The Treasure Hunt: True Stories of Treasures Lost, Stolen, and Found

Switch on your metal detector, grab your compass, and follow the clues. It's time for YOU to do some treasure hunting of your own! Because X marks the spot . . . or does it?

Perfect for fans of Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid, this nonfiction adventure book will have 6-9 year-olds wanting to travel the world.

Following a trail of intriguing clues, take an epic journey around the world and discover heart-stopping true stories of treasure lost, stolen, and found.

• Exactly where is Queen Nefertiti's mummy HIDDEN?
• Can the Titanic's treasures be SAVED from the waves?
• Could you help find a Viking HOARD with a metal detector?

Find out which artist's work has been STOLEN more than 80 times and where you can DIG UP the tooth of a T. rex as YOU become the treasure hunter . . .

Countries around the world readers will visit:

• Scotland
• Norway
• Egypt
• Indonesia
• India
• Colombia
• Madagascar
• And many more

Kids will love this engaging and interactive book that's chock-full of information and facts. THEY are the treasure hunter, and THEY get to be a map reader, code cracker, and puzzle solver, searching for lost treasure and figuring out the mystery.

Author: Leisa Stewart-Sharpe
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 06/10/2025
Pages: 64
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.80w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781623546298