The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Was the Giant's Causeway really built by giants? Learn all about the mystery surrounding one of the United Kingdom's greatest natural wonders.
The Giant's Causeway is a spectacular geological formation in Northern Ireland that is a popular tourist destination and UNESCO World Heritage Site. According to Irish folklore, in the third century, a giant named Finn McCool was challenged to a duel by another giant in Scotland. In this legend, Finn accepted the challenge and built a path across the North Channel, anxious to face his foe once and for all.
Was this how the Giant's Causeway was created? Or have science and geographic studies explained the hexagonal stone columns as the result of an ancient volcanic eruption? Find out everything we know about this mysterious geological rock formation steeped in myth and folklore.
| ISBN: | 9798217050994 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2026 |
| Author: | Ken Wright |
| Illustrator: | Andrew Thomson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Workshop an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | What Do We Know About? |
| Genres: |
General Knowledge & Trivia Children’s / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity Mystery / Mythology History |
The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Was the Giant's Causeway really built by giants? Learn all about the mystery surrounding one of the United Kingdom's greatest natural wonders.The Giant's Causeway is a spectacular geological formation in Northern Ireland that is a popular tourist destination and UNESCO World Heritage Site. According to Irish folklore, in the third century, a giant named Finn McCool was challenged to a duel by another giant in Scotland.
What Do We Know About the Giant's Causeway? features in the following genres: General Knowledge & Trivia, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity, Mystery / Mythology, History
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What Do We Know About the Giant's Causeway? was written by Ken Wright and published by Penguin Workshop an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
What Do We Know About the Giant's Causeway? has 112 pages
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