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Ada Lace, on the Case
Book #1 of An Ada Lace Adventure
Illustrated by Renée Kurilla / With Tamson Weston
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About The Book
From Emily Calandrelli—host of Xploration Outer Space, correspondent on Bill Nye Saves the World, and graduate of MIT—comes the first novel in a brand-new chapter book series about an eight-year-old girl with a knack for science, math, and solving mysteries with technology.
Ada Lace—third-grade scientist and inventor extraordinaire—has discovered something awful: her neighbor’s beloved Yorkie has been dognapped!
With the assistance of a quirky neighbor named Nina (who is convinced an alien took the doggie) and her ever-growing collection of gadgets, Ada sets out to find the wrongdoer. As their investigation becomes more and more mysterious, Ada and Nina grow closer, proving that opposites do, in fact, attract.
About The Author
Photograph by Jennifer Shepard at West Virginia University
Emily Calandrelli is an executive producer and the host of Xploration Outer Space, where she shows viewers the most exciting projects in the space industry today and a correspondent on the new series, Bill Nye Saves the World. Emily has a technical background with mechanical and aerospace engineering degrees from West Virginia University and Master’s degrees in aeronautics and astronautics as well as technology and policy from MIT. Emily is a professional speaker and writer and is passionate about exciting students and their families about science and space exploration. Emily is also deeply passionate about getting more girls interested in STEM and STEM careers. She lives in San Francisco. Learn more at TheSpaceGal.com.
About The Illustrator
Renée Kurilla is an illustrator of many books for kids, including Orangutanka: A Story in Poems by Margarita Engle, The Owls of Blossom Wood by Catherine Coe, and the Ada Lace Adventure series by Emily Calandrelli. She lives just south of Boston with her husband, their fluffy orange cat, Timmy, and their spiky hedgehog, Lemon. Visit her at Kurillastration.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (August 29, 2017)
- Length: 128 pages
- ISBN13: 9781481486002
- Grades: 1 - 5
- Ages: 6 - 10
- Lexile ® 590L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
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Raves and Reviews
"Ada will be a welcome addition to the small circle of science-loving girls in the chapter-book world."
– Kirkus Reviews
"Calandrelli smoothly incorporates numerous references to scientific principles (such as Occam’s Razor) into the story, and the banter between Ada and Nina keeps things moving briskly."
– Publishers Weekly
Awards and Honors
- Kansas NEA Reading Circle List Intermediate Title
- Wisconsin State Reading Association's Reading List
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