False versus Facts

Name: False versus Facts
Brand: HarperCollins New Zealand
SKU: 9781760659721
Price: 24.99 NZD
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By Dan Marshall

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Get ready for the Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth in Dan Marshall's False versus Facts. Can you really see the Great Wall of China from Space? Is there such a thing as the five second rule? And was Napoleon really that short?... Read More

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Get ready for the Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth in Dan Marshall's False versus Facts.

Can you really see the Great Wall of China from Space?
Is there such a thing as the five second rule?
And was Napoleon really that short?

Separate truth from lies, bust some myths and discover once and for all - what is false and what is fact. The truth may surprise you!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760659721

Publisher: Walker Books Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Walker Books Australia

Contributors:

Illustrated by Dan Marshall

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 304g

Pages: 96

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Dan Marshall is a designer, illustrator and writer who runs a design agency, Studio Marshall. For over 20 years he has worked with a diverse group of clients including the Sydney Opera House, The Australian Museum, One Laptop Per Child, The Hunger Project, Facebook and Coca Cola. Dan has a passion for graphic design and communicating information visually, and a deep curiosity for the incredibly strange place that is our universe.

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