Nathan Hale: Patriot Spy

My son loves science... Not reading. I thought I would try to get him to read a non-fiction story, since he does not care to read fiction (at all). He liked this book and kept asking me, "Is this true?". He read it in about 15-20 minutes, so not an extremely detailed account of Nathan Hale's story. But he got the main points. The art work made the story come to life, and there's lots of art work.

I have been following the emerging artistic talent of Craig Orback (the illustrator of Nathan Hale: Patriot Spy) for a few years now. I have always admired his work, and now, with this book (his first I believe), I get to see how talented this young artist REALLY is.His use of color and composition for his work is stunning and the artwork helps bring this story to life in a really great way.The illustrations/paintings recall older, classic, illustration styles from books like Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe.Really well done!