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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!
Praise for this author/illustrator duo:
“A delightful volume that deftly and wittily balances learning with humor and approachable perspective.” - Kirkus Reviews
“Fun and highly informational!” - Youth Services Book Review
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.
INTRODUCTION 6
SCIENCE AND MEDICINE 7
- Bang! 8
- Germs 9
- Taste 10
- Element 11
- Element Hunter 12
- Corpse 14
- Curious Cures 15
- Space Telescope 18
- Polar Explorer 19
- Crown 20
- Wind 21
- Nothing 22
- Toilet Roll 23
- Atom Smasher 24
- Little Things Mean a Lot 25
- Notebook 26
- Glass of Milk 28
- Take a Letter 29
- Candle 30
- Balloon 31
- It's Elementary 32
- Milkmaid 34
- Self-Defense 36
PEOPLE AND PLACES 37
- Boy King 38
- Wonderful Things 39
- Fire 40
- Face to Face 41
- Going Places 42
- Explorer 44
- Dead King 45
- Continent 46
- Giant 48
- Cucumber 49
- Piltdown Man 50
- Ghost Ship 51
- Total Wrecks 52
- Sledge-Dog 54
- Flag 56
- Feud 57
- Wall 58
- Perfect Machu 59
- Lost Properties 60
- Iceman 62
- Major Makeovers 63
- Sherpa 64
- Puffin 66
THE NATURAL WORLD 67
- Octopus 68
- Aquariophile 69
- Animalcules 70
- Big It Up 71
- Insect Hunter 72
- Virus 74
- Fossil 75
- Fossil Hunter 76
- Tooth 78
- Jigsaw 79
- Three Skulls 80
- Colossal Fossils 82
- Animal Hunter 84
- Letter 86
- Penguin 87
- Plant Hunter 88
- Greenhouse 90
- Genius 91
- Christmas Present 92
- Still With Us 93
- Double Helix 94
- Movie Star 96
- Bouncing Back 97
- Soybean Plant 98
- Monarch 99
- Chimpanzee 100
- Glass Frog 102
- Amazon Finds 103
- Swallow 104
OOPS! ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN 105
- Mosaic 106
- Buried Treasures 107
- Sheep 108
- Animal Magnetism 109
- Mould 110
- Robot 112
- Top Dogs 113
- Head 114
- Photograph 115
- Happy Accidents 116
- Coal 118
- Mosquito 119
- Apple 120
GLOSSARY 121
INDEX 126
ABOUT MIKE AND JESS ABOUT MIKE AND JESS 127