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| Liberty's Kids: Complete Series | 
 enlarge | Director: Marsha Goodman;judith Reilly
Actors: Jill Anderson (vi), Vincent Lee Alston, Carl Beck, Terry Berner, Robert Berry (vi)
Studio: Shout! Factory
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.98
Buy New: $38.93
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1077
Format: Animated, Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 900 minutes
Number Of Items: 6
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.9
MPN: 10918
UPC: 826663109184
EAN: 0826663109184
ASIN: B001B73PO4
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Caught on opposite sides of the revolution, Benjamin Franklin s teenage reporters, American colonist James and young Englishwoman Sarah, confront the real, physical dangers of war. As the conflict rages, James and Sarah are compelled to choose between their friendship and their countries, their understanding of good and evil, and the moral dilemmas inherent in war. All the while they try
to look after the mischievous Henri, an immigrant French boy whose comical escapades constantly lead them into trouble, as the three bear witness to the highs and lows of the American Revolution.
Starring news legend Walter Cronkite as Benjamin Franklin and including guest starring roles by award-winning actors and real-life historical figures like Dustin Hoffman, Annette Bening, Michael Douglas, General Norman Schwarzkopf, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Billy Crystal, Ben Stiller, Whoopi Goldberg, Liam Neeson and many more, the complete Emmy and Humanitas Award-nominated Liberty s Kids is finally available on DVD in one six-disc collectors set!
Bonus Features:
* A Look Back At Liberty s Kids with the series creators
* Benjamin Franklin s Newsbytes
* Continental Cartoons
* Now & Then
* Mystery Guest Game
* Original Pencil Test
* 40-Page Collectible Booklet with fold out US map.
Amazon.com
History comes alive in this excellent Emmy and Humanitas Award-nominated 40-episode, animated series about the experiences of two young teens during the American Revolution. Far more than a simple chronicle of the battles and major events of the American Revolution, Liberty?s Kids tells the story of the cultural, scientific, political, and social forces that helped shape America?s fight for independence from the perspective of two young teens from very different backgrounds. Sarah is a young English woman living in America who maintains a strong sense of loyalty to England and James is a printer?s apprentice living the American dream, but feeling the constraints of British oppression. Working together on Benjamin Franklin?s newspaper the "Pennsylvania Gazette," Sarah and James often find their interpretations of current events differ markedly and the pair constantly grapples with tough issues like slavery, self-governance, fair representation, and the role of women in battle and politics. The juxtaposition of the two teens? opposing viewpoints sparks spirited arguments in the series and inspires a fuller understanding of the complexity of the events and issues of the American Revolution for both Franklin?s newspaper audiences and modern viewers. Another strength of the series is that legendary historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, and Abigail Adams come across as real, believable people engaged in a genuine struggle to determine right from wrong and to act in the best interest of their families, community, and country. An amazing cast of voice talent includes Walter Cronkite as Ben Franklin, Dustin Hoffman as Benedict Arnold, Annette Bening as Abigail Adams, Billy Crystal as John Adams, Michael Douglas as Patrick Henry, as well as General Norman Schwarzkopf, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ben Stiller, Whoopi Goldberg, and many others. Bonus features include an interesting look back at the series with creator Kevin O?Donnell and others including executive producers Andy Heyward and Mike Maliani, story editors Doug McIntyre and Jay Abramowitz, and casting director Marsha Goodman. Also included are Benjamin Franklin?s Newsbytes, Continental Cartoons, Now and Then, Mystery Guest Game, original pencil tests, a 40-page booklet with a historical timeline, and a pullout poster with a United States map. Liberty?s Kids is highly recommended as great entertainment and important educational programming for ages 7 and older. --Tami Horiuchi
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Great Series November 14, 2008
Liberty's Kids is a great series for teachers, kids, and parents. Each episode makes history come alive. The series can be used to build interest in upcoming lessons for students, or as an entertaining history lesson for young children. Parents will also enjoy a "refresher" on famous people in America's past. Liberty's Kids is educational and entertaining, which is hard to come buy in animated shows today. Worth every penny, and more.
One of the best kids shows ever! November 13, 2008
I cannot explain how excited I am to finally have the complete series of Liberty's Kids on DVD.
I will admit I was a teen when this show made its debut on television but that didn't stop either myself or my older sister from catching it every afternoon on PBS.
The show deals with many relevant social issues of revolutionary war times and it dealt with them tactfully. Aside from that, it introduces young children to many American heros. It brings history to life in a way that a typical history textbook never could.
It is a show that I still love to watch, with my own daughter now, who finds it just as fascinating as I did then.
I am so happy that I have this amazing show to share America's beginning with my children.
Liberty's Kids November 11, 2008
This is a wonderful series. I use it with my special ed social studies class.
Homeschoolers dream for American History September 14, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
As a Homeschooling mom this is been a dream come true. It provides the informations in a fun fact filled way that kids really understand what our founding fathers and our people went through to become the United States of America.
I would recommend it for kids ages 4-101! I love watching it too.
To get the complete series in one set is great because watching the individual episodes online at KEWL cartoons is hard because they only offer 5 at a time and generally out of order.
We own a few of the DVD's which were hard to find and we watch them over and over. So, I'm really thrilled to get the complete set all at once and I'll use it in my lesson plans for our Homeschool co-op too.
I know no one who buys this will be disapointed except if your a History Major or professor and you'd only be disapointed that it didn't last longer into the Civil War and the War of 1812.
Maybe they'll carry on at a later date.
My 2 cents thanks for the read.
THRILLED to have this available! August 28, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have waited a long time for this wonderful series to come out on DVD. My son was 4 when we first saw it on PBS. He was enraptured by the story lines and the history lessons which don't seem like lessons. Thus began his fascination in history and wars (as most boys are). He is now 10 and has a reputation in school for being a history nut giving his fellow classmates "quizzes" on history details and I give Liberty's Kids the reason why he is so into history.
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