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Elephant. >> tell us some things kids will learn. they'll learn about the pilgrims, you walk through space history. explain. >> so what we've done is try to select those pivotal moments that have really shaped our history. ellis begins looking at our defining moments, looking at the pilgrims, the first thanksgiving. he imagines what it would have been like to have been at the boston tea party and joining george washington cross the delaware to help kids understand what a marvelous country this is. >> you talk about the first man on the moon. >> that's right. >> the great pie nears. >> right. w...

Being an american. >> did you create ellis for the sole reason that they respond to characters? >> well, children need a unique character to keep their attention. that's why we created ellis the elephant. >> what would we call the democrat? i thought of some names. >> maybe book two will have a brief mention. >> what about when you send your kids to school? what advice would you give them. i get calls on the radio about this all the time. they say my teacher says this which is factually inaccurate or my teacher tells me obama's the greatest president ever or my teacher says that george w. bush...

They say my teacher says this which is factually inaccurate or my teacher tells me obama's the greatest president ever or my teacher says that george w. bush is killing women and children. what advice do you give kids when they find themselves in that predicament. >> i think if they go home and tell their parents, their parents have the right to speak up. tell the teacher that they don't agree. >> sean: i experienced in college that in college and you risk a lower -- i experienced that in college and you risk a lower grade. >> you have to be true to what you believe in and true to our american...

>> we have a lot of work to do. about two generations ago our country stopped teaching american history, so we have to go back to the basics and this book is meant to be an introduction of our pivotal moments of history for young children ages 4 to 8 so they can aappreciate the beauty of this nation and understand why we're so special. they can also understand the qualities that have made us a great nation. >> if you don't understand the basics, no wonder why some kids grow up and they have these proafs thaprofessors that don'tn american exceptionalism. by the way, the illustration is phenomen...

Grow up and they have these proafs thaprofessors that don'tn american exceptionalism. by the way, the illustration is phenomenal. >> thank you. >> there is the elephant. >> ellis the elephant. >> was it because you could have picked ellis the donkey but i don't think it would have worked so well. >> we could have picked ellis the condy, bu donkey, but we di. we looked at bunnies and giraffes, but we picked the elephant. >> tell us some things kids will learn. they'll learn about the pilgrims, you walk through space history. explain. >> so what we've done is try to select those pivotal moments ...