Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 20: Bat-men on the Moon!: A Hoax from History

In this stranger-than-fiction account of real events, uncover the daring lunar hoax that tricked thousands of people in 1830s New York. Readerful is designed to motivate children to read more. This Independent Library book is for pupils in Y6/P7 at Oxford Reading Level 20 to read without support.

Roll up, roll up! Men discovered living on the Moon! Totally genuine and completely real discoveries of wild bat-men, unicorn goats and crystal palaces on the moon''s surface.So ran the wild headlines in 1835 - so let''s learn about misinformation and moon-men, and investigate the greatest newspaper hoax of the nineteenth century, in this fun non-fiction story.This book is from Readerful''s Independent Library. It is for children aged 10 to 11 to read without support. Readerful is a reading library specially designed to motivate children to read more. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books for children from 4 to 11 years, including: Books for Sharing: picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessionsIndependent Library: fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independentlyRise: fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently.How Readerful works: - Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. - Then encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful''s Independent Library or from Rise. You''ll find links between the books'' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.