A captivating collection of misunderstandings, mistakes and misconceptions, Are Coconuts More Dangerous Than Sharks? reveals the reality behind myths that have been mixed up with truth over the years.

If you really thought that Mount Everest is the world’s tallest mountain, or that camels store water in their humps, this book will bring you back down to Earth with a bump.

Filled with fiendishly fact-busting entries that expel myths, explode muddles and eliminate misconceptions, so children can delight in being right.

Part of the fascinating new series ‘Buster’s Actually-Factually Books’, a collection that reveals the reality behind just a few of the myths that have been mixed up with truth over the years.


Do Elephants Ever Forget?

by Guy Campbell and Paul Moran

Published 1 October 2007

Containing over 45 of the most important questions you have ever asked (and some quite silly ones, too), Do Elephants Ever Forget? is an utterly random collection of fiendishly fascinating and perplexing ideas.

Have you ever wondered why yawns are so contagious? If there is life on other planets? If your eyeballs would pop out when sneezing with your eyes open? If so, this book is for you.

Some answers are surprising. Some are amazing. Some will positively blow your mind.

Part of the fascinating new series ‘Buster’s Actually-Factually Books’, a collection that reveals the reality behind just a few of the myths that have been mixed up with truth over the years.