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While many missionaries died within months, this fiery mill worker from Scotland labored in love among the unreached tribes of Africa's Calabar region for thirty-nine years (1848-1915). This best-selling, missionary biography series - Christian Heroes: Then & Now - chronicles the exciting...

Embark on a thrilling children's history voyage that balances brave oceanic exploration with complex moral truths. Perfect for a family road trip or an educational commute, this adventurous narrative brings the past vividly to life. Listeners will experience the creaking ships and vast waters...

Educational podcast for children in which we travel to Renaissance Italy, more than 500 years ago, to meet one of the most brilliant minds in history: Leonardo da Vinci. In this episode of "History Has a Voice," we will land in Florence to discover how one man could be a painter, inventor, anatomist, and architect all at the same time. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in the village of Vinci and was a self-taught child who learned by observing nature, from the flight of birds to the flow of water.

The award-winning team behind The Lost Women of Science returns with ten more remarkable stories of female physicists, archaeologists, astronomers, doctors, and more whose contributions broke barriers and rewrote history. Long before the history books took notice, women were already busy...

Die Musikerin, Klassikexpertin und Autorin Cosima Breidenstein erzählt unterhaltsam und kindgerecht das Leben Ludwig van Beethovens nach und illustriert ihre Geschichten mit wunderschönen Musikeinlagen. Sie spannt den Bogen von Beethovens Kindheit, die geprägt war durch seinen ehrgeizigen Vater, über seine kreative Schaffensperiode bis hin zu seiner Schwerhörigkeit. Und immer wieder erstaunt die Tatsache, dass sich Ludwig van Beethoven durch keinen Schicksalsschlag unterkriegen ließ und standhaft blieb.

Who wants to fall asleep to tales of dragons being slain, wars being fought, and princesses being rescued who, quite frankly, could have rescued themselves? Our boys need a new kind of hero. Rule-breakers and innovators who aren't afraid to think outside and be themselves, whatever people think...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was...

An educational podcast for children in which we travel back in time to the year 1502, to the Castilian court, to meet one of the most influential monarchs of all time: Isabella I of Castile. In this episode of "History Has a Voice," we will discover how this queen changed the map of the world and ushered in a new era. Isabella the Catholic was a cultured and determined woman who, despite not being the direct heir at birth and facing great challenges, managed to ascend to the throne after the death of her brothers.

Learn all about one of Broadway's most beloved figures in this inspiring biography about Stephen Sondheim that highlights his award-winning musicals and fan-favorite songs! Stephen Sondheim is one of Broadway's most cherished songwriters and the creator of American theater blockbusters like Into...

Learn how Martha Stewart went from babysitting to becoming an expert in cooking, hosting, gardening, decorating, and so much more. Martha Stewart is a global superstar who has built businesses, written more than one hundred books, and become an icon. All before social media was invented or...

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry changed the NBA with his three-point shooting. How did he become the greatest shooter in basketball history and win four NBA titles? Learn about his life to find out.

Discover soccer’s most powerful stories—from global legends to everyday heroes—in one unforgettable book for kids 8–12. Does your child dream of scoring like Messi or leading like Rapinoe? Epic Soccer Stories takes readers on a world tour of true tales of passion, grit, leadership, and inclusion—from Pelé’s joyful beginnings and blind athletes breaking barriers to Bolivia’s sky-high pitches and Toronto’s BMO Field preparing for World Cup 2026.

The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Children's Blizzard or the Great Blizzard of 1888 caught people completely by surprise and resulted in 235 fatalities, including several children in one-room schoolhouses. What made the storm so deadly was the timing, the suddenness, and the brief spell of warmer weather that preceded it. Lauren Tarshis will place a resilient 11-year-old character in the midst of this deadly blizzard, fighting their way out.

Educational podcast for children in which we travel to Valladolid in 1605 to meet Miguel de Cervantes and discover how he created Don Quixote de la Mancha. Miguel de Cervantes had a life worthy of an adventure novel. He was a soldier in the Battle of Lepanto, where he lost the use of his left hand, and spent five long years as a prisoner in Algiers.

قصة رمزية عميقة من تأليف ورسوم الأديب الفلسطيني غسان كنفاني، كتبها وأهداها لابنة شقيقته "لميس" في عيد ميلادها الثامن. تُعد القصة أول عمل يكتبه كنفاني للأطفال، والذي كان يرى فيهم ثوار المستقبل.

Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun...

Listeners will learn how her years as a daughter, student, lawyer, wife, and mother shaped her into the influential education, healthy living, and women's rights advocate she is today.

Here are the stories of nine people whose energy, imagination, courage, and determination changed the world.

Listeners have come to expect chatty, direct narratives that develop distinct characters and place those individuals squarely in the context of both their times and their disciplines, and this account of the noted physicist’s life delivers the goods. From her childhood in an oppressed Poland, the daughter of two highly educated individuals, Curie emerges as a driven woman, determined to excel for both her parents’ and her country’s sake - this drive informing everything that followed.

Ignite your child's curiosity and resilience with A Kid’s Guide to Extreme Sports Legends—even if they’ve never shown an interest in sports before!