What if I told you coyotes could fly? Don’t believe me - think I’ve lost my mind? Well, I’m here to tell you that I know of a coyote who COULD fly – and his name was Jeep! And Jeep wasn’t any cartoon coyote. No, this was a tried and true,...
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Bedtime HistoryHistory of Jim Thorpe for Kids
Imagine it’s the summer of 1912 in the beautiful country of Sweden. It’s the Summer Olympics games and athletes have traveled across the world to come to Sweden to compete. The stands in the stadium are full of excited onlookers. The next event is a sprint and all of...
History of Grace O’Malley, Irish Pirate Queen for Kids
Today let’s have some fun and talk about pirates! Personally, whenever I hear the word “pirate,” I automatically think of Captain Hook from “Peter Pan.” Captain Hook is a mean-looking man with long black hair, a beard and mustache, an eye patch, and a hook...
History of Rachel Carson for Kids
Have you ever planned something, only to have things turn out completely different in real life? Sometimes, you spend hours, days, or even weeks planning something– maybe a birthday party, a Halloween costume, or a trip– only to have things change at the last minute....
History of Antony van Leeuwenhoek for Kids
Have you ever looked at something through a magnifying glass? Have you ever wondered what a butterfly’s wing, an ant’s jaws, or a blade of grass would look like if you were the size of a bug and could see it really close up? Even though most magnifying glasses don’t...
History of Desmond Tutu For Kids
When Desmond Tutu was a child, he got sick a lot. He had a disease, called polio, that left his right hand disabled. Later, at 16, he became so ill with tuberculosis that he had to be in the hospital for months. While he was there, his priest visited him often....
History of Leonardo da Vinci for Kids
Take a moment to think of your day... Think of some of the objects you saw: family, friends, trees, maybe a pet, or the big blue sky and white moon in the dark of night. Maybe you saw a smile and objects moving, a car speeding by, or someone kicking a ball. Most of...
Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and “The Bone Wars” for Kids
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History of Ada Lovelace for Kids
When was Ada Lovelace born? Augusta Ada Byron was born December 10, 1815, in London, England. Her father was Lord Byron, a world-famous poet -- and her mother was Lady Anne Isabella Byron. Only a few weeks after Ada was born her parents separated and her father left...
History of Mark Twain for Kids
Imagine you're on a riverboat! This isn’t a small boat, this is a very big, shiny white boat, full of people floating down a great river called the Mississippi. The year is 1835 and people are chatting in excitement because the boat is about to stop in the next town....