Spy Science: 40 Secret-Sleuthing, Code-Cracking, Spy-Catching Activities for Kids

Kids can spend hours with this thing, and I think it is a great "toy" that is one heck of a lot better than the video games or whatever else electronic they seem to want to spend time on today. What I really like about this is it gets them to think, plan, and strategize as well as have a good time doing it. When things work out there are high fives all around or if it doesn't they go back and try a different strategy and approach - each time usually with a smile on their face and relaying back to the parent and their friends how great it was. If you are looking for a good activity for your kids this summer, this one should be on your list!

Purchased as a Christmas gift - the kiddo will love this, and I love how it brings science into the games that he already enjoys playing. Can't wait for our experiments to start in the New Year!

This is great for a young kid that loves science. He has mad lots of the projects in it and it cultivates his love of science. Would be fun if someone made one of these just for food science

There must be some smart kids out there. Need to keep up. I am reading it and started to go online to check on some of the spying stuff online. Good grief! Lots of stuff out there and so many men spying- not on the Chinese or Russkies, but on neighbors, women, and who knows, but back to the book. It is a good buy. (They say women make great spies though.)

This book was great in theory, but you really need to either buy or have on hand a lot of unusual items in order for your kid to really explore all the spy science stuff listed in here. Quite a bit of it is quite lame... even for young kids. I was really hoping this would have some cool spy activities to do - ideas to explore, etc. If you're looking for a book that brings the spy game to the level of kids and breaks down the concepts and you're willing to go the extra mil and work with them through it all... this may be what you're looking for (hence three stars and not two). If you're hoping this is something your kid can do on their own... I don't think so.

Boy oh boy is this the perfect gift. My nephew has played spy since he was a toddler and could be kept busy for hours in crowded rooms looking for secrets my brother would assign him like how many people were wearing hats, and how many of those hats were red. Time to up it to the next level

Bought for my grandson's birthday and he will love it! He is into the "spy" things now and this book has many activities for him to do and will keep him busy and hold his attention.

I think this book is great. The activities are just what I was looking for. I run a scout group and we were having a Secret Agent night so that's why I purchased the book. It gave us such great ideas for our program and the kids were able to pass off badges as well as have a heap of fun. The kids have asked for another Spy night and we'll have plenty of new ideas still to come from this book Thanks

Grandson loves it!

Great book for younger children whether under supervision from age 6 or on their own up into their early teens. Very well written and explained throughout.

We really like this book. My 6 year old son really loves learning about spies, and this book does a great job of talking about how a spy acts, how they do their jobs and how spies go undetected. I liked the chapter sections, and it was written in a way that he was able to read and understand on his own. The only criticism that I have is that many of the experiments are rather simplistic, and my 6 year old had done them before at school. He still enjoyed the activities, but he really enjoyed the information and stories in the book even more.

Nice ideas in there.

Grandson is enjoying it