A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars, and the Distant Stars

by Mike Barfield, Jess Bradley (Illustrator)

From the creators of A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You comes an encyclopedic glance at all things outer space and makes a hilarious and informative guide for curious young readers.

Blast off for a day in the life of space and the people (and animals!) who have explored it. From hilarious comics to secret diaries and detailed diagrams, there are tons of things to discover and fantastic facts to learn.

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction, Science, Space

128 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 25, 2023

Reviews

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent example of fun engaging kids NF

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This nonfiction book about space contains 98 entries all with fun, cartoony illustrations. It’s split into three parts: the solar system, outer space, and space travel (plus a table of contents and glossary). "The Bigger Picture" has general overviews, "The Secret Diary" highlight a specific part of history, and "A Day in the Life of a..." tell brief stories with traditional comic panels.

It's kind of long if you're not into space, but also kind of general so if you're super into space, you may not learn a lot. I found the space travel section to be the most interesting.

I'm always a little annoyed when there are no citations or additional reading books or websites. Also a little confused how Venus and the sun can both take 150 years to travel to? I suppose it's the averages, but I could see kids being confused by it.

[Terri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written and illustrated by Brits, this book is filled with facts about space. As an American, I don’t remember hearing about the European Space Agency-so that was new for me. There’s so much info here, I don’t know if kids would want to read the whole book-it might work better as a browsing book.

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful book telling us all about the stars, rockets, planets, inventions, astronauts and more! In a really fun way, namely through comics! It is not just boring blabla but the planets and all the other things really come to life to tell you their stories and what they are. It made for a really fun reading experience and I am very happy that I got this book for my collection! Recommended.

[Nessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it!! The illustrations are so fun too. Great pick for kids for enjoy books about space.

[Tracie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nonfiction laid out in comic-book style panels conveys interesting, humorous facts about space. Passed the reluctant reader kid test.

[Erin Buhr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Laid out like a graphic novel, stuffed with information about outerspace, and longer in length - this is a great nonfiction middle grade book for outer space enthusiasts or to compliment a unit on the solar system. The writing and illustrations make the information, detailed though it is, feel more accessible.

[Sylwia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutnie doskonałe. Wiedza podana w zabawny sposób. Świetne i dla dzieci i dla dorosłych