A review by sqeeker
Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale by Nathan Hale

5.0

- This was another hilarious and educational tale! I loved it!

- I really like that Nathan Hale (the spy) is still telling stories to the hangman and the redcoat. It's like Scheherezade telling stories to the king to stay alive.

- I didn't know there were naval battles in the Civil War! That is really cool.

- William Cushing was the best part of this book. He was hilarious and awesome! I love that he was a forerunner for the Navy Seals. I want to go research this guy some more.

- The Lego instructions are at the end are gut busting funny.

- I like the color and lack of color. The last book used red, and this one uses blue.

- The author took some liberties with the characters, but I thought he did a good job keeping the history straight. My favorite "liberty" was the fox.

- Hale's illustrations are simple, but he does a good job of getting a lot out of each frame.