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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Beyond Words Pub Co
Published date: 2004
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 0.25 pounds
Ages: 4 to 6
Pages: 133
Synopses
A collection of biographies of real women who were spies throughout history and around the world, including Virginia Hall, Sarah Emma Edmonds, Josephine Baker, and Eva Wu.
Publisher's Notes
Provides a look at the role female spies, such as Harriet Tubman and Julia Child, played for the benefit of their causes throughout history, complete with instructions for making a spy camera, an undercover spy disguise, and more. Original.
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