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The Stone Giant (Road to Reading)
By Standiford, Natalie
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-30726-404-6
- Publisher
- Golden Books
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2001
Gr 1-3 In 1869, audiences flocked to see what was purported to be a petrified human giant, unearthed from a farm in Cardiff, NY. The "giant" was, in fact, a statue carved from gypsum, artificially weathered, and buried as part of a "get rich quick" scheme. So successful was the hoax that even circus impresario P. T. Barnum got into the act, making his own copy of the "giant" and claiming that it was the "real" Cardiff Giant. Finally, it was determined th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
