The Great Moon Hoax (Hardcover)

from debnance

Two young newsboys depend on their day-to-day survival by selling newspapers. The two boys are overjoyed when the paper they sell, The Sun, begins a new series on startling discoveries on the moon. Day after day, the paper reveals new discoveries, including moon beavers, lakes of death, and seren...

from Sullywriter

Interesting story with wildly imaginative illustrations.

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Historical fiction about the 'value' of honest vs. imaginative news reporting, told from the perspective of two orphan boys who hawk the papers on the street corners of 1835 NYC.  Creative illustrations.  I, personally, found the art ugly, and the white text on gray background hard to r...

from tahayes

Based on a true event in the 1830s, this book tells the story of two newsboys who sell papers for the New York Sun. One week, their sales soar as the newspaper falsely reports the discovery of strange and fantastic creatures on the moon, thanks to a new and improved telescope. Bisaillon's clever ...