Solve the World’s Greatest Mysteries

Name: Solve the World’s Greatest Mysteries
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SKU: 9780008756222
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By Mike Rampton

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Use your detective skills to beat the problems that have baffled experts for ages! It’s time to ask the questions that have long needed answers such as – was the curse of Tutankhamun real? Where is El Dorado? Can we ever find Atlantis or the Fountain... Read More

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Use your detective skills to beat the problems that have baffled experts for ages!

It’s time to ask to the questions that have long needed answers such as – was the curse of Tutankhamun real? Where is El Dorado? Can we ever find Atlantis or the Fountain of Youth?

Discover the fun facts behind many of the world’s unsolved mysteries in this hilarious new book.

Description

Use your detective skills to beat the problems that have baffled experts for ages!

It’s time to ask the questions that have long needed answers such as – was the curse of Tutankhamun real? Where is El Dorado? Can we ever find Atlantis or the Fountain of Youth?

A lot of events in history have great big question marks hanging over them, but not for long: not now you’re involved! Delve into the mysteries, weigh up the evidence, learn lots of great facts and ponder the cases that have confuddled people for decades.

Solve the World’s Greatest Mysteries is jam-packed with the facts behind twelve real-life cases, along with lots of cool, ridiculous, and mind-blowing history, science, and physics knowledge. You won’t want to stop until you’ve got to the bottom of these mysteries!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008756222

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Contributors:

Illustrated by Gareth Conway

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 256

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Humour Mike Rampton

About the Author

Mike Rampton is the author of There's No Such Thing As A Silly Question (Nosy Crow, 2024) as well as several exciting books coming soon that he hasn't quite finished yet. He also writes for various newspapers and magazines, usually about loud music or how tired he is. He lives in Cambridge and has been bitten by a striking number of animals.

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