"A supremely accessible information book."
September 2025 Book of the Month
Large format, fully illustrated, many of the pages in cartoon strip format, this book is packed with information on a huge range of subjects, all of it presented in ways that are guaranteed to educate, entertain and inspire.
A look at the glossary gives some idea of the topics covered: words readers will come across include chromosomes, civilisation and coniferous, and that’s just the Cs, obviously. In four sections – Science and Medicine, People and Places, The Natural World and Oops! Accidents Will Happen! – readers learn fascinating stories of things humans have discovered.
These are explained via Day in the Life comic strips, followed by Bigger Picture pages with added facts. Occasionally, there are Secret Diaries too, with inside information from, for example, Marie Curie’s notebook, Obersten, a sledge-dog in the 1911 expedition to discover the South Pole, and mould (insight into the discovery of Penicillin).
It’s great to dip into, but readers will surely want to go from start to finish to avoid missing anything. A supremely accessible information book.
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The fourth title in the award-winning A Day in the Life series delves into some of the most amazing discoveries in history.
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. Split into four sections, including “Science and Medicine”, “People and Places”, “The Natural World” and “Oops! Accidental Inventions”,
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 fascinating guide to the world's most incredible and wonderful discoveries.
With plenty of fun and engaging characters to meet along the way this book will have both adults and kids both learning and laughing out loud!
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)
A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything in Between
A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Dinosaurs, General Knowledge & Trivia, History, The Natural World, People / Places, Science, Geography, Graphic Novels & Comics, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Educational: Humanities and social sciences, general, Educational material
A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds is available in Paperback
A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds was written by Mike Barfield and published by Buster Books an imprint of Michael O'Mara
A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds has 127 pages
Yes it is part of A Day in the Life series
£9.89
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