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Hedy and her amazing invention

"The latest by prolific children's book author Jan Wahl, Hedy and her Amazing Invention teaches kids about the pioneering scientific work and inspiring courage of Hedy Lamarr, the famous Hollywood actress who fought against old-fashioned parents, a domineering husband, prejudice, and stereotypes to...

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Main Author: Wahl, Jan (Author)
Other Authors: Wallace, Morgana (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Oklahoma City : Penny Candy Books, [2019]
Subjects:
Lamarr, Hedy, > 1913-2000 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Actresses > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Spread spectrum communications > Juvenile nonfiction.
Inventors > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:"The latest by prolific children's book author Jan Wahl, Hedy and her Amazing Invention teaches kids about the pioneering scientific work and inspiring courage of Hedy Lamarr, the famous Hollywood actress who fought against old-fashioned parents, a domineering husband, prejudice, and stereotypes to become an accomplished inventor whose work helped pave the way for many of the communications technologies we enjoy today" -- Amazon.com.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780998799995
0998799998
Author Notes:Jan Wahl was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 1, 1931. He received a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1953 and a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1958. He worked with director Carl T. Dreyer on the film Ordet. He was also the secretary for author Isak Dinesen but was fired for misspelling two words.

His first children's book, Pleasant Fieldmouse, was published in 1964. He went on to write more than 100 books for children including Humphrey's Bear, Furious Flycycle, How the Children Stopped the Wars, I Met a Dinosaur, The Fieldmouse and the Dinosaur Named Sue, The Art Collector, and Hedy and Her Amazing Invention. He received numerous awards including the Bologna (Italy) Book Fair Young Critic's Prize in 1969, the Ohioana Book Award in 1970, the Parents Choice Award in 1987, the Redbook Award in 1987, the Christopher Medal in 1987, and the Coretta Scott King recognition in 1992. He died of prostate cancer on January 29, 2019 at the age of 87.

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