Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
Well-researched look at revolutionary folding technologies, with applications in engineering, architecture, medicine, space exploration, and more. Augmented reality photos, author interviews, and diagrams help readers see a true STEAM approach to problem-solving in action.
Brief description:
Karen Latchana Kenney is an Indian-Irish author and editor, born near the equator in Guyana, and raised far north in Minnesota. She writes both fiction and nonfiction stories about scientific wonders and discoveries, immigrant and biracial experiences, momentous historical events, and civil rights struggles. Her books have received several starred reviews and have been named a 2025 Minnesota Book Awards Finalist, a 2025 Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards Finalist, a 2023 Mathical Book Prize Honor book, and a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. She lives in Minnesota with her designer-musician husband and mathematician-robot-building son, where they explore all the wild places they can find. Find her online at https: //www.karenlatchanakenney.com.
Review Quotes:
"[H]ighlights the 'A' in STEAM and is sufficiently meaty in its scientific presentation. . . a great resource to bridge science and origami in the home and classroom."--School Library Journal
-- (1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM)
