Asha and Baz Meet Hedy Lamarr

by Caroline Fernandez

In the second book of Caroline Fernandez’s Asha and Baz series, readers once more dive into the past—this time to learn about famous actor and inventor Hedy Lamarr! Computer class is off to a rocky start for Asha and Baz! They’ve been given a Coding Challenge and must correctly code instructions to send a digital frog across a computer screen. But they can’t seem to figure it out. With their reputation as the smartest kids in their class at stake, the pair turn to their magic stick for answers. They use it to draw their coding problem in the sand and are transported back in time to 1941 Hollywood to meet Hedy Lamarr, leaving them even more confused: How can an actor help them solve the Coding Challenge? But when they learn there’s a war happening and that Hedy Lamar has been hard at work inventing a device to help with war efforts, the kids realize her problem-solving skills may be just what they need. Coding, frequency hopping, and more await in Asha and Baz Meet Hedy Lamarr!

Genres: Stem, Time Travel

108 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2023

About the author

Caroline Fernandez loves to write children's books for curious kids. She's won awards for her fantastic stories, like the exciting chapter book series "Asha and Baz" which highlights real-life historical women in STEM. She has written numerous picture books including; "Hide And Seek: Wild Animal Groups in North America" and "The Adventures of Grandmasaurus" (series) and "Stop Reading This Book". For those looking for a big adventure, her middle-grade historical novel "Plague Thieves" is now out.

Caroline writes, drinks tea, and bakes in Toronto, ON.

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Reviews

[Mrs.MakesReadingFun · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am 100% recommending this one to the students in our coding club!
This book is a hit- it is short enough to appeal to a wide-range of readers, it has an appealing cover & pictures throughout, and it is FILLED with coding, STEM, history, inventions, strong women, and MORE.

I learned so much about Hedy Lamarr- and quickly spent time doing more research about this fascinating woman! I loved learning about how her brilliant mind was often "swept to the side", and her beauty and fame were the only thing people noticed. Her strength, determination and intelligence were often underestimated. It's amazing to think that she created "frequency hopping technology", which is really the basis for our modern day WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth.

[Kirsten Caldwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Asha and Baz have a coding challenge at school that they cannot solve! They use their magic stick to travel to the past to find someone to help them. They are confused when they meet Hedy, a famous actress during WWII, but realize that she is also a brilliant inventor. They learn all about the frequency hopping invention that she created with another person to help the war effort. We now use that invention for all sorts of things. With the knowledge they gained from Hedy, they are able to solve their coding challenge back at school.
This was a really fun historical read about a real person that I had never heard of. The added bonus of coding challenges makes it even more interesting and kids will love it!

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This fun early chapter book has kids travel back in time to learn about Hedy Lamarr and her frequency hopping invention which in turn helps them with their modern day coding challenge. It's part of a series where they meet various famous people and doesn't not seem important to read in order.

[Norah Colvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great Asha and Baz historical adventure as they travel back in time to meet Hedy Lamarr, who was not only a famous actor, but an inventor as well. Fascinating.

[Teresa]

Two freinds travel in time to meet inventor Hedy Lamarr