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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum is an animated children's television series that premiered on November 11, 2019, on PBS Kids. [1] The series is produced by 9 Story Media Group. It is based on the children's book series written by Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulos, named Ordinary People Change the World. [2]
A Woman Called Moses is a 1978 American television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marcy Heidish, about the life of Harriet Tubman, the escaped African American slave who led dozens of other African Americans from enslavement in the Southern United States to freedom in the Northern states and Canada.
Tubman's commemorative plaque in Auburn, New York, erected 1914. Harriet Tubman (1822–1913) [1] was an American abolitionist and social activist. [2] [3] After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, [4] using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
An animated, prehistoric take on "The Honeymooners," this show ran in prime time (a first for an animated series) with its catchy theme song for most of the '60s. Fred and Wilma have a daughter ...
Harriet Tubman is one of the most iconic women in American history. She navigated dangerous landscapes from Maryland to Pennsylvania, often at night, to guide dozens of enslaved people to freedom.
In February 2018, Dreamscape released a 7-minute film adaptation of Before She Was Harriet. The film's animation includes an adapted version of James E. Ransome's "lush and detailed watercolor illustrations", which Booklist's Jessica Lawrence notes "evoke the emotion, daring, and heroism of Tubman’s life". In a starred review of the film ...
Apple TV+ will breathe new life into Louise Fitzhugh's 1964 children's book with Harriet the Spy, the first animated adaptation of the iconic children’s novel. The series will star Beanie ...
It also applauds the author for the way in which the text was framed, as "an ongoing dialogue between Tubman and God." [2] Kirkus awarded it a starred review, praising "Nelson’s double-page, full-bleed paintings" that "illuminate both the dire physical and transcendent spiritual journey" that Harriet endures. Kirkus also commends the "elegant ...