Crash from outer space unraveling the mystery of flying saucers, alien beings, and Roswell

"In 1947, during the early years of the Cold War, a field in Roswell, New Mexico was disturbed by a strange crash and smattering of debris. Some say the bodies of extraterrestrial beings were strewn across the ground, that a UFO had crashed there, and that the government was covering up the evidence...

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Main Author: Fleming, Candace (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scholastic Focus, [2022]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"In 1947, during the early years of the Cold War, a field in Roswell, New Mexico was disturbed by a strange crash and smattering of debris. Some say the bodies of extraterrestrial beings were strewn across the ground, that a UFO had crashed there, and that the government was covering up the evidence in a massive conspiracy. But what really happened at Roswell? The infamous "crash from outer space" has become a fixture in our culture, inspiring a surge of UFO sightings and conspiracy theories. But at its heart is the story of military scientists, a city on the brink of the Cold War, and a debris field scattered with mystery. What was it that actually crashed at Roswell? Were alien bodies found? Was it Russian spies? Secret military technology? And did the government try to hide what they found? An electrifying exploration of one of the most thrilling mysteries in recent history, by Sibert Award winning author Candace Fleming"--
Physical Description:272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 8-12
Grades 4-6
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-256) and index.
ISBN:9781338829464
1338829467
Author Notes:Candace Fleming is the award-winning and highly acclaimed author of more than twenty books for children and young adults, including Is It Real? The Loch Ness Monster ; Crash from Outer Space: Unraveling the Mystery of Flying Saucers, Alien Beings, and Roswell ; The Curse of the Mummy: Uncovering Tutankhamun's Tomb ; Sibert Honor Book The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II ; The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh , winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award; the Sibert Award winner Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner and Sibert Honor Book The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of the Russian Empire , among many others. Candace received the American Library Association's Margaret A. Edwards and Children's Literature Legacy Awards in 2026. She lives outside of Chicago, and you can visit her online at candacefleming.com.