I am extremely thankful to the author and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book before publication.

I grew up loving Hedy Lamarr and her wonderful movies, but my favorite fact about her has always been that she was more than just a pretty face. She was also an amazing inventor and an invention she helped create during World War 2 was the basis for todays' Bluetooth.

She truly was a woman ahead of her times in both her movies and her inventions, and with this wonderful book children will get to learn about this amazing woman. ( )

Did you know that this woman from a part of the world that was invaded by Germany was much more than a beautiful actress? Or that her life was hardly some fairy tale? Or that it was because she was a beautiful woman that it took many years for her engineering brilliance to be appreciated?
The illustrations by Maggie Cole are fun, simple, colorful, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you! ( )