Animated Hero Classics

Animated Hero Classics

"Animated Hero Classics" is an educational Animated television series of programs co-produced by Nest Family Entertainment and Warner Bros. The series, geared toward elementary school aged children, includes twenty biographies of both female and male scientists, inventors, explorers, and social champions from around the world including George Washington, Harriet Tubman, Marco Polo, Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur.

The Children's Television Act of 1990 required terrestrial television networks to devote time to Educational and Informative programming for children. Even though Warner Bros' cable networks were not directly affected by these requirements, these programs were debuted on their HBO network's Saturday morning children's block as a show of good faith that the network was committed to quality educational programming for children. The dramatic biographies were meticulously researched by the producers and written to engage both children and adults, providing an entertaining and accessible way to learn about the positive impact that these women and men have had on our world.

After the initial limited cable television debut, the programs were released on VHS and DVD. Over the years supplementary learning materials have been added to the series designed to help develop core curriculum knowledge and skills, while building positive character traits. They are used in over 60,000 public schools and libraries, and by countless home educators as they research the heroes of history covered by the series.

Individual programs within the series have earned multiple awards and endorsements including the family approved seal from the Dove Foundation, The School Library Journal, The Parent's Choice Foundation award and the National Educational Media Association award, the "Award of Excellence" from the Film Advisory Board, the Director's Choice Award from Early Childhood News, KIDS FIRST!, and the highest rating from the Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

The series was directed by Richard Rich, the ex-Disney director who also directed The Swan Princess trilogy, and three faith-based animated educational series for the church, library and home educator market: Animated Stories from the Bible, Animated Stories from the New Testament and .

Episodes

*1. "Christopher Columbus"
*2. "William Bradford: The First Thanksgiving"
*3. "George Washington"
*4. "Benjamin Franklin"
*5. "Abraham Lincoln"
*6. "Thomas Edison"
*7. "Florence Nightingale"
*8. "Pocahontas"
*9. "Louis Pasteur"
*10. "Alexander Graham Bell"
*11. "Maccabees: The Story of Hanukkah"
*12. "Harriet Tubman"
*13. "The Wright Brothers"
*14. "Helen Keller"
*15. "Leonardo da Vinci"
*16. "Joan of Arc"
*17. "Marco Polo"
*18. "Galileo"
*19. "Marie Curie"
*20. "Beethoven"

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