What Came First?
Published on 3. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-00-856815-3 (ISBN)
Description
Discover a host of surprising facts about science, animals, people, games and much more in an incredible journey through the world's timeline.
Are pants older than socks?
Did flushing toilets come before toilet paper?
What's older - Mount Everest or sharks?
Find out the answer to these questions, and much, much more in this book! Get ready for a journey through a series of mind-boggling questions you might never have thought to ask - and learn some surprising facts along the way.
Zoom out on history to see the world in a different way and draw connections between history, science, geography and more.
Including a timeline featuring many of the incredible events explored in the book.
By the illustrator of If The World Were 100 People, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2022.
Are pants older than socks?
Did flushing toilets come before toilet paper?
What's older - Mount Everest or sharks?
Find out the answer to these questions, and much, much more in this book! Get ready for a journey through a series of mind-boggling questions you might never have thought to ask - and learn some surprising facts along the way.
Zoom out on history to see the world in a different way and draw connections between history, science, geography and more.
Including a timeline featuring many of the incredible events explored in the book.
By the illustrator of If The World Were 100 People, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2022.
Reviews / Votes
"Enticingly interesting" - The Bookseller"Takes youngsters on an incredible journey through a wonderful world of facts in an easy-to-understand short questions and answers format ... Perfectly created for even the most reluctant readers!" - The Lancashire Evening Post
'a perfect book for dipping into' - BookTrust
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 6 to 8 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 275 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
210 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-856815-3 (9780008568153)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Kit Frost is an author of picture books and non-fiction who loves finding out new things about the world. She enjoys going for long walks around her home in the south of England and looking out for interesting wildlife and birds.
Aaron Cushley is an illustrator from Belfast in Northern Ireland. He loves drawing and creating work that fuels his curiosity and adventurous side. Most of his work has been influenced by experiences and the world around him. When he's not out walking his dog he's scribbling down sketches of thoughts and images that come to mind.
Aaron Cushley is an illustrator from Belfast in Northern Ireland. He loves drawing and creating work that fuels his curiosity and adventurous side. Most of his work has been influenced by experiences and the world around him. When he's not out walking his dog he's scribbling down sketches of thoughts and images that come to mind.