The night the Martians landed

just the facts (plus the rumors) about invaders from Mars

By Krull, Kathleen & Santoro, Christopher

Publishers Summary:
Recounts the night before Halloween in 1938 when a fake news broadcast about invading Martians sent radio listeners around the country into a panic, and examines why so many people confused entertainment with reality.

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ISBN
978-0-68817-246-6
Publisher
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2003.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2003

Gr 4-7 In simple, informal prose and large text, Krull relates the story of the notorious 1938 radio broadcast of an adaptation of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds. The whimsical cover art and cartoon illustrations featuring octopuslike Martians will no doubt draw in readers and help sustain their attention. The author presumes readers have no prior knowledge of the legendary performance by Orson Welles a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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