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Liberty's Kids
Freedom at Any Price
A revolutionary animated series from PBS and DIC Entertainment, Liberty's Kids tells the tale of the birth of democracy in America, through the eyes of two teenagers working in Ben Franklin's printshop.
The show features the voices of many celebrities, including; Walter Cronkite as Ben Franklin, Billy Crystal as John Adams, Whoopi Goldberg as Deborah Sampson, Annette Bening as Abigail Adams, and Aaron Carter performing the title song.
Patrick Henry's speech: "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death." Paul Revere's midnight ride. The shot heard round the world. The Revolutionary War begins.
James, Sarah, Henri, and Moses travel to Virginia, where they witness Patrick Henry's speech. Moses meets up with his past and must make a tough decision. The next month Sarah and James go to Boston to report on Paul Revere's ride. As their fight for liberty and freedom continues, they find themselves at the Concord Bridge when the shot heard round the world is fired. What does this all mean? What sacrifices will be made? Is it freedom at any cost?
The show features the voices of many celebrities, including; Walter Cronkite as Ben Franklin, Billy Crystal as John Adams, Whoopi Goldberg as Deborah Sampson, Annette Bening as Abigail Adams, and Aaron Carter performing the title song.
Patrick Henry's speech: "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death." Paul Revere's midnight ride. The shot heard round the world. The Revolutionary War begins.
James, Sarah, Henri, and Moses travel to Virginia, where they witness Patrick Henry's speech. Moses meets up with his past and must make a tough decision. The next month Sarah and James go to Boston to report on Paul Revere's ride. As their fight for liberty and freedom continues, they find themselves at the Concord Bridge when the shot heard round the world is fired. What does this all mean? What sacrifices will be made? Is it freedom at any cost?
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112 pages, Hardcover
First published July 28, 2003
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October 16, 2021
The book of Liberty’s Kids was amazing! I’m the biggest fan of Liberty’s Kids!
December 5, 2019
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Who was your favorite character (and why)
Sarah because I love the color of hair and she is very thoughtful.
What surprised you
I think chapter fourteen.
Would you change the ending? Why/why not
no, because I don't have any ideas and I love the ending.
By stephens, amanda.
Who was your favorite character (and why)
Sarah because I love the color of hair and she is very thoughtful.
What surprised you
I think chapter fourteen.
Would you change the ending? Why/why not
no, because I don't have any ideas and I love the ending.
By stephens, amanda.
July 21, 2009
For some reason, I was much less willing to suspend disbelief while I read this one. For example: James and Sarah riding along with Paul Revere and [other:], their presence at Lexington and Concord. But despite that, if you have a child who is interested in history (especially the revolutionary period), they will probably enjoy the series (whether or not they've seen the videos). It deals with some tricky issues in a way that is not overly heavy handed, which is nice (and which provides an entree into discussion about them).
The book covers two different historical episodes, and both of them are episodes I'e seen. That wasn't the case with the first book we read, but I suspect that means I haven't seen it rather than that it doesn't exist. However, despite the overlap with the video series, I feel like you get a richer sense of the characters and their relationships in these books (unlike, for example, the Magic School Bus books that are repackaged versions of the TV shows). Which came first, the videos or the books? However, our library (and apparently all libraries in the state, as far as I can tell from the ILL interface) only has the first two books, so we are done with our Liberty's Kids reading spree.
As I've been hearing Walter Cronkite retrospectives the past couple of days, I keep thinking: "to my kids, he will always be the voice of Ben Franklin."
The book covers two different historical episodes, and both of them are episodes I'e seen. That wasn't the case with the first book we read, but I suspect that means I haven't seen it rather than that it doesn't exist. However, despite the overlap with the video series, I feel like you get a richer sense of the characters and their relationships in these books (unlike, for example, the Magic School Bus books that are repackaged versions of the TV shows). Which came first, the videos or the books? However, our library (and apparently all libraries in the state, as far as I can tell from the ILL interface) only has the first two books, so we are done with our Liberty's Kids reading spree.
As I've been hearing Walter Cronkite retrospectives the past couple of days, I keep thinking: "to my kids, he will always be the voice of Ben Franklin."
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