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Lost

Discover disappearing wonders

Jess McGeachin, Author

Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books

Publication date: April 10, 2025

Category: Natural history

ISBN: 9781804538289

Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books

Publication date: February 1, 2024

Category: Natural history

ISBN: 9781803380544

A book that explores what it means to be lost, in all sorts of ways.

The story of our world is one of constant change. At times it’s been slow, as animals evolved and continents drifted apart. But it’s also been rapid – like the giant asteroid that ended the reign of the dinosaurs. Lost asks readers what it means to be here and gone on our tiny planet. They’ll find lost cities like Machu Picchu and Pompeii, meet amazing megafauna that once roamed the earth and learn about contemporary species under threat. They’ll discover that sometimes being lost the safest place to be – just ask the cleverly camouflaged animals hiding in plain sight.

Jess McGeachin

Jess McGeachin is an author and illustrator of picture books and non fiction who is inspired by the natural world, and who loves crafting stories full of hidden details that the reader can keep finding well after the first look. His debut picture book, Fly (Penguin Random House), was shortlisted for the World Illustration awards, Queensland Literary Awards and the 2020 Children’s Book Council of Australia Crichton Award. He lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.