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Terry Deary's Terribly True Stories
True Spy Stories
In these true tales of international espionage, find out the Internet spy who hacked into military secrets and ended up dead the ruthless emperor who spied on his own army and the double agent who was awarded medals for bravery by the country he betrayed.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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About the author
Terry Deary
836 books835 followersA former actor, theatre-director and drama teacher, Deary says he began writing when he was 29. Most famously, he is one of the authors of the Horrible Histories series of books popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and humorous pictures and among adults for getting children interested in history. Books in the series have been widely translated into other languages and imitated.
A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.
The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.
Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).
He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
-Wikipedia
A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.
The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.
Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).
He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
-Wikipedia
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April 29, 2013
For the young espionage enthusiast! This collection of separate factual incidents in the world of spies is a useful way to introduce children to events in history. The events cover secret happenings from the time of Alexander the Great through several secret shenanigans during the Second World War to the fall of the Berlin Wall. The stories are told in such a way as to enthuse children to read further into the times and conflicts that are the backdrop of the individual events. The stories also leave out the darker side of the world of spying and focus on the feelings and motives of the people in the stories. Why did they become a secret agent? Why did they decide to spy for another country? How did they feel about being a traitor?
I enjoyed this book for three reasons. Firstly; I like a great spy story that keeps me on the edge of my seat, secondly; it does make children aware that some people in life are not what they seem, and thirdly; although only just touching on topics such as politics and world leaders at times, it makes children aware of these factors and may generate an interest in some children in the future.
This book is appropriate for upper key stage two children and as short stories would are useful for reading to an entire class. As stated above, the stories may generate an interest in history and politics and international events.
I enjoyed this book for three reasons. Firstly; I like a great spy story that keeps me on the edge of my seat, secondly; it does make children aware that some people in life are not what they seem, and thirdly; although only just touching on topics such as politics and world leaders at times, it makes children aware of these factors and may generate an interest in some children in the future.
This book is appropriate for upper key stage two children and as short stories would are useful for reading to an entire class. As stated above, the stories may generate an interest in history and politics and international events.
June 5, 2015
The simple synopsis is the real life as spies is definitely not like James Bond.
I like how the author put the individual spy stories and tied it in with the extra facts about the spy gadgets, history and all.
I like how the author put the individual spy stories and tied it in with the extra facts about the spy gadgets, history and all.
December 26, 2016
I listened to this on audiobook.
There were a mix of stories in this collection, that ranged from ancient times to modern day events. Topics such as spy equipment, codes, cyphers, double agents, computer hacking, etc., are covered.
A lot of the content of this book was new to me, which was good.
There were a mix of stories in this collection, that ranged from ancient times to modern day events. Topics such as spy equipment, codes, cyphers, double agents, computer hacking, etc., are covered.
A lot of the content of this book was new to me, which was good.
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