America's Famous Spies

We love these books, they were perfect for our study of American History. We just used them as a supplement, I had my 12 year old son read them on his own and tell me about what he read. Interesting and engaging!

This series makes stories come to life for the students. The layout of the book is easy to follow along and makes for an enjoyable read to supplement into their history curriculum.

We love the entire series but several of the characters in this series we had never heard of. Such a great series of engaging and fun accounts of history. Great way to encourage reading and to introduce biography's to children!

My 7 and 10 year olds really enjoyed this book. The learned all about the courage and sacrifice these brave men and women had while helping our country. They keep asking for just one more chapter--these books are hard to put down!

This book tells the stories of several spies during the American Revolution, Civil War, and World War II. The stories are engaging, great to keep a young reader/s interest.
Included are many definition throughout the stories with a glossary in the back of the book. Also includes are maps of the battles. The back of the book also contains a comparison chart for using these stories alongside other MasterBooks curriculum. This is a great resource for a young reader.

These are fascinating stories that bring history to life from a “living history” perspective! Each story highlights the courage and character of the hero and teaches history in a way that will stick in your mind without even realizing you're learning. For instance, we felt like we were dropped down into Lydia Darraugh’s home as we breathlessly followed her courageous exploits to relay crucial information to General Washington!

While it’s labeled as 6-8 grade, we have enjoyed it as a read aloud, and even my third grader is enjoying reading it herself (there are war stories, so we talk about them together; gauge your child’s sensitivity). She told me one thing she likes about the book is the small illustrations throughout. They help keep the text load on the page a bit lighter for elementary readers, making it feel more achievable and enjoyable. She also likes that each chapter is broken up into small sections, like little chapters within the chapters.

There is a full glossary in the back of the book, but we like that the glossary words are also included in side columns as they are introduced in the story. (Once when a child was reading aloud, I asked if she knew what a word meant after she sounded it out. She gave me a great definition, then started giggling and said she read it from the sidebar ;-)

I really appreciate the guide to the corresponding Master Books curriculum in the back, as well, so I can plan the best time to pull in one of these chapters to round out another area we are currently studying. I’m thankful for another great resource that mixes education with reading practice and comprehension, making learning a pleasure!

America's Famous Spies is a great addition to the What a Character series. It's an engaging and interesting read about spies from the American War of Independence, the Civil War, and WWII. It has the same quality vocabulary and illustrations as the other books in the series. We especially loved learning about ways that messages were delivered through spy rings and invisible ink. The corresponding curriculum page is very helpful for matching each chapter with additional MB materials. We have loved every book in this series!

Featuring spies from America’s War of Independence, The Civil War, and World War II, America’s Famous Spies takes you through information on each war before introducing you to spies from the time period. I LOVE this series (What a Character) and am thrilled with how well each book is written. It is easy to read and packed full of information, includes key words and definitions and fun pictures. Students will love reading each one. I highly recommend the entire series.

My kids have absolutely loved the What a Character series and this book does not disappoint. I definitely recommend it to go along with the America’s Story history series.

America’s Famous Spies contains stories of American spies during the American War of Independence (American Revolution), the Civil War, and World War II. Each war has a brief overview that is then followed by stories about the American spies involved during that specific war. A total of 10 stories are included.

‌This book came at the absolute perfect time. We have been studying the American Revolution in America’s Story and I loved that we were able to dig deeper and travel into the lives of some of the spies during that war by using the stories in America’s Famous Spies as read-alouds. My kids were so fascinated and loved these stories. I look forward to using this as a supplement alongside America’s Story 2 & 3 also!

Both of my kids love these series. My son was especially excited about the America's Famous Spies. He was able to read and comprehend it without any issues.

We all were excited to learn about many creative ways the spies were getting and transferring information during wars in America.
This book would work great with America's Story curriculum or even by itself as a reader. Wonderful job!