THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Recounts the life of Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale, whose decision to become a spy for General George Washington cost him his life.
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Grade 2-4-This introductory biography relates Hale's story from the time of his education at Yale to his work as a spy for General Washington and ultimate execution during the American Revolution. The author includes little-known facts such as Hale, the teacher, offering early morning classes to girls at a time when only boys, for the most part, received formal education. After noting the colonial idea of spies as cheats and liars, readers are told of Hale's high degree of patriotism: "-if spying would help his country, it was honorable to him." The numerous oil paintings are mostly appropriate, but in the one that is intended to depict Hale as a 14-year-old boy, he looks like an older man. While not an essential purchase, this title will be useful in libraries in which biographies for beginning readers are needed.
Suzanne Crowder, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Suzanne Crowder, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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My son loves science... Not reading. I thought I would try to get him to read a non-fiction story, since he does not care to read fiction (at all). He liked this book and kept asking me, "Is this true?". He read it in about 15-20 minutes, so not an extremely detailed account of Nathan Hale's story. But he got the main points. The art work made the story come to life, and there's lots of art work.
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This book is around 88 pages. It has many good pictures (illustrations) that can be used for a book report or a research paper for 6th graders. However, most 6th graders must have over 100 pages. So this is really a better research paper book. That is how my son used it - information and cut out the pictures for his paper.
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I have been following the emerging artistic talent of Craig Orback (the illustrator of Nathan Hale: Patriot Spy) for a few years now. I have always admired his work, and now, with this book (his first I believe), I get to see how talented this young artist REALLY is.His use of color and composition for his work is stunning and the artwork helps bring this story to life in a really great way. Really well done!
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