Adventures from the Book of Virtues
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.
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| Created by | Bruce D. Johnson
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| Directed by | Walt Kubiak
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| Theme music composer | Music and lyrics:
J. A. C. Redford and Marcus Hummon |
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| Opening theme | "The Adventure Has Begun"
Performed by Oren Waters, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, and Bobbi Page |
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| Composer | Stu Goldberg
J. A. C. Redford |
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| Country of origin | United States
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 3
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| No. of episodes | 39
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| Executive producer | Bruce D. Johnson
William T. Baumann Mary Mazur |
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| Producer | Tom Gleason
Fred Schaefer |
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animator
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| Running time | 30 minutes
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| Distributor | 20th Television
PorchLight Entertainment |
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| Original release | September 2, 1996 –
December 17, 2000 |
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related shows
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