The Truth Detective
- Author Tim Harford, illustrated by Ollie Mann
- Narrator Tim Harford
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Publish Date 16 March 2023
- Run Time 3 hours and 36 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mathematics and numbers, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Politics, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology, Educational: Citizenship and social education.
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What to expect
-> Did you know that a toy spaceship can teach you about inflation?
-> Or that a pooping cow can show you how to invest your pocket money?
-> And that even the greatest detectives have been fooled by fake news and dancing fairies?
The world is often full of bamboozling headlines and numbers that don't add up. But don't panic. Within these pages you will transform into a Truth Detective, hunting down the truth about the world around you.
You will meet heroic truth detectives, such as Florence Nightingale who started a revolution with a pie chart. You will encounter dastardly villains who have tried to trip us up with dodgy data and misinformation. And you will learn how being smart and savvy with numbers, will help you be smart and savvy about everything else in life too.
So grab your detective cap, pick up your magnifying glass and start seeing the world like never before.
A must read for curious kids from presenter of BBC Radio 4's "More or Less", Tim Harford and with wonderful illustrations to enjoy by Ollie Mann.
***LONGLISTED for the SLA's Information Book Awards 2024***
| Author | Tim Harford, illustrated by Ollie Mann |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Tim Harford |
| Duration | 3 hours and 36 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781526364593 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Genre | Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mathematics and numbers, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Politics, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology, Educational: Citizenship and social education |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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