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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. Klappentext When eight-year-old Ada uses her love of science and technology to tinker with a ham radio, Nina hears sounds that she thinks are space aliens in the third installment of this series. Illustrations. Leseprobe Ada Lace, Take Me to Your Leader Chapter One RADIO SILENCE Ada pressed the button on the mic and opened her mouth to speak. That was the exact moment when Ms. Lace burned the toast. The smoke alarm on the stairs went off, and George the robot rolled around the room crying, “Fire! Fire!” “NO!” Ada yelled. “George, there is no fire!” Then the sprinkler in the center of Ada’s bedroom ceiling rained down on her bed, her rug, and her desk. Ada threw her raincoat over the radio, but she wasn’t sure she was quick enough. “George, the fire’s out!” called Ada. “Emergency averted,” answered George. The fire alarm stopped beeping, the sprinkler stopped sprinkling. Elliott ran into Ada’s room with his new Batman umbrella. “Aw, I missed it again.” “Ada,” said Mr. Lace from the doorway, “you may need to fine-tune George.” “Mom may need to fine-tune the toaster.” “Ada . . . ,” said Mr. Lace. “I know, Dad. I’ll fix him.” Ada had engineered her robot, George, to keep her room safe, but she had already had to replace her rug after their neighbor Jacob grilled his steak in the courtyard and the smoke poured into Ada’s room. Clearly, George was doing his job a little too well. “Safety first,” said George. It was as if he’d read her thoughts. “That’s creepy, George,” said Ada. The night-light on George’s head lit up. “This will comfort you,” he said. Soothing music drifted out of his speakers. “Thanks, George, I feel better now. You can go to sleep,” said Ada. He rolled into the corner and turned off. Ada pulled the raincoat off her ham radio and dried it off. Then Nina showed up. Ada looked at the clock and realized she was supposed to meet her friend five minutes ago to walk to school. • • • “Hey, you were late, so I thought I would just run over here. Whoa! Is that a ham radio?” “Yes! Mr. Peebles gave it to me the other day. I’m still trying to figure it out. How did you know?” “I was just reading about them in my book World of Weird Book 3: Across the Void! Have you contacted a parallel universe yet?” “I’m not sure I can even talk to Mr. Peebles now. George may have broken it.” “George used it?” “It’s a long story. I can tell you on the way to school.” • • • As they walked, Ada told Nina about George’s false alarm, and Nina told Ada about her book. In it a group of kids used a ham radio in their clubhouse. First, they talked to people all over the world, then, from . . . other worlds. “That sounds cool,” said Ada. “I wish I could do that with my radio.”<...
