In Search of the Heroes

A collection of 10 DVDs
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  • Spanish Language Audio & Subtitles
  • 3-Level Assessment Quiz with Video Clips
  • Teachers resource guide identifies the principles taught
  • Summaries of all 20 stories on each DVD
  • Original Orchestrated Musical

The Animated Hero Classics


In Search of the Heroes is Character based educational entertainment at it's finest. Watch as these action/adventure movies make the Heroes of the past come alive for the kids of today. With our Emmy Award winning series we're committed to building the next generation of Heroes.


Forget Me Not: The Anne Frank Story Forget Me Not: The Anne Frank Story
Pre
The story of Anne Frank during World War II, told through the eyes of a boy who has fallen into the neo-Nazi movement. He has been whisked away into 1944 to live alongside her as a Jew.


The Wild West Story of Buffalo Bill Cody The Wild West Story of Buffalo Bill Cody
Pre
A girl is challenged with an important decision: does she betray a friend, or does she keep quiet and betray doing what she knows is right? Her lesson is taught by the one and only Buffalo Bill Cody, pony express rider, Civil War hero, and the creator of the Wild West Show.

The Quest for Freedom: The Harriet Tubman Story The Quest for Freedom: The Harriet Tubman Story
Pre
In 1849, a young man from the present finds himself as a slave on the same plantation with Harriet Tubman. It is through him that we see her take her brave steps into the unknown world and seek to achieve her dream of freedom.

The Peanut Man: George Washington Carver The Peanut Man: George Washington Carver
Pre
George Washington Carver was presented with a choice: to become rich and famous, or to give it all up to do what's right. Through the eyes of Drey Carter, a young man who has recently been arrested for drug abuse, and we see just how Carver's influence helps him make his own choice to do what's right.

Tragedy to Triumph: An Adventure with Helen Keller Tragedy to Triumph: An Adventure with Helen Keller
Pre
A young man learns a powerful lesson in tolerance when he is transported to the past to meet Helen Keller, the amazing woman who had been blind and deaf since she was 19 months old.

Mark Twain's Tragedy in the Graveyard Mark Twain's Tragedy in the Graveyard
Pre
Angie is willing to lie and steal in order to make sure she passes her English class. However, she didn't expect to find herself trapped in the past with Mark Twain so that she would learn her lesson.

William Barrett Travis: The Cost of Freedom William Barrett Travis: The Cost of Freedom
Pre
Suddenly, it's the year 1836. The place the Alamo. There 189 men fight to the death against overwhelming odds - led by a man named William Barret Travis. Trapped between past and present, what secret must Angie learn before she can go home again?

For All Mankind: The Secret of Thomas Edison For All Mankind: The Secret of Thomas Edison
Pre
Two girls competing for the grand prize in their school's science fair are magically transported to 1878 where they have the opportunity to witness Thomas Edison and his team invent the light bulb.

Sam Houston: Man of Honor Sam Houston: Man of Honor
Pre
A girl is seeking out a story on Texas history, and finds one of the best people to teach her this story: Sam Houston, himself.

The Susan B. Anthony Story The Susan B. Anthony Story
Pre
This Emmy award winning story of Susan B. Anthony tells of the courage and powerful role that she had early in the women's rights movement. Through the eyes of a young girl who was catapulted in the past, we learn that the only "lost causes" are the ones we don't fight for.