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Picture Book · Ages 5–10 · 2019
Hedy Lamarr's Double Life
By Laurie Wallmark, Katy Wu (Illustrator)
Book #4 in the People Who Shaped Our World series
Discover the secret life of a movie star turned wartime inventor.
48 pages
$18.99Save 5%
Bookroo's summary
Hedy Lamarr dazzled the world as a movie star, but her true genius lay hidden. During World War II, she secretly developed a revolutionary communications system, crucial to modern technology. Uncover the dual life of this extraordinary woman, whose brilliance went beyond the silver screen. What drove her to innovate, and how did her invention change the world? Dive into the untold story of a glamorous icon with a mind that shaped the future.
From the publisher
To her adoring public, Hedy Lamarr was a glamorous movie star. But in private, she was something more: a brilliant inventor. 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.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 48
- Reading age
- 5–10
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 900L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
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out of 7
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.6
- F&P level
- ~V
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 506085
Publication
- Published
- February 5, 2019
- Publisher
- Union Square Kids
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781454926917
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