Author: Barfield, Mike
Interest age: from c 8 years
Published on 11 September 2025 by Michael O'Mara Books Ltd (Buster Books) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the A Day in the Life' series.
Paperback | 128 pages, Full colour
279 x 217 x 12 | 552g
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 9781780557137A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars 9781780557441