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Aliens Are Coming!: The True Account Of The 1938 War Of The Worlds Radio Broadcast

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4 out of 5
Based on 54 Ratings and 21 Reviews

Book Description
It was an ordinary night in October of 1938 until a news bulletin interrupted the dance music on CBS radio-aliens were invading the United States!
Meghan McCarthy's hilarious Aliens Are Coming! tells the true story of the Halloween radio prank that duped much of the country into believing that Martians had invaded. The book uses excerpts from the actual War of the Worlds radio broadcast and in... More
Book Information
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-100375835180
ISBN-13978-0375835186
Publication Date02/14/2006
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About Meghan McCarthy (Author) : Meghan McCarthy is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Meghan McCarthy include Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse, Astronaut Handbook, City Hawk: The S... more
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