A review by stephanieisreading
Aliens Are Coming!: The True Account of the 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast by Meghan Mccarthy
4.0
I love this book so much! I shared this with some kids at the library, and they seemed to enjoy it, but not nearly as much as I did!
This book is a very accessible picture book nonfiction about that time when the radio drama "the War of the Worlds" was aired....and people thought there was a legit alien invasion. This history had crossed my radar before, but I'd actually put off listening to the radio drama until I read this book.
Once I finished it, my curiosity was fully ignited and I spent some time listening to the original broadcast.
y'all.
I fully understand why people got fooled.
The radio production took complete advantage of the radio format, and if you missed the announcement at the beginning and came into the program with music followed by a Very Serious News Announcement, followed by more music followed by another Very Serious News Announcement....? NO WONDER.
AH. So good. Loved listening to the broadcast, and I loved the way this book brought the history to life!
This book is a very accessible picture book nonfiction about that time when the radio drama "the War of the Worlds" was aired....and people thought there was a legit alien invasion. This history had crossed my radar before, but I'd actually put off listening to the radio drama until I read this book.
Once I finished it, my curiosity was fully ignited and I spent some time listening to the original broadcast.
y'all.
I fully understand why people got fooled.
The radio production took complete advantage of the radio format, and if you missed the announcement at the beginning and came into the program with music followed by a Very Serious News Announcement, followed by more music followed by another Very Serious News Announcement....? NO WONDER.
AH. So good. Loved listening to the broadcast, and I loved the way this book brought the history to life!