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Sacagawea

2003
Provides an introduction to Sacagawea, a young Native American woman of the Shoshone tribe who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition as a translator and guide, and played an important role in the mission's success.

Finn McCoul

1997
Retells the Irish folktale in which the giant Finn McCoul and his very clever wife defeat the brutish giant Cuculin.

Marco Polo

2000
Presents a dramatized interview with thirteenth-century Venetian explorer Marco Polo in which he shares stories of his travels and adventures in Asia.

Alexander Graham Bell

1991
An animated dramatization of Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone and his groundbreaking work with the deaf.

Frederick Douglass

abolitionist editor
1992
Examines the life and achievements of Frederick Douglass, a man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader of the antislavery movement, featuring interviews with scholars, archival footage, photographs, and period music.

Marco Polo

2005
An animated introduction to thirteenth-century Venetian explorer Marco Polo, discussing his family and friends, and his adventures throughout Asia.

Florence Nightingale

1993
Profiles the life of Florence Nightingale.

Galileo

1997
An animated exploration of sixteenth-century Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei's life and accomplishments, including his discoveries about gravity and the moon and planets.

Leonardo da Vinci

1996
An animated introduction to Italian Renaissance artist and inventor Leondardo da Vinci, showing him to be a man of both humility and genius.

Thank you, Sarah

the woman who saved Thanksgiving
2004
Tells the story of how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, carried on a decades-long campaign to save Thanksgiving, finally persuading President Lincoln to make it a national holiday.

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