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Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America

Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America - Hardcover

by Gail Jarrow
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Availability:In StockContributor:Gail JarrowAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2018-08-07Pages:144
Language:EnglishPublisher:Calkins Creek BooksISBN-13:9781629797762ISBN-10:1629797766UPC:9781629797762Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Performing Arts, Media Studies, HistoryBook Topic:Television & Radio, United StatesAward:2019 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor Book - Children's Book Award|2019 Golden Kite Honor Book - Older Readers AwardSize:10.10 x 8.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SCRZ96Y213
A Washington Post Best Children's Book

This book for young readers explores in riveting detail the false panic created by the famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast from 1938--as well as the repercussions of "fake news" today.

On the night of October 30, 1938, thousands of Americans panicked when they believed that Martians had invaded Earth. What appeared to be breaking news about an alien invasion was in fact a radio drama based on H. G. Wells's War of the Worlds, performed by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre players. Some listeners became angry once they realized they had been tricked, and the reaction to the broadcast sparked a national discussion about fake news, propaganda, and the role of radio. In this compelling nonfiction chapter book, Gail Jarrow explores the production of the broadcast, the aftermath, and the concept of "fake news" in the media.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Calkins Creek BooksISBN-13:9781629797762ISBN-10:1629797766UPC:9781629797762Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Performing Arts, Media Studies, HistoryBook Topic:Television & Radio, United StatesAward:2019 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor Book - Children's Book Award|2019 Golden Kite Honor Book - Older Readers AwardSize:10.10 x 8.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SCRZ96Y213
Gail Jarrow's books have earned many awards, including the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, a Sibert Honor, Orbis Pictus Honor, YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction finalist, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book, NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book and Best STEM book, The Jefferson Cup Award, a Eureka! Gold Award, as well as Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal Best Books and VOYA Honor Book distinctions. She lives in Ithaca, New York. Visit gailjarrow.com.
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books

Awards

🏆 2019 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor Book - Children's Book Award|2019 Golden Kite Honor Book - Older Readers Award

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Gail Jarrow

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Gail Jarrow

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