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Liberty's Kids: Complete Series

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See? What did I tell ya? Patience is a virtue, and I'm absolutely willing to wait for October to get the ENTIRE series of Liberty's Kids for the far-more reasonable price of forty-four bucks!

As I've mentioned in the Teacher's Edition, this is the far better deal out there (seriously, what teacher can pay 500+ dollars for ONE show? Is PBS really that unaware of most teachers' ridiculously low salaries? I don't know . . . maybe they expect "the school" to buy it for their library or something -- but which school would pay that much cash for a six-disc DVD set?)

So . . . on with my review of the series:

I've loved this show since I first saw it back in early 2003. During AP US History, this show actually helped incite curiosity and understanding for the complex period that is the American Revolution. It's also the series that made me curious into looking into American History deeper, and reading up on the finer details of America's birth.

The timeline, which features events from the Boston Massacre to the ratification for the US Constitution, is actually quite accurate -- they merely paint into the story the fictional characters of James (the teenage American-patriot), Sarah (the unsure British-loyalist), and Henri (the younger French-sidekick) alongside the historical Founding Fathers.

First airing on PBS, the 40 half-hour episodes are actually quite close to being a half-hour long each (with no commercials originally intended, we get to enjoy more story, as well as fun trivia breaks in between the main story, hosted by James, Sarah, Henri, and even Dr. Franklin).

Among other things to enjoy are the theme song, "Through My Own Eyes," as well as the wide range of voice actors (the cast ranges from Walter Cronkite as Ben Franklin to Billy Crystal as John Adams, with Governor Schwartzenegger, Whoopi Goldberg, Aaron Carter and many more familar voices from Hollywood).

So, yes be sure to buy this series, you won't be dissapointed -- it's wonderfully smart, historically accurate, and great fun for the whole family and you'll be surprised to actually learn loads from it . . . again, just be sure to order THIS one -- the one with the better price. :)

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.

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.

I first saw this show when I was around 8 or 9 and LOVED it. I learned more from it then all the U.S. history classes I've taken at school (which have been many). Its a fun way of learning about history and you can better understand it through this series because, as a child, the characters are taking you back into their time so you see it from their point of view. It seems to be a very accurate series as well as entertaining. I think my parents even learned a lot from it. I'm now 16 and I can't wait to buy this series to brush up on my history. For the first time I actually enjoyed U.S. history. I recommend it to teachers for their classes and parents to show their kids.

What a wonderful show this is! It kept our attention and educated us and was just a wonderful story line. I was REALLY surprised at how much viewing we had with this set. It has 15 hours worth of watching time! I can tell my kids will watch this over and over they are 4 and 8 and are just begging to be allowed to watch "just one more". I found that I was sitting on the sofa watching it with them. It truly brought history to life. We are homeschoolers as well, so it's a great way to take a break from a textbook to learn in a more exciting way. I believe this is a great addition to any home DVD library!! No regrets.

My 10 yr. old son was thrilled to get the Liberty Kids series for his birthday recently. He had seen one or two DVD's from the library and wanted to see them all. He eagerly watched the entire series. It seems to be a great learning tool, as I've heard him spouting off all kinds of historical information since watching it. They did a great job of animation as well as making history come to life! I highly recommend the Liberty Kids series.

Liberty's Kids is a fantastic history series made for TV about the American Revolution. It covers many subjects (though not in depth), which give the viewers a taste of what Colonial life was like. You get to see the feelings and attitudes of Tories, Congress, Revolutionary War heros and everyday Patriots as viewed through the experiences of three young people--James, Sarah, and Henry. Topics within the framework of the story lines include slavery (from both sides), changing viewpoints, infighting in Congress, insights into why Benedict Arnold turned traitor, impressment, how Britian treated run-away slaves who choose to fight in exchange for promised freedom, how the war affected the Native American tribes, and is freedom worth fighting and dying for.

The episodes are about 25 minutes long and my children love to watch them. It helps bring history alive for them and also has sparked questions on why certain things happened or didn't happen.

I highly recommend this series!

This series is fairly accurate from a historical perspective. But most importantly, it brings history alive for my 6 and 4 year old sons. They have grown to feel as if they know the characters personally and now constantly ask questions about U.S. History.

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.

These episodes are awesome. I watch them with my children. I am a homeschooling Mom and these DVDs make a great suppliment to teaching about the Revolutionary War. This series originally was shown on PBS, it is very well done. Easy for the kids to understand. It is about two young journalist who work for Ben Franklin's newspaper. One is a British subject and the other is for the Colonies. They happen upon real events of the Revolultionary War. Well worth the money.