Spy Gizmos and Gadgets

by Susan K. Mitchell

Overview

Can you hide a spy camera in a pen or behind a shirt button? Spies need hidden cameras for secret missions. Need to pass along a secret message? A spy might use invisible ink. Spies could not do their jobs without the latest gizmos and gadgets. In this book, readers will check out some of the most important tools in the spy world from wiretaps to lipstick pistols.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780766037106
Publisher:	Enslow Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/16/2012
Series:	Secret World of Spies Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.51(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

This series will entice even the most reluctant reader. Students learn about spies and espionage, technology, and gadgets, plus several of the titles include biographies of famous and not-so-famous people in the world of spies. The books all include a one-page discussion of a career specifically covered in the book. Callout boxes and sidebars might cause less focused readers to wander, though the colors and simple sentence structure will enable lower level readers to enjoy the work while older readers will benefit from the in-depth information sprinkled throughout. Photographs, illustrations, and some activities make these books valuable additions to elementary and middle school libraries for history technology, and career sections. Bibliography. Glossary. Websites. Table of Contents. Index., Library Media Connection January-February 2012

From the Publisher

Gr 4–6—Mitchell has done the secret world of espionage justice with these titles. Filled with illustrations, facts, and true tales, the books cover everything students would want to know about a spy's life. Lies offers a primer on a few of the most famous spies in history. Codes discusses the brilliant ways in which people have disguised messages. Gizmos looks at spy rings, cameras, the Kiss of Death, and cell-phone tracking. Traitors begins with Benedict Arnold and Mata Hari and comes to the present day with Robert Hanssen. Each book has a page about a spy career associated with its topic and includes educational requirements, salary ranges, and a section of resources for more information. Sidebars with more information and extra stories and photos are peppered throughout the volumes. Easy-to-read, informative titles.—Lia Carruthers, Roxbury Public Library, Succasunna, NJ

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