live-action footage of children and animals, along with artists' representations from sculptures and well-known paintings -- and of course the usual Baby Einstein parade of brightly colored wooden and wind-up toys and hand puppets. The "Music Box Orchestra" performs classical themes by Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli, and Sanz, but the most familiar tune is "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes." This leisurely paced program will captivate its wide-eyed viewers, who will contentedly watch with Mona Lisa smiles and big, wide grins.