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A day in the life of a caveman, a queen and everything in between / written by Mike Barfield ; illustrated by Jess Bradley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: A day in the life ofPublisher: London : Buster Books, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 127 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781780557137
  • 1780557132
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Where in the world? -- Introduction -- Ancient history -- The Middle Ages -- Modern age.
  • A Junior Library Guild selection.
Summary: Featuring a day in the life of early humans as they paint woolly mammoths on the walls of a cave, a fierce gladiator battling in the Colosseum and a codebreaker at Bletchley Park during World War II. And not forgetting the animals of history - from a day in the life of Hannibal's war elephant marching over the Alps and an Egyptian cat (worshiped as a god, of course) to a Galapagos tortoise who meets Charles Darwin on his famous voyage of the Beagle and Ham the space chimp. Readers can also discover the bigger picture behind famous constructions, including Stonehenge, the Great Wall of China and the Acropolis, and delve into the secret diaries of a swashbuckling pirate, a knight's horse and Edward Jenner's milkmaid.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Graphic Novel 902 B249 Available water damage on bottom edge of pages and covers. 9/5/2023 33111011017932
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Graphic Novel 902 B249 Available 33111010920854
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Graphic Novel 902 B249 Available 33111009453719
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The hilarious minds from A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You have teamed up once again, this time to give a taste of a day in the life of the most famous faces and fascinating places throughout history.



Featuring a day in the life of early humans as they paint woolly mammoths on the walls of a cave, a fierce gladiator battling in the Colosseum and a codebreaker at Bletchley Park during World War II. And not forgetting the animals of history - from a day in the life of Hannibal's war elephant marching over the Alps and an Egyptian cat (worshipped as a god, of course) to a Galapagos tortoise who meets Charles Darwin on his famous voyage of the Beagle and Ham the space chimp. Readers can also discover the bigger picture behind famous constructions, including Stonehenge, the Great Wall of China and the Acropolis, and delve into the secret diaries of a swashbuckling pirate, a knight's horse and Edward Jenner's milkmaid.



With over 90 entries told in the friendly, informative style of Mike Barfield and brought to life by Jess Bradley's fun illustrations, this book will have children learning and laughing as they go.

Where in the world? -- Introduction -- Ancient history -- The Middle Ages -- Modern age.

Featuring a day in the life of early humans as they paint woolly mammoths on the walls of a cave, a fierce gladiator battling in the Colosseum and a codebreaker at Bletchley Park during World War II. And not forgetting the animals of history - from a day in the life of Hannibal's war elephant marching over the Alps and an Egyptian cat (worshiped as a god, of course) to a Galapagos tortoise who meets Charles Darwin on his famous voyage of the Beagle and Ham the space chimp. Readers can also discover the bigger picture behind famous constructions, including Stonehenge, the Great Wall of China and the Acropolis, and delve into the secret diaries of a swashbuckling pirate, a knight's horse and Edward Jenner's milkmaid.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

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