This fun beginner’s guide tells you all you need to know,

About the marvellous minibeasts that lived long ago.

Explore our countryside and beaches all year round,

For remarkable remains waiting to be found.

With these fascinating facts for fossil detection,

You’ll be ready to start your own treasure collection!

The Selfies Book Awards: Children's Winner 2024

Unearth a prehistoric world with this fascinating first guide to fossils, ideal for helping families with young children to identify some of the most common types found in the UK.

Enjoy learning about nine ancient minibeasts that you can find for yourself. From tentacled ammonites and belemnites, to ancient sea urchins and surprising sponges, this pocket-sized beginner's guide is the must have companion for your next adventure.

With foreword by expert Dr David Waterhouse, palaeontologist well known for his TV and radio appearances and Curator at the University of Cambridge - "Fossil hunting is a fun, exciting and free hobby. It helps us to learn about the history of life on Earth and is a great way to begin to study the natural world. It also keeps us fit and healthy by being outdoors. There’s nothing better than finding something that no one has ever seen before. Imagine being the first ever person to hold a fossil shell or sea-sponge that’s hundreds of millions of years old – now that’s really impressive!”