Mike Barfield

A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds

Amazing Discoveries That Changed the World

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Imprint: Buster Books

Publication date: 11/09/2025

ISBN: 9781837250257

Age: 9-11 years

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Buster Reference

Binding: Paperback

Size: 280 x 216 mm

Extent: 128 pages

Illustration: Full colour

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

A 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 ground-breaking expedition to the South Pole to the uncovering of the first dinosaur, 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.

Also available in the series:
A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You (Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2021) 9781780556468
A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything in Between 9781780557137
A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars 9781780557441

Reviews:

A supremely accessible information book

Love Reading 4 Kids

Sales points:

  • The fourth book in a series that has sold over 100,000 copies in the English language alone and been translated in over 20 languages, following on from A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You, A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything in Between and A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars

  • A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You was the winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2021

  • The book is split into four sections: ‘Science and Medicine’, ‘People and Places’, ‘The Natural World’ and ‘Oops! Accidental Inventions’

  • The comics are told by a range of human, animal and inanimate objects, offering a fresh perspective on some of the world’s most famous discoveries

  • Written by award-winning author and illustrator team, Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley

About the Author:

Mike Barfield

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 honours degree in botany and zoology. After a career in comedy writing for TV and radio, he turned to creating award-winning non-fiction for children built on his love of science and finding things out. 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). His website can be found at www.mikebarfield.co.uk.

About the Illustrator:

Jess Bradley

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 Colouring and the laugh-out-loud A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You.

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