Welcome to KIWIreviews - product reviews
•  click here to return to the homepage  •
Welcome visitor.Join us or log in

Product reviews on kiwireviews.nz : Friday 29th March 2024 - 22:49:20

QuickSearch for:    What is QuickSearch?
QuickJump to:    What is QuickJump?
logon name: p/w:  

I want to:

You Are Here...

Home > Categories > Books > Kids - General > The White Mouse: The Story of Nancy Wake review

« Pepper and Poe reviewPepper and PoeTwo Birds on a Wire reviewTwo Birds on a Wire »

Score: 8.5/10  [2 reviews]
3 out of 5
ProdID: 6635 - The White Mouse: The Story of Nancy Wake
Author: Peter Gouldthorpe

The White Mouse: The Story of Nancy Wake
Price:
$29.00
Sample/s Supplied by:
Click to search for all products supplied by Scholastic (NZ)

Disclosure StatementFULL DISCLOSURE: A number of units of this product have, at some time, been provided to KIWIreviews by Scholastic (NZ) or their agents for the sole purposes of unbiased, independent reviews. No fee was requested, offered nor accepted by KIWIreviews or the reviewers themselves - these are genuine, unpaid consumer reviews.
Available:
September 2015

The White Mouse: The Story of Nancy Wake product reviews

The Gestapo called her The White Mouse and they wanted her, dead or alive. Nancy Wake was an Australian who joined the French Resistance during World War II and became the most wanted woman in France. Parachuting behind enemy lines, blowing up bridges and smuggling refugees across borders, Nancy fought fiercely against the enemy and became the most decorated Australian woman in any war.

Check out Scholastic (NZ) onlineClick here to see all the listings for Scholastic (NZ) Visit their website They do not have a Twitter account Check them out on Facebook They do not have a YouTube Channel They do not have a Pinterest board They do not have an Instagram channel They do not have a TikTok channel



Tags:
bravery   enemy   heroes   history   nancy wake   peter gouldthorpe   resistance   scholastic   spies   war
Other listings you may be interested in:
Anguished EnglishAnguished English
Rating: 9.5
March to the Sound of the GunsMarch to the Sound of the Guns
Rating: 9.0
The Little Blue DuckThe Little Blue Duck
Rating: 9.8
Giraffe AttackGiraffe Attack
Rating: 8.1
MilkshakeMilkshake
Rating: 7.5
My Story: Berlin OlympicsMy Story: Berlin Olympics
Rating: 8.1
Dragon HunterDragon Hunter
Rating: 8.5
Ella and Olivia: Super Sweet StoriesElla and Olivia: Super Sweet Stories
Rating: 10.0
Heartside Bay #2 - The Trouble With LoveHeartside Bay #2 - The Trouble With Love
Rating: 9.8
Klutz Tiny StitchesKlutz Tiny Stitches
Rating: 8.8
I Am Princess XI Am Princess X
Rating: 9.9
Peek A Boo FarmPeek A Boo Farm
Rating: 10.0
Barking MadBarking Mad
Rating: 9.8

Product reviews...

Everyone is welcome to post a review. You will need to Join up or log in to post yours.

Click here to read the profile of rosielee3

Review by: rosielee3 (Rosie)
Dated: 24th of November, 2015

Link to this review Report this review

 

This Review: 7.5/10
Price:
Score 7 out of 10
Value for Money:
Score 8 out of 10
ReReadability:
Score 7 out of 10
Personal Choice:
Score 8 out of 10

I am fascinated about the story of Nancy Wake and have done a bit of reading and viewing of her history. This book calls her an Australian woman, when she is actually New Zealand born. However this fact aside, it is a solid recount of her legacy.

The images in this book are interesting and for some reason remind me of the old Tin Tin books. It has many good images that illustrate what is going on, so it helps young minds comprehend the complex story line. I love the details of old papers and the story written on note paper on the pages. It gives it a very authentic feel and adds depth to the discussions you have around the page.

This is a good sized book, with good quality pages that are easy to turn and thick enough to let children touch and point to different thing. The price is a little more than I would normally pay for a children's book, however the content it covers and the detailed illustrations make it worth the extra little bit.

This book takes awhile to read, it is long and there is a lot of information on each page. It would work well for young teenagers as well. It would work well in a school setting and I am hoping to try it out in the classroom at some stage. This would be a wonderful gift for a young girl, who is interested in strong female role models, and getting to know some 'underground' history with a local twist. Nancy Wake is a very interesting character!

Click here to read the profile of mizim

Review by: mizim (Miriam)
Dated: 15th of November, 2015

Link to this review Report this review

 

This Review: 9.5/10
Price:
Score 9 out of 10
Value for Money:
Score 9 out of 10
ReReadability:
Score 10 out of 10
Personal Choice:
Score 10 out of 10

I wanted to read this book with my kids as I am always looking for something well written as well as something that features a strong female role model in it, as this book quite clearly does. When my son got this book out of the box he was straight away firing questions out at me about who she was, what was she doing and his biggest question, why. With just the four words on the book cover, Nurse - Reporter - Rebel - Spy, I was able to teach my children quite a bit.

This isn't a book that you could read to your kids in one sitting, certainly not my six and eight year old's but it wasn't really a book that I needed to read to them in one sitting as there was quite a lot for them to process and it seemed like an endless line of questions from them both about who, what and why. The language isn't complicated, which makes it perfect for little ears, and nothing is too descriptive, ie. they don't go into exactly how Nancy was tortured etc. This gives a good bio for someone new to the story of Nancy and it has left my kids wanting to know about more people like her and what they've done in the past.

With some lovely illustrations that fit the story perfectly, a story well written and an amazing woman... Great book.

Random listing from 'Books'...

Score: 10.0
Product reviews for listing 1550: Dreaming In Amber #2 - A Solitary Journey -  Written by Tony Shillitoe

Product image for Dreaming In Amber #2 - A Solitary JourneyShe was smothered in darkness, and nothing touched her senses - but she had a compulsion to go forward. Someone was waiting beyond the darkness, someone who needed her -

Her life torn apart by a sliver of amber, Meg Farmer flees to Summerbrook to marry and raise three children. When an invasion from the north forces Shess into yet another brutal conflict, Meg is wounded and her memory is erased. Now a refugee, she embarks on ... more...

Go to the listing

General Disclaimer...

Protected by Copyscape Plagiarism Checker - Do not copy content from this page. Creative Commons Licence All trademarks, images and copyrights on this site are owned by their respective companies.
KIWIreviews is an independent entity, part of the Knock Out News Group. This is a free public forum presenting user opinions on selected products, and as such the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinion of kiwireviews.nz and are protected under New Zealand law by the "Honest Opinion" clause of the Defamation Act of 1992. KIWIreviews accepts no liability for statements made on this site, on the premise that they have been submitted as the true and honest opinions of the individual posters. In most cases, prices and dates stated are approximate and should be considered as only guidelines.

"How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?"
unattributed