Bedtime History: Inspirational Stories For Kids

Learn about the Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner, her childhood in Kenya, and her efforts to lessen suffering and protect the environment in Kenya.

Learn about the famous cyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor.

Learn about the history of tall buildings and skyscrapers from Ancient Egypt and Rome to the modern-day metropolis. 

Learn about the young, French mathematician who impressed experts in her field with her insights about topics such as Numbers Theory.

Learn about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetary in Virginia. Learn more about why it was created, the soldiers it honors, and the impressive guards who watch the tomb day and knight.

Learn about the history of bees and beekeeping, also known as apiculture.

Learn about the project to connect North America and Europe by first laying telegraph cables across the Atlantic Ocean, and from this early project to the modern fiber optic cables that connect the continents by the Internet.

Learn about the young inventor of the Braille writing system, Louis Braille.

Learn about the ambitious and creative sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, and his son Lincoln, who managed the creation of the Mount Rushmore statues.

Learn about the world-famous French author whose interest in science, technology, and adventure wrote books like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and became a founder of the genre that became known as "science fiction."

Learn about the railroad that stretched across the United States and transformed the country by providing faster access to the West.

Learn about King George VI, his struggles as a child with stuttering, and other challenges growing into the King of England.To learn more be sure to check out "Bertie: The Best Stuttering King" by Susan M. Webb at Amazon and TheBookPatch.com.

Learn about the period of significant technological change in Europe and the United States, known as the Industrial Revolution, and inventors just as James Watt, Eli Whitney, and their inventions such as the steam engine and cotton gin.

Learn about the brilliant scientist who first photographed DNA and discovered its double helix structure.

Learn about the development of the Maya Civilization in Mesoamerica. Topics include the walled city of Tulum, Chichen Itza, Maya gods, and the early archeologists who first studied the Maya ruins.

Learn about "shooting stars," the makeup of meteors, meteorites, and the history of human belief and research about this spectacular astronomical phenomenon.

Learn about the first woman Supreme Court Justice, from her childhood growing up on a ranch in Arizona, to her important position on the United States Supreme Court.

Learn about NASA's ambitious project to observe several planets in the Solar System. 

Learn about the history of these Japanese warriors and their code of honor, the "bushido."

Learn about the history of the invention of the submarine from the original simple designs to the nuclear class submarines used today.