Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, inspired by the book series
Ordinary People Change the World, is one of the newest offerings on PBS.
(What's that? Did someone say DISPLAY OPPORTUNITY?!)
The series tells the ongoing story of three children who, with the help of historical heroes, learn to overcome problems and discover that the power to be a hero--whether on a grand scale or a smaller one--resides in all of us.
"Xavier Riddle fits that concept into an encompassing story with recurring characters. In each episode, Xavier, his sister Yadina, and their friend Brad encounter some sort of problem. To resolve their issue, they visit a secret museum, where a robot curator named Berby sends them back in time to meet a historical figure whose example will help them with their problem."
"The goal of the series is for kids to understand that they have the power within themselves to be heroes,” Eliopoulos says. “We all have these qualities that these historical figures had. They just use those qualities at the right moment. And that’s why we have them as kids. They’re not grand statues. Abraham Lincoln was once a kid who probably did the same things kids today do: he probably skipped rocks in a pond, just like you. So we’re hoping that kids can relate to these heroes and see that that’s inside them, too."
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Christopher Eliopoulos, illustrator for both the book series AND the show!
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