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Author Bio
Dharmali Patel spends her days creating illustrations for different publications and working as an animation director, designer and concept artist for various animated series. In her 18-year career she has worked in the roles of art director, visual development artist and published children's book illustrator. Dharmali lives in Toronto.
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★ Starred review in The Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books For Kids and Teens 2023 Fall edition!
Asha and Baz Meet Hedy Lamarr is an enjoyable new addition to the Asha and Baz series with high appeal to readers who love STEM topics such as computer science. ...readers are sure to be inspired by how they support each other in overcoming uncertainty and self-doubt. At the same time, through Hedy's story, the book encourages readers to recognize the previously overlooked contributions of strong women throughout history to STEM progress, empowering female readers, in particular, to believe in their power to succeed in
STEM spaces. —The Children's Book Review
A gripping, must-read ... about courage, determination, will, and resilience…Endearing characters, intriguing storyline, and adventure make for a winning read. —The Prairies Book Review
I am 100% recommending this one to the students in our coding club! This book is a hit- it is short enough to appeal to a wide-range of readers, it has an appealing cover & pictures throughout, and it is FILLED with coding, STEM, history, inventions, strong women, and MORE. I learned so much about Hedy Lamarr- and quickly spent time doing more research about this fascinating woman! I loved learning about how her brilliant mind was often "swept to the side", and her beauty and fame were the only thing people noticed. Her strength, determination and intelligence were often underestimated. It's amazing to think that she created "frequency hopping technology", which is really the basis for our modern day WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth. --Mrs.MakesReadingFun via GoodReads
Fernandez keeps the focus on Hedy’s admirable perseverance despite the many obstacles standing in her way: even the fear that the U.S. patent office will ignore her application because “an actress inventing a communication system might be funny to some people” doesn’t stop her from submitting for a patent, and that lesson to never give up is a valuable one for Asha and Baz. In a unique stylistic touch, Patel evokes the glimmer and gusto of the 1940s in the book’s fitting black and white illustrations. This inspires as much as it teaches. Takeaway: Time travel takes two friends to the 1940s for valuable lessons on problem-solving and perseverance. Great for fans of: Linda Buckley-Archer’s The Time Travelers, Dan Gutman’s Flashback Four series. --BookLife
...a fun and engaging blend of instruction and excitement ...with high appeal to readers who love STEM topics such as computer science. - The Children's Book Review
