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September 8, 2023

Season 5

01. Sadao Munemori: Patriotism in the Midst of Persecution

Teach elementary students to be a victor, not a victim, with this time-traveling cartoon about Sadao Munemori, a brave Japanese-American WWII hero who felt he had much to prove after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. When Leo and Layla meet the brave soldier, they learn how he and his family sacrificed and persevered to prove their loyalty to the United States.

September 8, 2023

02. Madison & Montesquieu: The Men Who Gave Us Checks and Balances

What does a French philosopher from the 18th century have to do with the founding of America? Your elementary students will travel with Leo and Layla to meet Montesquieu, a political philosopher of the Enlightenment, and learn how his ideas about separation of powers inspired Founding Father James Madison when constructing the United States government that remains in place today.

September 22, 2023

03. Amerigo Vespucci: The Explorer Who Gave America Its Name

Do your elementary students know where America got its name? They'll love time traveling with Leo and Layla to meet Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci-the man who realized that the New World was a new continent.

October 6, 2023

04. Menachem Begin & Anwar Sadat: Israel & Egypt's Treaty

Your elementary students will travel to 1979 to meet Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat-two leaders who worked together despite hostilities to forge a treaty of peace. Your children will learn that by setting aside old rivalries, peace and cooperation are indeed possible.

October 20, 2023

05. Queen Elizabeth I: The Unifying Queen of England

In this animated cartoon, your elementary students will travel to 16th-century England to meet Queen Elizabeth I. They will learn about the difficult decisions she made to restore national pride during her reign and how she exhibited many qualities that a good leader must possess.

November 3, 2023

06. Hippocrates: The Father of Medicine

Leo and Layla gets to meet Hippocrates, the father of medicine for all of Western Civilization, and learn how important it is to "do no harm" and show compassion to those who are suffering.

November 17, 2023

07. Michael Faraday: Pioneer of Electromagnetism

Leo and Layla are introduced to Michael Faraday, the British scientist who furthered the study of electromagnetism by standing firmly against pressure and challenging well-known and established theories at a time when it would have been easier for him to remain silent.

December 1, 2023

08. Mary Ludwig Hays: Woman Warrior of the American Revolution

Leo and Layla travel back in time to meet Mary Ludwig Hays, the woman behind the legend of "Molly Pitcher," and find out how integral women were to the founding of our great nation.

December 15, 2023

09. Robert Wright & Kenneth Moore: World War II's Medics of Mercy

Leo and Layla travel back in time to meet Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore, two heroic American medics in World War II who risked their lives to show compassion to their enemies.

January 12, 2024