{"title":"Mike Barfield","description":"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, the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2025, 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.","products":[{"product_id":"a-day-in-the-life-of-fossils-fire-and-other-fantastic-finds-amazing-discoveries-that-changed-the-world-hardcover","title":"A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds: Amazing Discoveries That Changed the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA colorful, laugh-out-loud journey through the world's most incredible discoveries by award-winning duo Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDive into \u003ci\u003eA Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire, and Other Fantastic Finds\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand 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!","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375974482143,"sku":"9781837251063","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/D4qD6bOu5v9781837251063.webp?v=1789210953"},{"product_id":"the-wild-life-of-dinosaurs-and-other-prehistoric-animals-the-amazing-lives-of-earths-earliest-animals-hardcover","title":"The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals: The Amazing Lives of Earth's Earliest Animals - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake a colorful tour through the prehistoric animal kingdom with this hilarious collection of non-fiction comics from award-winning author Mike Barfield and illustrator Paula Bossio.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the earliest life forms living under the ocean to the most fearsome dinosaurs and early mammals like the woolly mammoth, this book tells the story of what life was really like on early Earth. Discover what these animals looked like, where they lived, and how they survived (or didn't) in the most extreme conditions.Split into chapters covering the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras, the book covers animals from all over the world, with each one telling its own life story. Also featured are \"Dead Cool\" pages showing some of the stranger animals of each period and \"Living Legends\" pages looking at the true survivors who are still around today.This is a funny, accessible guide to the astonishing animals who once roamed in a world that looked very different from the world of today.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376099885279,"sku":"9781837251070","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/SiCQbAVPvL9781837251070.webp?v=1789214191"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/mike-barfield.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}