Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor Volume 4 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781454926917)

"Revelatory to young audiences in more ways than one." --Kirkus

"Many STEM-for-girls biographies fan excitement over women's achievements, but this title actually brings the central scientific concept within middle-grade reach." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Selected for the New York Public Library Best of 2019 List

Movie star by day, ace inventor at night: learn about the hidden life of actress Hedy Lamarr

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 Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code, 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.

Selected 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).

Author: Laurie Wallmark
ISBN-10: 1454926910
ISBN-13: 9781454926917
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Language: English
Published: 02/05/2019
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.80w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 506085 / Hedy Lamarr's Double Life


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2019 pg. 82
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2018
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2018
Booklist 12/01/2018 pg. 45
Publishers Weekly 12/03/2018
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 123
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average