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The Giant and How He Humbugged America Hardcover - 2012
by Murphy, Jim
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- Good
- Hardcover
A two-time Newbery Honor Book author has written an amazing account of one of America's most famous hoaxes! When a 10-foot tall purported "petrified man" is unearthed from a backyard in upstate New York in 1869, the discovery immediately turns into a spectacle of epic proportions.
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- Title The Giant and How He Humbugged America
- Author Murphy, Jim
- Binding Hardcover
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 112
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Scholastic Press
- Date 2012-10
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0439691842.G
- ISBN 9780439691840 / 0439691842
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 10.1 x 8.2 x 0.7 in (25.65 x 20.83 x 1.78 cm)
- Ages 09 to 12 years
- Grade levels 4 - 7
- Reading level 1210
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Library of Congress subjects Cardiff giant, Cardiff (N.Y.) - Antiquities
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011036798
- Dewey Decimal Code 974.765
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From the rear cover
"There's a sucker born every minute." -- David Hannum (one of the owners of the Cardiff Giant)
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Citations
- Booklist, 06/01/2012, Page 76
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2012, Page 0
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2013, Page 0
- Kirkus Reviews, 09/01/2012, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 09/17/2012, Page 0
- School Library Journal, 09/01/2012, Page 165