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lucysreading's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
alboyer6's review
3.0
NO NO NO NO NO. 0 stars. I can't even get passed the fly leaf. What I hoped to be a decent GN that blurs the lines of fiction/nonfiction with enough nonfiction some libraries put it in nonfiction collections had a rather large error on the fly leaf in a map differentiating between Union, Confederate, and boarder states and territories. It marks Kansas as a Confederate state. Granted it has been a while since my college Civil War class I double, triple and quadrupled checked to make sure I wasn't crazy and never did I see KANSAS listed as a Confederate state. I hope, for the sake of map crazy kids out there, that this was an error limited to this specific printing otherwise there will be some confused kids out there.
Update. I just updated my review to 3 stars aka good because the mistake was caught and hopefully now fixed. Probably still won't be buying these for my library because if there are mistakes like this right off the bat are there mistakes that I did catch else where?
Update. I just updated my review to 3 stars aka good because the mistake was caught and hopefully now fixed. Probably still won't be buying these for my library because if there are mistakes like this right off the bat are there mistakes that I did catch else where?
lannthacker's review
3.0
A little rougher around the edges in terms of style and storytelling than later works in the series, but still informative and enjoyable, with poop jokes!
maryehavens's review
4.0
The only things that sounded familiar to me in this book was the Merrimack, Fort Sumter......any of the general events that might be talked about in US History. And that’s why I LOVE this series! It takes American History events that we all read about in school and goes much, much deeper in a very accessible format. I really enjoyed reading about Cushing and his adventures as, essentially, the father of the Navy Seals! It was also very interesting to hear about naval strategies. I’m hoping to read The Art of War soon (weirdly been fascinated about that recently).
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for anyone interested in American History that doesn’t want to read highly academic tomes. If you want to read further, every book includes a bibliography for further reading as well as historical pictures/narrative updates.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for anyone interested in American History that doesn’t want to read highly academic tomes. If you want to read further, every book includes a bibliography for further reading as well as historical pictures/narrative updates.
sqeeker's review
5.0
- This was another hilarious and educational tale! I loved it!
- I really like that Nathan Hale (the spy) is still telling stories to the hangman and the redcoat. It's like Scheherezade telling stories to the king to stay alive.
- I didn't know there were naval battles in the Civil War! That is really cool.
- William Cushing was the best part of this book. He was hilarious and awesome! I love that he was a forerunner for the Navy Seals. I want to go research this guy some more.
- The Lego instructions are at the end are gut busting funny.
- I like the color and lack of color. The last book used red, and this one uses blue.
- The author took some liberties with the characters, but I thought he did a good job keeping the history straight. My favorite "liberty" was the fox.
- Hale's illustrations are simple, but he does a good job of getting a lot out of each frame.
- I really like that Nathan Hale (the spy) is still telling stories to the hangman and the redcoat. It's like Scheherezade telling stories to the king to stay alive.
- I didn't know there were naval battles in the Civil War! That is really cool.
- William Cushing was the best part of this book. He was hilarious and awesome! I love that he was a forerunner for the Navy Seals. I want to go research this guy some more.
- The Lego instructions are at the end are gut busting funny.
- I like the color and lack of color. The last book used red, and this one uses blue.
- The author took some liberties with the characters, but I thought he did a good job keeping the history straight. My favorite "liberty" was the fox.
- Hale's illustrations are simple, but he does a good job of getting a lot out of each frame.
kensuds's review
4.0
Straight up a fun time read! I love the artist (Nathan Hale) and his style, it's all so charming. If you or a kid want a quick and fun little read, I'd say pick up one of these books.
beardedbarista's review
5.0
What a great graphic novel for kids! (And adults!) I got to meet Nathan Hale with my daughter at my local library last weekend and he was incredibly fun and gave the kids a history lesson I didn't even know about!
My daughter checked this book out because she was excited but I think her 8 year old attention span was a little too young for this story. So I read it :) this book goes over our countries first iron ship naval war. The ups and downs and a cast of historical characters that made the history lesson fun and memorable. If you get a chance to see Hale at an event definitely go. It's fun for all ages!
My daughter checked this book out because she was excited but I think her 8 year old attention span was a little too young for this story. So I read it :) this book goes over our countries first iron ship naval war. The ups and downs and a cast of historical characters that made the history lesson fun and memorable. If you get a chance to see Hale at an event definitely go. It's fun for all ages!