| International Standard Book Number |
9781632894298 ebook
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781623544874 hardcover
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
520.92 B 23/eng/20240109
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| Personal Name |
Hansen, Amy.
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| Title Statement |
Wanda hears the stars : a blind astronomer listens to the universe / Amy S. Hansen with Wanda Díaz Merced ; illustrated by Rocío Arreola Mendoza.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
©2025
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2025]
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| Physical Description |
1 volume (unpaged) Hardcover ; full color ills. 29 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Growing up in Puerto Rico, Wanda Díaz Merced wanted to study the stars. But when she lost her sight, she had to find a new way to work. Through the use of sonification, which turns data into sound, she was able to make a path for herself and other scientists with disabilities"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Target Audience Note |
Ages 6-9 Charlesbridge
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| Target Audience Note |
Grades 2-3 Charlesbridge
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| Awards Note |
Schneider Younger Children's Award 2026
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Díaz Merced, Wanda Juvenile literature
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women astronomers Puerto Rico Biography Juvenile literature
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Blind astronomers Puerto Rico Biography Juvenile literature
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Scientists with disabilities Puerto Rico Biography Juvenile literature
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Astronomy Data processing Juvenile literature
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Computer sound processing Juvenile literature
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| Index Term-Uncontrolled |
Sound in astronomy
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies lcgft
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Literature lcgft
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Díaz Merced, Wanda author
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Arreola Mendoza, Rocío illustrator
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| Additional Physical Form Entry |
Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Hansen, Amy Wanda hears the stars Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, [2025] (DLC) 2023056536 9781632894298 9781623544874
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