children's films

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children's films

The Wright brothers

1996
Uses animation to dramatize the Wright brothers' development of the airplane and to explain some basic concepts of aerodynamics.

Harriet Tubman

1996
Witness the daring exploits of the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, a woman who helped more than 300 African Americans escape from slavery in the southern states.

Benjamin Franklin

scientist and inventor
1993
Join peerless scientist and inventor Benjamin Franklin as he rewrites human history through his experiments with electricity.

William Bradford

the first Thanksgiving
1992
The story of the time set aside by William Bradford for Pilgrims and Indians to feast together and express their thanks to God for preserving them.

The Gospel according to Disney

faith, trust, and pixie dust
2004
Discusses the religious, moral, and theological themes in thirty-one Disney films, from 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" to 2003's "Brother Bear," arguing that they teach Judeo-Christian lessons about faith, trust, and the "magical" elements of spirituality.

The education of Little Tree

2002
Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and goes to live with his mountain dwelling grandparents and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.

Barney safety

1995
Barney and his friends learn about fire safety with help from Firefighter Frank and his dog Chief. Barney, Baby Bop and BJ become dino-experts on many safety topics.

Feelings

1998
Binyah Binyah, a tree polliwog, joins James and his family sing two song-filled stories plus a special video extra.

The little rabbit who wanted red wings

Katy No-Pocket
1994
Two stories for young children; one about a little rabbit who wanted wings, the other concerning a kangaroo who goes looking for a pocket to hold her joey.

Arthur's lost library book

D.W.'s imaginary friend
1997
Arthur loses a popular library book. D.W.'s imaginary friend shows better judgement than D.W. herself.

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