A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars: Space as You've Never Seen it Before

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Take a colourful and comical tour through our galaxy and beyond with this fun new comic collection from Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley.

Discover the poisonous clouds of Venus, the rings of Saturn and the raging storm on Jupiter. Venture inside nebulae, black holes, supernovas and far-flung galaxies. Find out about the historic figures who pioneered space travel, the animals who ventured to the stars so humans could follow and the ground-breaking technology that took them there.

With over 90 fun-packed entries, children will laugh as they learn about the wonders of the universe. Each entry uses a colourful comic-strip style to delight and inform young readers in equal measure.

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An engaging comic-book format, managing to pack in an incredible amount of information ... a fun and entertaining introduction to space for young children. * BBC Sky at Night Magazine *
It takes just 120 pages of humorous text and idiosyncratic cartoons to deliver a decent summary of our knowledge about space and the technology we use to investigate it. The science is comprehensive, sound and I learnt something new on every page Barfield does not skip the difficult subjects (dark matter, speed of light) but gives us plenty of light-hearted detail as well: burps in space are quite the problem apparently! * Armadillo magazine *

Author Bio

Mike Barfield is a writer, poet, performer, songwriter, ukulele player and cartoonist. He has written extensively for TV and radio with credits as diverse as The Dennis the MenaceandGnasher Show and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire His cartoon drawings have been displayed in The Cartoon Museum, V&A Museum, Museum of London and beyond.

When Mike isnt busy writing and drawing, he performs shows and humour-filled workshops at schools, libraries and festivals across the country.

His website can be found at www.mikebarfield.co.uk.