Leo and Layla travel all the way back to Biblical times to learn a valuable lesson about loyalty from Ruth.

What can children learn from one of history’s darkest chapters? When a friend is hurt by a hateful symbol, Leo and Layla travel to Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial, to learn a powerful lesson about courage, the importance of standing against evil, and why we must speak up to ensure atrocities like the Holocaust never happen again.

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Meet a Holocaust Survivor

How do you teach your child to stand up to peer pressure? When Leo and Layla travel back in time to meet Daniel from the Bible, the sibling duo learns a lesson about courage and conviction when they discover how Daniel bravely faced the lions' den for standing up for his faith in God.

Daniel: Faith over Fear

Leo and Layla travel back in time to meet William Wilberforce, the inspiring leader who fought to end the British slave trade, and discover how his tireless efforts paved the way for the abolition of slavery in America and across the Western world.

William Wilberforce: Ending the Slave Trade

Leo and Layla travel back in time to meet Copernicus, a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer, who teaches the curious duo to always test what they hear before accepting it as truth.


Nicolaus Copernicus: Questioning the Center of Our Solar System

Why did Israel become a country after World War II if it was a nation in the Holy Land thousands of years ago? Join Leo and Layla as they travel back to Switzerland in 1897, where they meet Theodor Herzl at the First Zionist Congress. Your kids will uncover the history of Israel and learn about Herzl’s remarkable efforts to establish a modern homeland for the Jewish people.


Theodor Herzl: Visionary of Modern Israel

Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, but he was heavily influenced by other great thinkers that came many years before him. When Leo and Layla travel back in time to England to meet John Locke, they discover the impactful role this English philosopher played in the founding of America.

John Locke: The Influencer of America's Founding

Your kids can watch the Bible come to life in this time-traveling animated adventure when Leo and Layla visit Abraham and his son Isaac to learn how God keeps His promises.

Abraham: The Father of Many Nations

At a time when few black Americans received an education, Benjamin Banneker helped design the blueprints and lay the groundwork for our nation’s capital. When Leo and Layla travel back in time to meet him, they learn the importance of not passing judgment or making assumptions about others—a valuable lesson for all children.

Benjamin Banneker: Surveying The Future of America

Give your child a lesson in the “Golden Rule” as they follow Leo and Layla 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.

Robert Wright & Kenneth Moore: World War II’s Medics of Mercy

Does your child know about the amazing women of the Revolutionary War? In this episode, 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.

Mary Ludwig Hays: Woman Warrior of the American Revolution

Teach elementary kids the importance of standing up for scientific truth! This time-traveling cartoon introduces children 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.

Michael Faraday: Pioneer of Electromagnetism

Have your elementary kids heard of the “Hippocratic Oath”? In this time-traveling cartoon, they’ll get 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.

Hippocrates: The Father of Medicine

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.

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

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.

Amerigo Vespucci: The Explorer Who Gave America Its Name

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.

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

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.

Sadao Munemori: Patriotism in the Midst of Persecution

This animated video will introduce your elementary students to Pope John Paul II, who promoted peace, justice, and compassion while fighting against communism in his native Poland.

Leo & Layla Meet Pope John Paul II

While feeling bored on a road trip, Leo and Layla meet the adventurous pioneers Lewis and Clark, famous for mapping and journaling about the rivers, mountains, plants, and animals of the uncharted land obtained in the Louisiana Purchase. Through this animated adventure, your elementary kids will understand important history and learn not to take for granted the comfort and ease of modern-day travel.

Leo & Layla Meet Lewis & Clark

It’s normal for siblings to argue, but the Bible teaches us to love and forgive one another. Elementary students will learn this lesson as they time travel to meet Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob, who knew a thing or two about sibling rivalry and the power of forgiveness.

Leo & Layla Meet Joseph

This cartoon encourages elementary kids to strive to improve society with ingenuity and invention. They’ll travel through time to meet Thomas Edison, the famed inventor who didn’t let his physical setbacks stop him from changing the world!

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