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A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds: Amazing Discoveries That Changed the World
The fourth title in the A Day in the Life series, this time looking at amazing and historic discoveries.
Created by award-winning duo Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley, the book follows the highly successful format of the previous three titles, with a mix of graphic-style factual comics, as well as Secret Diaries, Bigger Picture pages, and Even Bigger Picture double-page spreads.
From the treasures found in Tutankhamun's tomb and Roald Amundsen's groundbreaking expedition to the South Pole to the uncovering of the first dinosaur, the invention of gunpowder, the accidental discovery of penicillin, and the launch of the James Webb telescope, this is a laugh-out-loud guide to the world's most incredible and wonderful discoveries.
Created by award-winning duo Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley, the book follows the highly successful format of the previous three titles, with a mix of graphic-style factual comics, as well as Secret Diaries, Bigger Picture pages, and Even Bigger Picture double-page spreads.
From the treasures found in Tutankhamun's tomb and Roald Amundsen's groundbreaking expedition to the South Pole to the uncovering of the first dinosaur, the invention of gunpowder, the accidental discovery of penicillin, and the launch of the James Webb telescope, this is a laugh-out-loud guide to the world's most incredible and wonderful discoveries.
Book Details
- Publisher: Buster Books Us
- Publish Date: Sep 16th, 2025
- Pages: 128
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00lb
- EAN: 9781837251063
- Recommended age: 09-11
- Categories: • Comics & Graphic Novels - Science & Nature• Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures• History - Exploration & Discovery
About the Author
Bradley, Jess: - Jess Bradley is an illustrator and comic artist from Torquay. As well as writing and drawing for The Phoenix, she also writes for The Beano and illustrates a variety of children's books. She has created puzzle and activity and comic books for various publishers, including contributing to Usborne's bestselling Write and Draw Your Own Comics. Her work for Buster Books includes the Bright Sparks series, I Heart Cute Coloring, and the laugh-out-loud A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You.
Barfield, Mike: - Mike Barfield has been wild about animals from an early age. His love of nature took him to King's College London where he gained a first class honors degree in botany and zoology. After a career in comedy writing for TV and radio, he turned to creating award-winning nonfiction for children built on his love of science and discovering things. He is the winner of the Blue Peter Children's Book Award 2021 in the "Best Book with Facts" category, and has also been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the Association for Science Education Children's Book Prize (twice) and the De Bary Award for Outstanding Children's Science Books (twice).