A Compendium of Curious Contraptions
A Guessing Game About History's Most Unusual Artefacts
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Product details:
- Edition number Main Market Ed.
- Publisher Neon Squid
- Date of Publication 18 September 2025
- ISBN 9781916745032
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages64 pages
- Size 280x228 mm
- Language English 700
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Short description:
Guess what some of the most unusual objects from history were used for in this book by archaeologist Anna Goldfield!
MoreLong description:
An illustrated guide to some of the most bizarre objects from history by archaeologist Anna Goldfield, including a guessing game for kids to play!
Each page contains a mystery item from the past, with a set of clues as to what it was used for. Readers can take a guess before unfolding a giant flap to reveal the answer. Without giving too much away, the book contains Inuit snow goggles, designed to protect eyes from the blinding glare of the ice, an ancient Chinese earthquake detector featuring several metal frogs, and err.. the Royal fistula – an item used to perform delicate surgery on the rear end of King Louis XIV of France.
Kids will delight in trying to work out the purpose of the beautiful objects, brought to life by Mexican illustrator Paula Zamudio, and will learn a lot about the cultures that created them – from ancient Rome to Polynesia, and Mesopotamia to Viking Scandinavia.
"Young readers can practise being archaeologists with this collection of enigmatic objects from history... Once they’ve made their guess, readers can lift a flap to find the answer, such as an ancient Roman oil lamp or an ancient Chinese earthquake detector. This interactive nonfiction offering turns STEM into high-interest detective work." More
