Search Results: Returned 16 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 16
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1990., The New York State Historical Association Call No: 001.9 FRA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On October 16, 1869 workmen discovered the ten and a half foot stone giant on a farm outside Cardiff, New York.
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[2018]., Primary, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: ENF 398 .45 Nob Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This is the true story of British cousins who fooled the world for more than 60 years with a remarkable hoax, photographs of "real" fairies. Exquisitely illustrated with art and the original fairy photographs.
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[2018], Primary, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: 398 .45 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This is the true story of British cousins who fooled the world for more than 60 years with a remarkable hoax, photographs of "real" fairies. Exquisitely illustrated with art and the original fairy photographs.
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[2018], Primary, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: 398 .45 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This is the true story of British cousins who fooled the world for more than 60 years with a remarkable hoax, photographs of "real" fairies. Exquisitely illustrated with art and the original fairy photographs.
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2012, Juvenile, Scholastic Press Call No: 974.7 65 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A description of the Cardiff Giant mystery, in which a man in upstate New York buried a ten-foot-tall, petrified model of a man, which was discovered by well diggers a year later, and set into motion a money-making spectacle.
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2012., Juvenile, Scholastic Press Call No: 974.7 65 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A description of the Cardiff Giant mystery, in which a man in upstate New York buried a ten-foot-tall, petrified model of a man, which was discovered by well diggers a year later, and set into motion a money-making spectacle.
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c2011., Pre-adolescent, Carolrhoda Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two newsboys in 1830s New York sell copies of the New York Sun reporting that a powerful telescope has found exotic animals and structures on the moon. Based on a true story.
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[2019]., Adolescent, Katherine Tegen Book, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Young adult FIC JACKSON Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Brooklyn, 1998. Biggie Smalls was right: Things done changed. But that doesn't mean that Quadir and Jarrell are cool letting their best friend Steph's music lie forgotten under his bed after he's murdered--not when his rhymes could turn any Bed Stuy corner into a party. With the help of Steph's younger sister Jasmine, they come up with a plan to promote Steph's music under a new rap name: the Architect. Soon, everyone wants a piece of him. When his demo catches the attention of a hotheaded music label rep, the trio must prove Steph's talent from beyond the grave. As the pressure of keeping their secret grows, Quadir, Jarrell, and Jasmine are forced to confront the truth about what happened to Steph. Only, each has something to hide. And with everything riding on Steph's fame, they need to decide what they stand for or lose all that they've worked so hard to hold on to -- including each other"--Provided by publisher.
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By Uhl, Xina M.c2018., Pre-adolescent, Black Rabbit Books Call No: 001.944 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Bolt (North Mankato, Minn.)Summary Note: Readers of this book will investigate the facts and compare the data provided then decide for themselves if the Loch Ness monster is real.
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2017., Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: B HOUDINI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Almost everyone has a mental picture of Harry Houdini, the most renowned magician and escape artist of all time. But what fewer people know is that for thirty years, the master illusionist was preoccupied with things the eye can't see.
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2017., Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: B HOU NOY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Almost everyone has a mental picture of Harry Houdini, the most renowned magician and escape artist of all time. But what fewer people know is that for thirty years, the master illusionist was preoccupied with things the eye can't see.
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2021., Pre-adolescent, Oni-Lion Forge Pulishing Group, LLC Call No: GN HEA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The town of Southborough used to be a major tourism destination, drawing folks from all over in the hopes they'd spot the famous Sasquatch. A tech company called Start-up.com decides to begin buying up places all over town in order to build their techie headquarters, driving out all the local townspeople. Louie and her best friend Felix decide they'll do whatever it takes to save the town from losing all the people and places that make it special. In hopes that convincing people the Sasquatch is real and to drive back tourism, Louie and Felix plan an elaborate hoax"--
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[2017]., Juvenile, Mims House Call No: 001.9 PAT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Do you believe everything you read in the newspaper? Early in August 1937, a news flash came: a sea monster had been spotted lurking off the shore of Nantucket Island. Historically, the Massachusetts island had served as port for whaling ships. Eyewitnesses swore this wasn't a whale, but some new, fearsome creature. As eyewitness account piled up, newspaper stories of the sea monster spread quickly. Across the nation, people shivered in fear. Then, footprints were found on a Nantucket beach. Photographs were sent to prominent biologists for their opinion. Discussion swirled about raising a hunting party. On August 18, news spread across the island: the sea monster had been captured. Islanders ran to the beach and couldn't believe their eyes. This nonfiction picture book is a perfect tool to discuss non-political fake news stories.
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By Jarrow, Gail[2018]., Juvenile, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights Call No: HI-INT 791.4 JAR Edition: First edition. Availability:6 of 6 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the panic induced when listeners believed Orson Welles' radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" to be news of an alien invasion, discussing the context in which the broadcast was aired and why it was so convincing.
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-- How a radio broadcast and The war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of AmericaBy Jarrow, Gail[2018]., Pre-adolescent, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF JAR Availability:2 of 6 At Location(s) Summary Note: Looks at the War of the worlds radio broadcast from 1938 and looks at the artists behind the broadcast, the broadcast itself, the aftermath, and the repercussions of "fake news" today.
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-- How a radio broadcast & The war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of AmericaBy Jarrow, Gail[2018], Pre-adolescent, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights Call No: 791.44 72 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Looks at the War of the worlds radio broadcast from 1938 and looks at the artists behind the broadcast, the broadcast itself, the aftermath, and the repercussions of "fake news" today.