Imagine you’re standing on a sandy plain in Egypt. It’s hot outside, the sun is beating down on your head from above. You look down a flight of steps leading deep into the earth. Your team has been digging for days after discovering the steps. You wonder what is at...
Archeology
Bedtime HistoryKing Tut and Ancient Egypt for Kids
Our story begins in the ancient land of Egypt, one of the earliest civilizations in world history. Egypt was located in the deserts of Africa and its cities flourished around the longest river in the world, The Nile, which stretched 4,000 miles long. The Nile was used...
Hiram Bingham and the Discovery of Machu Picchu
Imagine you are hiking up a long and winding road up a very tall mountain in the country of Peru, South America. The sky is cloudy above you, there’s a slight drizzle, and the trees and plants around you are dark green and wet from the rain and mists. You’ve been...
Machu Picchu and the Inca Empire for Kids
Hundreds and even thousands of years ago, long before the Europeans arrived, millions of people native to the Americas lived in North and South America. In the Northwest part of South America, was a group of people called the Killke who later became known as the...
“Big Al” the Mighty Allosaurus For Kids
The day slowly dawns and a thick mist covers a canopy of leafy trees. The temperature is mild as animals, beasts, and birds shake off slumber and survey their surroundings. Rays of sunlight poke through the mist, indicating a hot day ahead on the grassy...
Stone Portraits Across the World
When I was a little kid, I took art class in school and one of my projects was to draw a picture of my family. I was not a great artist so I did the basics: a square house and little stick figures for people. Perhaps you’ve done the same. Well, imagine if...
History of the Caribbean for Kids
The Caribbean is made up of three main island chains. They are called the Lesser and Greater Antilles and the Bahamas. The Lesser Antilles includes a chain of islands that start at Trinidad in the south and end at the three U.S. Virgin Islands in the north. The...
History of the Antikythera Mechanism for Kids
Have you ever come across something odd, and wondered what it was supposed to do? Did you wish you could open it up and find out what was inside? In 1900, a team of divers went looking for sponges off the coast of Greece. But what they found proved to be much,...
History of Maya Civilization for Kids
Close your eyes and imagine you are hiking through a thick jungle. You use a sharp machete to cut away the vines and leaves blocking your path. You step through deep mud and cross a busy stream, then cut through another wall of trees until you reach the clearing and...
The Stone Age for Kids
Close your eyes and imagine you are walking through the forest. You hear birds whistling in the air and watch a squirrel scurry up a tree trunk. You look down at your feet. They are bare! And your clothes are rough and made out of deer skin. You move around the forest...