
Lost
Stories of People, Places, and Things Lost Throughout History
Tom Adams(Author)
DK Children (Publisher)
Published on 2. April 2026
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-0-241-76337-7 (ISBN)
Description
What happens when ancient queens, space probes, and even millions in Bitcoin simply vanish? Discover the secrets and stories behind history's most baffling disappearances.
Journey across the world and through the ages in this truly fascinating history book for kids 7+, discovering how extraordinary treasures came to be "lost".
From legendary pirates and ancient empires to sunken ships and missing jewels, every page reveals an intriguing new mystery, complete with colourful, captivating visuals showing how each story might have unfolded.
Written by award-winning TV producer and author, Tom Adams, LOST is a fresh take on history. With different, equally compelling categories - from missing people and places to art and literature - there truly is something for every curious young mind to puzzle over.
Inside, explore the real stories behind:
The mystery of Queen Nefertiti's tomb
The fate of Amelia Earhart's plane
Millions in missing Bitcoin
The original World Cup trophy
With intrigue and mystery to be found on every page, LOST is the perfect gift for kids who love history, mystery, or the unexplained.
Journey across the world and through the ages in this truly fascinating history book for kids 7+, discovering how extraordinary treasures came to be "lost".
From legendary pirates and ancient empires to sunken ships and missing jewels, every page reveals an intriguing new mystery, complete with colourful, captivating visuals showing how each story might have unfolded.
Written by award-winning TV producer and author, Tom Adams, LOST is a fresh take on history. With different, equally compelling categories - from missing people and places to art and literature - there truly is something for every curious young mind to puzzle over.
Inside, explore the real stories behind:
The mystery of Queen Nefertiti's tomb
The fate of Amelia Earhart's plane
Millions in missing Bitcoin
The original World Cup trophy
With intrigue and mystery to be found on every page, LOST is the perfect gift for kids who love history, mystery, or the unexplained.
Reviews / Votes
Here is a fantastic encyclopaedia of such stories from around the world to inspire future explorers, archaeologists, journalists, naturalists and detectives. Because what is lost can always be found... These short, easy-to-understand tales will leave readers wanting more - thrilling! -- Amelia Etherton * Inis Magazine * This is a fascinating, highly illustrated non-fiction book about all the things we've lost over the years. The book is divided into sections of lost things rather than in date order - from art to knowledge to people to nature and history. There is a helpful index and a glossary so you can read it in different ways, either from cover to cover, dipping in, or by looking things up.We discover some things lost by design. For example, the author Terry Pratchett famously insisted that after his death his hard drive full of unpublished writings would be crushed by steamroller! Many, many things lost just by accident over the years such as the amazing sounding Yongle Encyclopaedia which contained 'all knowledge' from 15th century China - it was written by 2000 scholars and was 23,000 rolls of parchment of which a scant 800 still survive!
Other lost stuff may yet be found by the next generation, such as stolen paintings by Vermeer and Rembrant that were taken from the Isabella Gardner Museum in Boston in 1990! It's a really interesting book, very well put together with a combination of photos and beautiful illustrations to enjoy. * Booktrust *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 288 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
734 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-76337-7 (9780241763377)
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E-Book
04/2026
DK Children
€7.99
Available for download
Persons
Tom Adams is an award-winning television producer and author. He has written on a variety of topics, and has authored over ten books for children for Nosy Crow, Wide Eyed Editions, and Templar among others. His background is in science and engineering, and he is particularly passionate about explaining how the world works.