Technology: Cool Women Who Code

ISBN-10: 1619303256
ISBN-13: 9781619303256
Author: Diehn, Andi
Interest Level: 4-7
Publisher: Nomad Press

Publication Date: August 2015

Copyright: 2015

Page Count: 112

Series: Girls In Science

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Interest Level

Grades 4-7

Reading Level

Guided Reading: R
Lexile: 960L

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / History of Science

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women

Description
Do you listen to music with an MP3 player or read books on a tablet? Do you play multiplayer video games with people on the other side of the world? Do you have a robot cleaning your kitchen? Maybe not yet, but someday! In Technology: Cool Women Who Code, kids in grades four through six learn about the thrilling effort that goes into researching, inventing, programming, and producing the technology we use today, from iPods to mechanical limbs. Young readers discover exactly what technology is, how it evolved, and where the future may lead. They also meet three women who have contributed to the field in critical ways, including Grace Hopper and Shaundra Bryant Daily. Technology: Cool Women Who Code combines high-interest content with links to online primary sources and essential questions that further expand kids' knowledge and understanding of a topic they come in contact with every day. Compelling portraits of women who have excelled in meeting the challenges of their field keep kids interested and infused with a sense of possibility and determination.
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