Buster Books

Interest age: from c 7 years

Published on 22 May 2025 by Michael O’Mara Books Ltd (Buster Books) in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Buster Backpack Books’ series.

Paperback | 96 pages, Full colour illustrations
170 x 241 x 9 | 266g

A new title in the ‘Buster Backpack’ series, this colourful activity book combines fun puzzles with over 100 fascinating historical facts.

Did you know …

Ancient Egyptians often shaved off their eyebrows to show grief when their pet cats died.

The Vikings loved skiing and made skis out of wood for hunting and getting around. They even worshipped a god of skiing, called Ullr.

The book is packed with over 80 puzzles, including tangled lines, quizzes, spot-the-differences, silhouettes, odd-ones-out and more, all with a historical twist. Crack the clues to discover some fun facts about daily life in ancient Egypt, match ancient Greek thea