Spies
David Long
(Author)
Terri Po
(Illustrator)
Description
Discover the exciting and dangerous lives of spies and secret agents from Award-winning author David Long and rising star Terri Po. A single spy can save thousands upon thousands of lives . . . From Harry Ree, teacher turned saboteur, to Margery Booth, the spy who sang for Hitler, to Scotch Lass, Britain's smallest ever agent, discover twenty-seven of the most courageous and daring spies . . .
For as long as there have been secrets to keep, there have been spies, the world over, trying to uncover this classified information. Spying goes on all the time, and everywhere, but some of the most astonishing exploits occur during wartime.
The stories in this beautiful collection unpick some of the most astonishing missions undertaken during World War Two - actions that helped to save many lives. Amazingly, many of these tales had to remain a deadly secret at the time and are little known even to this day.
Discover twenty-seven of the most courageous and daring, including:
Giliana Gerson, Britain's first female spy, Harry Ree, teacher turned saboteur, Margery Booth, the spy who sang for Hitler, Roald Dahl, the spy who became a bestselling author, Noor Inayat Khan, the first woman wireless operator, Scotch Lass, Britain's smallest ever agent, 'Major Martin' the man who never was and many more!
Product Details
Price
$19.95
$18.55
Publisher
Faber & Faber Children's
Publish Date
August 09, 2022
Pages
224
Dimensions
9.3 X 12.1 X 0.9 inches | 2.75 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780571361847
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David Long's engaging, imaginative and well-informed books reflect an unquenchable thirst for those events and personalities that illuminate the past. His work has appeared in The Sunday Times, in countless magazines and London's Evening Standard. As a columnist on the Sunday People, he created a popular cartoon strip that ran for several years in the weekend edition of The Times. He writes the kind of stuff he likes to read--for both adults and children. David Long lives in South East England.
Terri Po is a children's book illustrator who was highly commended in the FAB Prize. She is originally from Hong Kong but graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2018. She creates editorial illustrations, infographics and illustrated books, as well as doing live graphic facilitation.