{"product_id":"hedy-lamarrs-double-life-hollywood-legend-and-brilliant-inventor-volume-4-9781454926917","title":"Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor Volume 4","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Revelatory to young audiences in more ways than one.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Many STEM-for-girls biographies fan excitement over women's achievements, but this title actually brings the central scientific concept within middle-grade reach.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Selected for the New York Public Library Best of 2019 List\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovie star by day, ace inventor at night: learn about the hidden life of actress Hedy Lamarr \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To her adoring public, Hedy Lamarr was a glamorous movie star, widely considered the most beautiful woman in the world. But in private, she was something more: a brilliant inventor. And for many years only her closest friends knew her secret. Now Laurie Wallmark and Katy Wu, who collaborated on Sterling's critically acclaimed picture-book biography \u003ci\u003eGrace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code\u003c\/i\u003e, tell the inspiring story of how, during World War Two, Lamarr developed a groundbreaking communications system that still remains essential to the security of today's technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected for the 2020 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 list, compiled by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children's Book Council (CBC).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaurie Wallmark has degrees in Biochemistry from Princeton University, Information Systems from Goddard College, and Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her debut book, \u003ci\u003eAda Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine\u003c\/i\u003e (Creston Books), received four starred reviews (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), praise in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous awards. Laurie lives in NJ. Twitter: @lauriewallmark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a BFA in Illustration and Entertainment Arts from Pasadena Art Center College of Design in 2007, Katy Wu has worked for Google, Laika, Pixar, CinderBiter, and Simon \u0026amp; Schuster. \u003ci\u003eGrace Hopper \u003c\/i\u003ewas her first picture book; her second was \u003ci\u003eDumpling Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Carrie Clickard (Simon and Schuster). She has also worked on such projects as the feature film \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City. Follow her online at katycwwu.tumblr.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Union Square Kids","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610131337490,"sku":"9781454926917","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20d5008e-97d5-4c0e-a978-b871431ec46a.jpg?v=1732334446","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hedy-lamarrs-double-life-hollywood-legend-and-brilliant-inventor-volume-4-9781454926917","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}