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Yes, even a movie as historically challenged a 300 can provide a great history lesson about Greece and
the classical world. It does contain violence and adult situations (R).
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Caesar and Cleopatra
A great kid friendly version of Cleopatra and Caesar's story, written by George Bernard Shaw. (PG)
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A star-studded production of a literary classic, which also happens to be based on Plutarch and therefore quite
historically accurate. Don't like Shakespeare? Perhaps you weren't introduced to him correctly. He wrote plays not
novels. He is meant to be seen, not read. This production may get your kids hooked on him before they have to read his
plays in class. (PG)
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Cleopatra
A slightly more accurate and fun Hollywood epic that retells Cleopatra's entire life story. (PG)
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by William Shakespeare
An award winning production of a literary classic, which is also based on Plutarch and therefore quite historically accurate. Historybusters
recommends this production as a great way to introduce your kids to history and Shakespeare at the same time. (PG)
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A brilliant, wicked, and wonderfully accurate romp through the lives of the first four Roman Emperors.It does contain
brief nudity and adult situations. (R)
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Set during Tutor England, A Man for All Seasons is a brilliant retelling of the life of Sir Thomas More and the birth of a new religion. This film will
always be a Historybusting favorite. (PG)
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The Build Up to World War II and twenty-one films that can bring it to life. Beginning with Hitler's rise to power in 1933 and ending
with his signing of the Tripartite Pact with Italy and Japan in 1940, this e-book includes all the events and terms your kids
are likely to encounter on a history test about the build up to WWII; it features twenty-one films that can help
make the topic interesting, including Soldier of Orange, Das Boat, Enigma, Sink the Bismarck, Dunkirk,
Hope and Glory, and many, many more...
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A marvelously accurate retelling of the events leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It may start a bit
slow, but picks up nicely during the battle. By the end of the movie, you'll know all you need to know about the events of
December 7, 1941. (PG)
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American Civil Rights
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American Civil Rights and thirty-three films that bring it to life. Beginning with the first African slaves purchased in Jamestown,
Virginia, and ending with the election of Barak Obama as president of the United States of America, this curriculum features
thirty-three of Historybusters' favorite films, including Miss Evers' Boys. Something the Lord
Made, Amazing Grace, Africans in America, Citizen King, Our Friend Martin, The Rosa Parks Story, Disney's Ruby Bridges,
Rosewood, and many, many more...
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The Cold War and its Children...
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This curriculum features five award winning films: The Right Stuff, Apollo 13, October Sky, From the Earth
to the Moon, and In the Shadow of the Moon. However, it will help with any film about the Space Race. (PG)
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A wonderful, award winning, family friendly favorite that combines America’s Space Race dreams with West Virginia
coal town reality. It tells the story of High School student Homer Hickam Jr. and his reach for the stars. This curriculum
is similar to our Space Race curriculum, but includes additional information about the life of Homer in Coalwood, West
Virginia. (PG)
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Watergate, Nixon, and scandal...
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Beginning with Richard Nixon's election as the thirty-seventh President of the United States and ending with his resignation
and pardon by the thirty-eighth President of the United States Gerald R. Ford, this Historybusters curriculum features The
Pentagon Papers, All the President's Men, and Frost Nixon, as well as three
exceptional documentaries. It includes everything a student needs to know about Watergate and Nixon.
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Interesting Individuals...
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A lovely Kid Friendly film about a young boy's fight to save the Spirit Bear from extinction. (G)
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A powerful documentary that was actually filmed on the morning of 9/11 within the twin towers. We meet the heroes who
risked their lives that day to save others. It is realism in the extreme, yet surprising uplifting. (PG)
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United 93
A real time account of the events on board Flight 93. A great movie, but rated R.
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A wonderful, Discovery Channel documentary about the events aboard Flight 93. (PG)
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This curriculum features Frontlines's Endgame, emmy nominated Operation Homecoming, Frontline's
Bad Voodoo's War, and BBC's The Road to 9/11; however, it will help with any film about
the Middle East or Iraq War. (PG) and (PG13)
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Rich with humor, ambition, and courage, this remarkable award-winning film puts a human face on the Iraqi conflict
by telling the story of the US invasion of Iraq through the eyes of a young Kurdish boy named Satellite. You will laugh and
cry, so be sure to have Kleenex handy. Subtitled, it contains deeply mature content. This curriculum is similar to our Iraq
War Curriculum, but includes a special emphasis on Sunni, Shia, and Kurdish history, including a brief explanation of
the Ottoman and Safavid Empires. It is designed for Turtles Can Fly, but you will find it useful for any film about Iraq. (PG13)
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The American Presidents is a wonderful e-book for any young person about to take US History. It is a brief user-friendly history featuring
the essentials of each of America's forty-four presidents. By the way, it is even better for young people who aren't taking
US History yet, so they can get a headstart on the class. It is available in three formats.
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Historybusters would like to recommend the following 23 Frontline episodes about the Middle East, Iran, Iraq, Afganistan,
Al Qaeda, and the War on Terror. Spying on the Home Front, Endgame, Cheney’s Law, Showdown
with Iran, Rules of Engagement, Bush’s war, Bad Voodoo’s War, The Torture Question,
The Insurgency, The Dark Side, Return of the Taliban, The Lost Year in Iraq, The Enemy Within,
Gangs of Iraq, Truth War and Consequences, Beyond Baghdad, Son of Al Qaeda, Rumsfeld’s
War, New Al Qaeda Front, The Soldier’s Heart, Private Warriors, The Man Who Knew, The
War Behind Closed Doors. You may view all of these episode free on-line by clicking on this link. You may also find many of them at your local library, or purchase them from this site. If you download the drop box curriculums for either Turtles Can Fly or The Iraq War, you will find useful background information before watching the programs. Finally, Frontline has a fantastic teacher's center
with images, discussion topics, activities, maps, and more. Click here to check it out with your kids.
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