Franklin is an animated educational children's television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois, and produced by Nelvana.[1][2] It was followed up by a CGI adaptation, Franklin and Friends. The animated series has also produced several television films: Franklin and the Green Knight (2000), Franklin's Magic Christmas (2001) and Back to School with Franklin (2003), all of which were produced by Nelvana.