Girl Spies

by Virginia Loh-Hagan

Overview

Who were history's most courageous spies? Who had the biggest transformation? In the History's Yearbook series, readers will learn about the amazing and diverse women in history. In Girl Spies, readers will discover and rediscover their favorite heroines and learn about top women spies who have made an impact. Each book in this series is written at a higher maturity level using considerate text at a lower reading level in order to engage struggling readers. Backmatter material includes writing prompts that encourage readers to think creatively and critically. Series includes, a table of contents, educational sidebars, bibliography, glossary, index, and author biography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534156319
Publisher:	45th Parallel Press
Publication date:	09/01/2019
Series:	History's Yearbook
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	32
Lexile:	400L (what's this?)
File size:	18 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	7 - 8 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 3

1 Best All-Around Agent 355 4

2 Most Likely to Cook Up a Plan Julia Child 6

3 Most Clever Barbara Lauwers 8

4 Most Likely to Sign Up for Anything Nancy Wake 10

5 Most Loyal Noor Inayat Khan 12

6 Most Charming Zheng Pingru 14

7 Biggest Transformation Sarah Emma Edmonds 16

8 Best Survivor Dahteste 18

9 Best Team Mary Bowser Elizabeth Van Lew 20

10 Biggest Heroine Harriet Tubman 22

11 Biggest Rebel Manuela Sáenz 24

12 Most Likely to Win at Trivia Agnes Meyer Driscoll 26

Your Turn! 30

Consider This! 31

Glossary 31

Index 31

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2019

Gr 4–8—Readers may expect to find informative content within these collective biographies. Brief, one-page texts contain biographical information and an accompanying photograph or illustration of the woman highlighted when available. In addition to the biographies, each title has back matter that includes a relevant social club readers can join, suggested reading material and websites, and additional tidbits related to the subject. While an abundance of facts is presented in each title, the delivery of the information falls short. Staccato sentences ("She studied art on the streets. She went to art school. But she didn't like it"), unsupported claims ("She may be England's first biracial queen"), and unorganized paragraphs annoy and distract readers. Photography credits are listed, but no source notes or bibliography exist. VERDICT Poor writing distracts too much, making these titles less enjoyable for readers of any age.

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