Famous Finds and Finders

Searching for the Past

Tom Velcovsky, Stepanka Sekaninova, Adam Wolf

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Albatross Funnybooks
01 April 2024

Children's & Educational; People & places (Children's&YA)

Age range 9 to 12

This engaging book for young adventurers features 40 historical discoveries, from tiny artifacts to entire cities, including the people and circumstances behind their uncovering.

In Famous Finds and Finders, young readers are taken on an adventurous journey back through time as they learn about the field of archeology and its role in uncovering the secrets of our past. Emphasising the importance of preserving and recording moments in history, it encourages children to consider their own place in the ongoing story of humanity.

Kids will also learn about the tools and techniques (from crude to state-of-the-art) that archeologists and paleontologists use, as well as about the challenges they face in uncovering fragments of the past buried in the ground or under the ocean.

The discoveries are divided into 5 categories:

People and Animals Towns and Cities Works of Art Under the Sea Underground

This book highlights some of the most significant archeological discoveries of all time, introducing young readers to some of the key figures in the field. It provides a fun and engaging way for children to learn about historical discoveries and the people who made them, and will inspire them to continue exploring the world with a sense of wonder and curiosity.

Filled with evocative illustrations and informative content, Famous Finds and Finders is perfect for children aged 9–12 who are curious about history and the world around us. Whether they are a student of history, a budding archeologist, or simply curious about the world around us, this book is the perfect introduction to the fascinating world of archeology.

By: Tom Velcovsky, Stepanka Sekaninova
Illustrated by: Adam Wolf
Imprint: Albatross Funnybooks
Dimensions: Height: 320mm, Width: 238mm,
ISBN: 9788000069999
ISBN 10: 8000069997
Pages: 88
Publication Date: 01 April 2024
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Seekers of the past PEOPLE AND ANIMALS Ötzi Lucy Miss Ardi Chinchorro mummies Altai Princess Sue the T. Rex Kamuysaurus TOWNS AND CITIES Angkor Wat Pompeii Troy Babylon Knossos Tenea Chichen Itza Heracleion Port Royal WORKS OF ART Altamira Lascaux Dead Sea Scrolls Bust of Nefertiti Venus of Dolní Věstonice Mšecké Žehrovice Head Venus de Milo Piri Reis Map UNDER THE SEA Ancient Egyptian baris ship Whydah Gally pirate ship Black Sea ship The San José The Vasa Lighthouse of Alexandria The Yamato Kublai Khan’s fleet Battleship Karlsruhe Halifax bomber The Titanic UNDERGROUND Tomb of Pharaoh Seti I Sutton Hoo Tutankhamun’s tomb Oseberg Viking burial ship Terracotta Army

Tom Velcovsky is a graduate of Audiovisual Production from the Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic, where he specialized in screenwriting and storyboards. Before switching to children’s books and the making of comic strips, he worked in advertising. Stepanka Sekaninova used to work as a TV reporter and in the production of children’s programs. Now she is a writer and an editor-in-chief, living in the Czech Republic. Adam Wolf is a self-taught artist with a wide range of artistic skills including analog and digital photography, tattooing, digital and classical illustration, and canvas painting. Having been interested in various creative activities since his early years, he studied photography at the Prague School of Photography, and these days he enjoys illustrating children’s books. He was born in Pardubice, Czech Republic in 1981.

Reviews for Famous Finds and Finders: Searching for the Past

"""Children 8 and older will find all sorts of intriguing sights and role models in “Famous Finds and Finders,” an enthusiastic and accessible sampling of notable discoveries—bones, treasures, lost cities—compiled and written by Tom Velčovský and Štěpánka Sekaninová. The entries in this oversize gallimaufry represent findings from such a vast range of places and eras that the authors seem gleefully to have thrown in every goodie that came to mind, from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the ruined Cretan palace at Knossos (see right) to a Druidic bust from the Czech Republic to a sunken Nazi warship at the bottom of the North Sea. Each of the 40 phenomena is accompanied by a handful of factoids and a small map to show where it was found, but prime of place goes to Adam Wolf’s satisfyingly melodramatic illustrations."" —The Wall Street Journal ""I’ll confess that this next book is the kind of pure, rarified nerd-fare that 12-year-old me would have totally have adored."" —Betsy Bird, School Library Journal Selected for the CBC’s 2023 November Hot Off The Press Reading List (https://www.cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lists/november-2023/) ""What a fun read! This book will take you all over the place with awesome locations, and the history behind them - as well as the person who discovered each site! Great for kids who are interested in history, this will give them the chance to look into several different cultures and some of the treasures that were found at each location."" —Rebecca Hill, Blogger ""This is a fascinating book of information on famous archeological finds. I learned a lot of things I didn't know, and my 9-year-old found it all very interesting."" —Shilo Quetchenbach, NetGalley Reviewer ""Young me would have been all over this. Current aged me was all over this. A fun and inviting look at artifacts that is sure to pique curiosity."" —NetGalley-Librarian ""A solid exploration of the world of discovery. Each short section introduces a find or an explorer. We learn about how the discovery was made, the place it held in history, and how it was lost."" —Martha D., NetGalley Reviewer"