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A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds: Amazing Discoveries That Changed the World

A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds: Amazing Discoveries That Changed the World - Hardcover

by Mike Barfield
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mike Barfield, Jess BradleyAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2025-09-16Pages:128
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Buster Books USISBN-13:9781837251063ISBN-10:1837251061UPC:9781837251063Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Comics & Graphic Novels, Animals, HistoryBook Topic:Science & Nature, Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures, Exploration & DiscoverySize:11.00 x 8.60 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.6Product ID:SCCAWN3G2A
A colorful, laugh-out-loud journey through the world's most incredible discoveries by award-winning duo Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley.Dive into A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire, and Other Fantastic Finds and explore the amazing moments that changed our world. Told in a mix of graphic-style factual comics, this book is overflowing with fun facts and information, from the treasures found in Tutankhamun's tomb and the launch of the James Webb telescope to how the first dinosaur fossils were uncovered and the accidental invention of superglue by an American chemist.This book has four sections: "Science and Medicine", "People and Places", "The Natural World", and "Oops! Accidental Inventions". Kids will have fun exploring famous finds in the Day in the Life comics, learn exciting facts on the Bigger Picture pages, get the inside-scoop from the Secret Diaries, and can refer to the Glossary at the back for any new words they unearth. Readers will laugh and learn as they go!
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Buster Books USISBN-13:9781837251063ISBN-10:1837251061UPC:9781837251063Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Comics & Graphic Novels, Animals, HistoryBook Topic:Science & Nature, Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures, Exploration & DiscoverySize:11.00 x 8.60 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.6Product ID:SCCAWN3G2A
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).

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.



Publisher: Buster Books US

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Mike Barfield, Jess Bradley

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Mike Barfield

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