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Aliens are Coming!: The True Account of the 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast (Dragonfly Books)

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A picture-book account of considered one of the most famous pieces of radio history!

* “Sandwiched between a have a look at Depression-era radios and a set of fanciful period advertisements, McCarthy delivers a semi-serious account of the 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast, illustrating both passages from the script and briefly told descriptions of widespread panic with smudgy caricature scenes featuring bug-eyed monsters and equally bug-eyed people. The writer closes with a substantial note that analyzes the broadcast’ immediate and long-term effects, points out that the announcers time and again admitted that they were presenting a drama right through the broadcast, mentions a couple of later revivals here and across the world and notes the response of H.G. Wells himself to the original production. She has also set up an invitingly designed Internet website online with an array of relevant links.”
Kirkus Reviews, Starred

An ALA–ALSC Notable Children’s Book

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

An IRA–CBC Children’s Choice

A Kirkus Reviews Editor’s Choice

A 2006 New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

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