Nathan Hale: Patriot Spy

by Shannon Zemlicka and Shannon Knudsen

Book Overview

As the Revolutionary War began, Nathan Hale immediately joined up on the side of the Patriots. When General Washington needed a spy, Hale was the only man to volunteer for the job. In the end, Hale lost his life for his beliefs and became a true American hero.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876149050
• ISBN13: 9780876149058
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: First Avenue Editions (Tm)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

9 year old liked it

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.

Wonderfully Illustrated and Painted!

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.The illustrations/paintings recall older, classic, illustration styles from books like Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe.Really well done!