A beautiful collection featuring notes, spectacular photos and illustrations of more than 100 fossils.

A compact version of DK’s bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of Fossils is perfect for young palaeontologists aged 7-9 to take on the go.

An Anthology of Fossils will uncover mind-boggling facts about the world that existed long, long ago - learn all about glittering ammonites, dinosaur bones, delicate leaf impressions and much more. Children can marvel at a wide range of fossils that no collection would be complete without.

This impressive fossil anthology for kids offers:

• The fourth book in the new compact spin-off of the bestselling Children’s Anthologies series, selling more than 100,000 copies in the UK.


• A magnificent collection of over 100 fossils, including plant profiles and animal fossils.


• A quality gift book, with metallic foil and striking photographs on every page.

An Anthology of Fossils pairs photography with storybook descriptions that will captivate young readers, with information on how to identify different types of fossils and where to find them. Featuring informative notes, photographs and illustrations by the artist behind DK’s bestselling Anthology series, this book will be one to treasure for young palaeontologists.

More in the series

An Anthology of Fossils is part of the beautiful, new and compact Anthology spin-off series. Complete the series and nurture your child's curiosity as they explore geology and earth materials with Rocks and Minerals, forage for mushroom species with the Fungi field guide or uncover different shells with An Anthology of Shells.