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Patience Wright: American Sculptor and Revolutionary Spy
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4.1 out of 5
Based on 59 Ratings and 23 Reviews

Book Description
The intriguing story of one of America's first spies-a woman!

Born in 1725 in the American colonies, Patience Wright discovered her talent for art at an early age. As an adult, she joined her sister in a wax-sculpting business and later moved on her own to England. There, Patience became a spy for the colonies, hiding messages in the sculpted busts she sent to her sister's waxworks in Ameri... More
Book Information
PublisherHenry Holt & Company, Inc.
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-100805067701
ISBN-13978-0805067705
Publication Date02/20/2007
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About Pegi Deitz Shea (Author) : In a refugee camp in Thailand in 1989, I discovered my reason to live: to write multicultural fiction, nonfiction and poetry about children struggling to survive all over the world. My human rights/so... more
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About Bethanne Andersen (Illustrator) : Bethanne Andersen is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Bethanne Andersen include Patience Wright: American Sculptor and ... more
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