The Giant and how he humbugged America / Jim Murphy.
A description of the Cardiff Giant mystery in which a man in upstate New York buried a ten-foot-tall, petrified model of a man, which was discovered by well diggers a year later, and set into motion a money-making spectacle.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780439691840
- ISBN: 0439691842
- Physical Description: 112 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-108) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The discovery -- Word spreads -- The scientists' opinions -- Open for business -- Changes -- Embarrassing accusations -- The ugly truth -- A giant move -- Enter Barnum -- Giant problems all around -- A giant farewell -- A final resting place -- Other famous hoaxes.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1210L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.7 4 154476.
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