Ada Lace, Take Me to Your Leader

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From Emily Calandrellihost of Xploration Outer Space, correspondent on Bill Nye Saves the World, and graduate of MITcomes the third novel in a fun illustrated chapter book series about an eight-year-old girl with a knack for science, math, and solving mysteries with technology.

Third grader and inventor extraordinaire Ada Lace likes nothing more than to tinker with mechanics like her robot, George. Her latest project is to fix up a ham radio, something that she could use to contact people on this planetand beyond. The only problem is that she just cant get it to work properly.

During a sleepover, Adas best friend Nina hears something strange coming from the radio in the middle of the night. A distant voice says, Release the swarm! convincing Nina that aliens are about to invade planet Earth.

Could Ada and Nina have stumbled upon somethingextraterrestrial

Author Bio

Emily Calandrelli is an MIT engineer turned Emmy-nominated science TV host. Shes the host and coexecutive producer ofEmilys Wonder Labon Netflix, featured as a correspondent on NetflixsBill Nye Saves the World, and an executive producer and host of FoxsXploration Outer Space. Emily is the author of the picture bookReach for the Stars, the science experiment bookStay 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.

Tamson Weston is the author ofHey, Pancakes!, illustrated by Stephen Gammell, and hasover fifteen years experiencein childrens book publishing. Sheworks as a freelance editor and has edited books by acclaimed authors such as Adam Rex, Mac Barnett, andDan Santat, among others.She has an MFA in writing and literature and enjoys running, biking, swimming, andlifting heavy things.She livesin Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at TamsonWeston.com.

Rene Kurilla is an illustrator of many books for kids, includingOrangutanka: A Story in Poemsby Margarita Engle,The Owls of Blossom Woodseries by Catherine Coe, and the Ada Lace Adventure series by Emily Calandrelli. She has written a few books as well, including the picture bookOne Springy, Singy Dayand the graphic novelThe Flower Garden. She currently lives in Bellingham, Massachusetts, with her illustrator husband Keith Zoo, their six-year-old daughter Zoey, and Yoshi the fish. Visit her at Kurillastration.com.