Right before bed-time, when all is quiet, dad reads to his daughter a story every night, and from the magical world of imagination, real characters and places come to life, one at a time, chapter after chapter. Storytelling is an amazing tool. It brings adults and children together and enriches the often limited family time by creating a moment and a place in time were we can meet anyone and travel anywhere. This book is written for parents, grandparents, and teachers to share with children true facts about individuals in history with brilliant minds and places that are truly magnificent in their inspirational power. In each of the nine chapters of the book the reader is guided by a different historical character through his or her own life and to familiar places. The stories are written for kids between 9 and 11 years of age, but older kids and adults will enjoy them too.