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245 10 a| Spooked! :b| how a radio broadcast and the war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America /c| Gail Jarrow.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| Honesdale, Pennsylvania :b| Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights,c| [2018];

300 a| 139 pages :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 26 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-134) and index.;

505 0 a| Haunted on Halloween Eve -- Mercury rises -- Taking to the air -- Blood-red planet -- Plotting the invasion -- The final day -- The attack -- Panic -- "Wreckage" -- It's all over -- Extra! Extra! Read all about it! -- Dear Mr. Welles -- Fallout -- Dear FCC -- "Too darn realistic" -- Soft landing.;

520 a| Describes the panic induced when listeners believed Orson Welles' radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" to be news of an alien invasion, discussing the context in which the broadcast was aired and why it was so convincing.;

521 8 a| 1000b| Lexile;

630 00 a| War of the worlds (Radio program)v| Juvenile literature.=| ^A399410;

650 0 a| Science fiction radio programsx| Psychological aspectsv| Juvenile literature.=| ^A1146295;

650 0 a| Hoaxes in mass mediav| Juvenile literature.=| ^A1065823;

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Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and the war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America / Gail Jarrow.

Author/creator	Jarrow, Gail author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]
Copyright Date	©2018
Description	139 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Subjects	War of the worlds (Radio program)--Juvenile literature. Science fiction radio programs--Psychological aspects. --Juvenile literature. Radio broadcasting--United States. --History. --20th century. --Juvenile literature. Hoaxes in mass media--Juvenile literature.

Contents	Haunted on Halloween Eve -- Mercury rises -- Taking to the air -- Blood-red planet -- Plotting the invasion -- The final day -- The attack -- Panic -- "Wreckage" -- It's all over -- Extra! Extra! Read all about it! -- Dear Mr. Welles -- Fallout -- Dear FCC -- "Too darn realistic" -- Soft landing.
Abstract	Describes the panic induced when listeners believed Orson Welles' radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" to be news of an alien invasion, discussing the context in which the broadcast was aired and why it was so convincing.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-134) and index.
Audience	1000 Lexile
LCCN	2018933314
ISBN	9781629797762 (hardcover)
ISBN	1629797766 (hardcover)

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