Adventures from the Book of Virtues

Based On “The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories”

Adventures from the Book of Virtues is an American animated children's television series based on the books The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories, and The Children's Book of Virtues, both by William Bennett, who served as Secretary of Education under President Ronald Reagan. The program focuses on two main human characters, Annie and Zach, who learn many life lessons from their friends Plato the bison, Aurora the red-tailed hawk, Aristotle the prairie dog, and Socrates the bobcat. These lessons are told in the form of animated segments based on stories from a variety of origins including Bible stories, fairy tales, fables, mythology, and folk stories from diverse cultures. The first primetime animated series on PBS, Adventures from the Book of Virtues originally aired as part of the network's children's programming block from September 2, 1996 until the series finale on December 17, 2000; an epilogue to the series would be released on home video in June 2001.

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Genre:

Children's

Country:

United States

Language:

English