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Zusatztext "The pages are full of fun b&w illustrations with a “Behind the Science” section at the end of each book." Informationen zum Autor Emily Calandrelli is an MIT engineer turned Emmy-nominated science TV host. She’s the host and coexecutive producer of Emily’s Wonder Lab on Netflix, featured as a correspondent on Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves the World , and an executive producer and host of Fox’s Xploration Outer Space . Emily is the author of the picture book Reach for the Stars , the science experiment book Stay Curious and Keep Exploring , and the science chapter book series the Ada Lace Adventures. The third book in the series was launched to the International Space Station through the Story Time from Space program. Learn more at TheSpaceGal.com.Tamson Weston is the author of Hey, Pancakes! , illustrated by Stephen Gammell, and has over fifteen years experience in children’s book publishing. She works as a freelance editor and has edited books by acclaimed authors such as Adam Rex, Mac Barnett, and Dan Santat, among others. She has an MFA in writing and literature and enjoys running, biking, swimming, and lifting heavy things. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at TamsonWeston.com.Renée Kurilla is an illustrator of many books for kids, including Orangutanka: A Story in Poems by Margarita Engle, The Owls of Blossom Wood series by Catherine Coe, and the Ada Lace Adventure series by Emily Calandrelli. She has written a few books as well, including the picture book One Springy, Singy Day and the graphic novel The Flower Garden . She currently lives in Bellingham, Massachusetts, with her illustrator husband Keith Zoo, their six-year-old daughter Zoey, and Yoshi the fish. Visit her at Kurillastration.com. Klappentext Eight-year-old Ada Lace is determined to win the robot-building competition but is struggling with her art class. She soon wonders if there might be a way to use both science and art to solve her problems. Illustrations.Ada Lace Sees Red Chapter One THE NEW ART TEACHER Ada watched as her father returned Nina’s picture to her. The assignment was a self-portrait in a favorite color. Nina had picked pink. Pink seemed like such an obvious girl color, Ada thought that Nina’s choice might count against her. Ada’s parents were big fans of going against “gender norms.” If Elliott, her little brother, had done the same assignment in blue, Mr. Lace probably would have told him to “dig deeper.” To Ada’s surprise, Mr. Lace smiled and said, “Really nice work, Nina. I love all the different tones you found in that color. You’ve reinvented pink!” Nina beamed. “Thank you, Mr. Lace.” It seemed like he must be in a good mood. Still, Ada was nervous. Maybe it was that her father had never sounded that excited about anything she had made in the past. The most she got was a “Good job, sweetie” and a pat on the head. As he handed the other kids’ pictures back, Ada listened to his praise. She tried to take it as a positive sign. “Very nice contrast, Ethan. I can really see the details.” “I love what you’ve done with the ponytail, Pixie. Good texture.” “Look at those eyes, Casey. Brilliant!” So, it was a surprise when Mr. Lace slowed near Ada’s seat and placed her picture facedown in front of her. His mouth flattened into something that was almost a smile. “Ada,” he said. And nothing else. Ada turned over her picture. There was a note that read See me next to a check mark. Ada looked at her self-portrait. She had tried to draw a picture of herself—she really had. But...
