Fact or Fake?: The Truth About Survival Skills

Annabel Savery is an experienced writer and editor of children's books. Having grown up on the Welsh border, she returned there with her family after working in London as an in-house editor for children's non-fiction. Annabel has written many books for young readers on non-fiction topics and enjoys researching new topic areas and finding out fascinating facts. Having written non-fiction for many years, Annabel also now works for the charity Woodland Heritage.

• 1: You can last longer without food than without water1: Blackberry picking is the only thing brambles are good for1: You can make string from nettles1: You can navigate using the stars ONLY if you are at sea1: Fend off a croc by poking it in the eye1: Food is the first thing you need to look for when you are lost1: Trees can tell you which way to go1: You can suck the venom out of a snake bite1: You can use your watch as a compass1: Eating snow is as good as drinking water1: Picking wild mushrooms can be very dangerous1: A shelter's job is to keep out the rain1: You can start a fire with sticks1: You can drink your own wee to survive1: You must NEVER cut a climbing rope1: Shout loudly if you get lost1: You should keep your adventure locations a secret1: S.T.O.P. if you get lost1: You could survive getting lost in the Sahara Desert1: Preppers are people getting ready for adventure1: Antarctic explorers ate their dogs1: You could survive being carried by a tornado1: Remember nose and toes if you fall in the rapids1: S.O.S. means save our souls1: Emergency blankets are used on space telescopes1: A man survived seven lightning strikes1: If you see an animal eating food, that food is safe for humans, too1: You can make water in the desert1: A hot tub is the best way to warm up1: Boiling water makes it safe to drink