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 ed.
- 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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