Description
Book SynopsisSort the truth from the lies with the Fact or Fake series packed full of unbelievable, mind-boggling facts!
This high-interest series for children aged 9-11 sorts the facts from the fakes. From the human body and dinosaurs to history and science, each statement is proved right or wrong, and accompanied by eye-popping graphics that bring each subject to life!
Prepare to be surprised and amazed by these sometimes strange, but always fascinating, truths.
In Fact or Fake: The Truth About Survival Skills, will you separate the facts from the fakes?:
Can you really start a fire with a stick?
Is it true that you can clean water with sunlight?
Shelter means having a roof over your head, or does it?
You can tell if a snake is venomous by the shape of its eyes, fact or fake?
Eye-catching illustration, quirky fonts and clever design treatment make this an appealing and unputdownable high interest leisure read for children aged 9+
Other titles in the series:
The Truth about the Human Body
The Truth about Science
The Truth about History
The Truth about Space
The Truth about Animals
The Truth about Planet Earth
The Truth about Dinosaurs
The Truth about Sports
The Truth about Inventions
The Truth about Survival Skills
Table of Contents
- 1: You can last longer without food than without water
- 1: Blackberry picking is the only thing brambles are good for
- 1: You can make string from nettles
- 1: You can navigate using the stars ONLY if you are at sea
- 1: Fend off a croc by poking it in the eye
- 1: Food is the first thing you need to look for when you are lost
- 1: Trees can tell you which way to go
- 1: You can suck the venom out of a snake bite
- 1: You can use your watch as a compass
- 1: Eating snow is as good as drinking water
- 1: Picking wild mushrooms can be very dangerous
- 1: A shelter's job is to keep out the rain
- 1: You can start a fire with sticks
- 1: You can drink your own wee to survive
- 1: You must NEVER cut a climbing rope
- 1: Shout loudly if you get lost
- 1: You should keep your adventure locations a secret
- 1: S.T.O.P. if you get lost
- 1: You could survive getting lost in the Sahara Desert
- 1: Preppers are people getting ready for adventure
- 1: Antarctic explorers ate their dogs
- 1: You could survive being carried by a tornado
- 1: Remember nose and toes if you fall in the rapids
- 1: S.O.S. means save our souls
- 1: Emergency blankets are used on space telescopes
- 1: A man survived seven lightning strikes
- 1: If you see an animal eating food, that food is safe for humans, too
- 1: You can make water in the desert
- 1: A hot tub is the best way to warm up
- 1: Boiling water makes it safe to drink
