Mill Creek, Liberty's Kids: The Complete Series

I grew up watching this series on PBS kids and now I'm watching it with my own kids. I love it because it makes US history and its characters relatable and accessible. It's told in a clever way from the perspective of kids growing up during the revolution. I recommend!

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I have recently been reading books about the American Revolution (including Thomas Fleming's "Washington's Secret War" and "The Perils of Peace") and I was delighted to see the historical information presented so accurately in this animated series. I have been intrigued by this series since seeing a few episodes on TV several years ago, but I wondered whether it had a revisionist or politically correct bias.Having just watched the series (gulping down multiple episodes at at time, often with my husband at my side), I was quite pleased with the overall historical accuracy. There are a few things which are not *quite* right... the show does not mention the animosity which John Adams felt for Benjamin Franklin (as peace negotiators in Europe), and fails to clearly portray Cornwallis' refusal to personally surrender to Washington at Yorktown. But time and again I found myself thrilled as events that I have enjoyed reading about were depicted in detail on the screen.I was surprised- in a good way- at the lack of "dumbing down". Although some simplification was necessary, the plot lines are quite complex and some scenes include actual quotations from period documents. Some of this, I expect, would go over a younger child's head. And although death and suffering are shown with admirable delicacy for a show that depicts a war, there are a few parts that could be frightening for younger children- for example, the episode that explains the physical pain caused by tarring and feathering people.Since the show was produced for children, there are "cartoonish" elements thrown in from time to time- such as when the main characters escape the British by rolling down a street in barrels. The two teenage characters bicker with each other frequently and display attitudes that are not always fit for role models. Parents may wish to take this into account and discuss these interactions with their children. The fictional "main characters" in this show do take a lot of screen time, but it's usually as a means of drawing the viewer into the historical events.The show makes an attempt to portray how the American Revolution impacted multiple groups of people- especially the slaves living in America at the time, but it also gives a token nod to the Native Americans and the Jewish population. Multiple episodes dealt with the issue of slavery, and attempted to show how the Founding Fathers could both own slaves themselves *and* wish to end the practice of slavery. American patriots were shown in a fairly balanced way. They were depicted as sometimes noble and great, sometimes angry and rash, sometimes fighting for freedom, sometimes taking advantage of the war for their own profit. The infighting, arguing, and backstabbing that actually occurred in Congress was shown as well, although much of the overseas drama (between the American ambassadors, as well as European nations) was not dealt with much aside from some angry scenes involving Parliament and/or King George.As an adult, I really enjoyed watching these years in American history unfold in sequence. It helped me see the big picture and it was interesting to watch so many of the events and characters I've read about come to life, even in animated form. I do recommend this show- for adults as well as children.

This was an entertaining way to see some of our American history. How it was aimed at kids to get them to know and learn our history. Not 100% accurate, but it does show some historically important events.

I enjoyed this series when I was a kid and now I have passed it down to my kids! It’s informative and relatable. My kids love it!

We love the Liberty's Kids Series. The content is accurate and my kids love the show. I have used this within my homes school curriculum to help teach the American Revolution. This is one way to get the kids interested in history! This is a definite buy! The 40 episodes are distributed among the four DVD's in the case. Each episode is twenty three minutes long. Each episode also has a mystery guest. The episodes are as followed:Disc One1. The Boston Tea Party2. Intolerable Acts3. United We Stand4. Liberty or Death5. The Midnight Ride6. The Shot Heard Round the World7. Green Mountain Boys8. The Second Continental Congress9. Bunker Hill10. Postmaster General FranklinDisc Two11. Washington Takes Command12. Common Sense13. The First Fourth of July14. New York, New York15. The Turtle16. One Life to Lose17. Captain Molly18. American Crisis19. Across the Delaware20. An American in ParisDisc three21. Sybil Ludington22. Lafayette Arrives23. The Hessians are Coming24. Valley Forge25. Allies at Last26. Honor and Compromise27. The New Frontier28. Not Yet Begun to Fight29. The Great Galvez30. In Praise of BenDisc Four31. Bostonians32. Benedict Arnold33. Conflict in the South34. Deborah Samson: Soldier of the Revolution35. James Armistead36. Yorktown37. Born Free and Equal38. The Man Who Wouldn't Be King39. Going Home40. We The People

I homeschool my granddaughter, and bought these DVDs to supplement her American history lessons. They have been quite a hit!! The problem is she wants to watch all of them right away, and not wait to use them in conjunction with her lessons. She watched six of them yesterday afternoon, and is now ahead of her lessons.The quality of the videos is really good. They used people you will recognize to play the roles: Walter Cronkite as Benjamin Franklin, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Dustin Hoffman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Whoopie Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Ben Stiller, and Liam Neeson.The action is fast-paced and geared toward older kids and tweens. The background story involves a girl from England, 2 young boys, and a former slave, all of whom work in the printing office of Benjamin Franklin. They manage to become personally involved in all the major events leading up to and including the Revolutionary War (you can do anything with animation!). There is a lot of explanation of events in the dialogue between the characters. It truly does result in the student learning a lot about the background of the war.After each episode, we discuss the history behind what we have just watched....the people involved, geographic locations, what led up to the event, and what further events could occur as a result.For the little bit of money I spent on this series, I certainly got my money's worth with 40 half hour episodes. We haven't watched all 40 episodes yet, but at the rate we're going, it won't take long!!

Hi, I really like Liberty's Kids because it gives you a lot of American history in a family rated cartoon show. It deals with 3 kids who work for Ben Franklins news printing shop. They report on the progression of American independence and liberty apart from the British. America's war against the British to be their own people without the British. It deals with George Washington as the American leader for the fight for freedom. It is a very good series. I'm not an American, I'm a Canadian, but I like learning about America history also. You will find this series a good learning tool.

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I remembered watching this as a little kid and searched it out. Good show. Good characters. As a Canadian I found the super patriotic bits (not central to plot) eye-roll inducing but it was all good fun and if you dont know much about the revolutionary war you will learn. I couldnt help but think how more 'educational programming' should be made this good

This is an awesome show not just for kids for everyone

These are great for Christian kids. The only thing I fast forward is the oddly out of place theme music at the beginning. The rest is wholesome, exciting, interesting, educational. My kids 4,6,8,15 love them all.