Adventures from the Book of Virtues
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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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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Created by | Bruce D. Johnson |
Directed by | Walt Kubiak |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 39 |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
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Network | PBS |
Release | September 2, 1996 (1996-09-02) – September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06) |
Release | September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06) – December 17, 2000 (2000-12-17) |
Adventures from the Book of Virtues originally aired as part of PBS' children's programming block from September 2, 1996 until the series finale in December 17, 2000; an epilogue to the series would be released on home video in June 2001. There was a two-year gap in between the second and third seasons; the series' production ended in June 2000. Reruns of the series were broadcast on PBS Kids until September 4, 2005, and on the now-defunct Qubo from November 3, 2008 until September 24, 2017.