Ara the Star Engineer

by Komal Singh (Author) Ipek Konak (Illustrator)

Ara the Star Engineer
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Ara the Star

Ara is a young girl who loves BIG numbers. She wants to count all the stars in the sky... but how? This is an upbeat adventure of Ara and her sidekick droid, DeeDee ("Beep!"). They use smarts and grit to solve a BIG problem and discover an amazing algorithm! A quest that takes them through a whirlwind of intriguing locations at Innovation Plex -- Data Centre, Ideas Lab, Coding Pods, and X-Space. Along the way, they encounter real-life women tech trailblazers of diverse backgrounds, including a Tenacious Troubleshooter, an Intrepid Innovator, a Code Commander, and a Prolific Problem Solver. They tinker-and-tailor, build-and-fail, launch-and-iterate, and in the end discover an amazing algorithm of success -- coding, courage, creativity, and collaboration ("Beeeeep!"). Read the book, download hands-on activities, follow further learning resources. Experience the story in immersive ways never done before... coming soon!

Select format:
Hardcover
$15.95

Review quotes

"The world needs more girls in tech and curious, young Ara provides a delightful entry point. This book is a beautifully illustrated adventure highlighting diverse, real-life engineer role models sure to inspire future STEM stars." —Debra Sterling, CEO of GoldieBlox

"This book is beautifully drawn and supports a great cause! It is so important to encourage our young girls to become leaders in STEM fields— and this book does just that. A great bedtime story for any little engineer-to-be." —Rachel Ignotofsky, Author of Women in Science and Women in Sports

"We need to fill girls lives with images and stories of women excelling in STEM. This book shows girls there is a place for them in the tech world and that their voices matter. We will be recommending this book as a staple." —Jennifer Flanagan, President and CEO of Actua
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781989025055
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Page Two Books, Inc.
Publication date
October 20, 2018
Series
Ara the Star
BISAC categories
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
JUV049000 - Juvenile Fiction | Computers & Digital Media
Library of Congress categories
-

Subscribe to our delicious e-newsletter!