Lost and Found in History
Lost and Found in History by Clara Booth, published by Thames & Hudson on March 12, 2025, is a 48-page children’s book that invites young readers to embark on an engaging journey through various historical eras. This interactive introduction to history features two kids and their playful puppy as they explore significant people and objects across nine different time periods, from Ancient Egypt to the Roaring ’20s in New York. The book combines elements of seek-and-find activities with humor, making history accessible and entertaining for its audience.
Readers will discover a vibrant array of illustrated scenes where they can search for hidden figures and artifacts, enhancing their understanding of each era. Accompanying these illustrations are well-researched facts presented in a playful manner, providing context and insight into the historical elements featured. With themes that span art, geography, and cultures, Lost and Found in History serves as an exciting resource for young history enthusiasts eager to explore the past in a fun and interactive way.
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“Young readers are invited to lose themselves on a journey through history, seeking people and objects with stories to tell across nine different eras. Follow two kids and their cheeky puppy on a chase across time in this fascinating and funny interactive introduction to history at its grandest . . . and its most gruesome, by debut author-illustrator Clara Booth. Traversing Ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire to the French Revolution and New York’s Roaring ’20s, this book combines the seek-andfind fun of Where’s Waldo? with the irreverent hilarity of Horrible Histories. In each era, readers are encouraged to search through a busy illustrated scene where key people and objects are hiding. On the following spread, well-researched and playfully told facts accompany illustrated vignettes, adding insight to what the reader has found. From the Tang dynasty in China to the Aztec culture in the Valley of Mexico, and the dirty streets of Tudor London, Lost and Found in History is an exciting immersion in different time periods that will delight young history lovers.”–
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