Book
Ara, the star engineer / by Komal Singh and other thinkers and tinkerers at Google ; illustrations by Ipek Konak.
"Ara is a young girl who loves big numbers. She wants to count all the stars in the sky… but how? This is an upbeat adventure of Ara and her sidekick droid, DeeDee (“Beep!”). They use smarts and grit to solve a BIG problem and discover an amazing algorithm! A quest that takes them through a whirlwind of intriguing locations at Innovation Plex—Data Centre, Ideas Lab, Coding Pods, and X-Space. Along the way, they encounter real-life women tech trailblazers of diverse backgrounds, including a Tenacious Troubleshooter, an Intrepid Innovator, a Code Commander, and a Prolific Problem Solver. They tinker-and-tailor, build-and-fail, launch-and-iterate, and in the end discover an amazing algorithm of success—coding, courage, creativity, and collaboration (“Beeeeep!”).Read the book, download hands-on activities, follow further learning resources. Experience the story in immersive ways never done before!"-- Publisher's website.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781989025055
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: [Vancouver, British Columbia] : Page Two Books, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes biographies of four women engineers of Google, and Ara's Notebook. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Computer programming > Juvenile fiction. Computer engineering > Juvenile fiction. Women computer engineers > Juvenile fiction. Robotics > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Public Library | E 005 SIN (Text) | 35151001097443 | Easy Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
