The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln

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Product Details

Price
$17.99  $16.73
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Publish Date
Pages
48
Dimensions
12.1 X 9.1 X 0.6 inches | 1.35 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781419730641

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About the Author

Marissa Moss has written more than 70 children's books. She is the bestselling author/illustrator of the Amelia's Notebook series and illustrator of The Eye That Never Sleeps, America's Tea Parties, Barbed Wire Baseball, and Nurse, Soldier, Spy. Her awards include two California Book Awards, a Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award Honor, an NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, an ALA Notable, and the Cowan Writers' Prize. She lives in Berkeley, California.

Reviews

"Moss' prose is clear and engaging, filled with intriguing details . . . a thorough and compelling introduction to Pinkerton's work."--Kirkus Reviews
"Moss evokes a mysterious and exciting old-fashioned tale of espionage here. Holmes's carefully researched artwork, which he explains in a note, was inspired by newspaper mastheads, period fashion, and even board games from the era . . . A great pick for kids who can't get enough spy stories."--School Library Journal
**STARRED REVIEW**
"Holmes (Secrets of the Dragon Tomb) employs a digital scratchboard technique for a woodcut look; the detailed illustrations invite detectivelike inspection, while the limited color palette and multi-paneled spreads evoke a graphic novel style . . . With a narrative that moves along effortlessly, his history of the company whose eyeball logo inspired the term "private eye" will keep aspiring sleuths hooked with its intrigue."--Publishers Weekly
**STARRED REVIEW**
"The real deal for history enthusiasts."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
**STARRED REVIEW**
"Few young people, besides history or Lincoln buffs, may know about this page in Lincoln's life, making the book a useful addition to libraries. Digitally rendered scratchboard illustrations on dusty purple, brown, and orange backgrounds effectively recreate the Victorian era."--School Library Connection