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What Came First? – More Incredible Questions

Kit Frost author Aaron Cushley illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Publishing:7th May '26

£7.19 was £7.99

This title is due to be published on 7th May, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

What Came First? – More Incredible Questions cover

A fascinating new illustrated children’s non-fiction book for 2026 packed with questions and answers

Discover a host of surprising facts about science, animals, people, games and much more in an incredible journey through the world’s timeline.

Discover a host of surprising facts about science, animals, people, games and much more in an incredible journey through the world’s timeline.

Are pet dogs older than pet cats?

Did chocolate come before sweets?

Is Triceratops older than crocodiles?

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.

Praise for What Came First?:

"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

“Fun, bite-sized and clear, this will keep curious minds enthralled.” – Irish Independent

ISBN: 9780008765040

Dimensions: 275mm x 245mm x 2mm

Weight: 270g

32 pages