ampnbspSam Jam sat in a school library and challenged the school community to ask him about the origin of anything at all ampmdash and pledged to use library resources to answer within 60 minutes. Children and adults delivered clever funny unexpected questions Who owned the first pet dog Who invented toilets What was the first song Were the first newspapers really made of rock And who was the first human anywaySeeking answers he and his young assistants discovered remarkable true tales The tamer of wolves The tape measure that reached the moon The first instant message The man who took a picture of a sound The first newspaper ampmdash which actually WAS made of rock And dozens more remarkable true stories. The result is a fun story collection about the origins of a huge range of things ampmdash which also introduces young readers to the art and science of academic research. In these times of fake news information overload and too much homework the ability to conduct fast accurate research is one of the best skills any student can have ampmdash and you can learn it in these pages.