It is curious that looking back on a person's life that it often reads like a story. Maybe you are not supposed to. That is why history is comforting. The readers, regardless of their age, can see other people's lives play out. They can draw wisdom, humor, and maybe even see themselves in people residing on past points of the timeline.
History is a nurturing force.
It is my hope that children can see themselves in history and can be nurtured by what has come before them as they struggle to create the history of the future.