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Award-winning author Laurie Wallmark writes picture book biographies of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) as well as fiction. Her books have earned multiple starred trade reviews, been chosen as Junior Library Guild Selections, and received awards such as Outstanding Science Trade Book, Best STEM Book, Crystal Kite Award, Cook Prize Honor, and Parents’ Choice Gold Medal. Her titles include ADA BYRON LOVELACE AND THE THINKING MACHINE, GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE, HEDY LAMARR’S DOUBLE LIFE, NUMBERS IN MOTION, CODE BREAKER, SPY HUNTER, and DINO PAJAMA PARTY. Laurie has an MFA in Writing from VCFA and frequently presents at schools as well as national professional conferences (NSTA, NCTE, ALA, TLA, etc.). She i ...more

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Book Fairs

Here's an updated list of book fairs and festivals by state.

https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/list-of-book-fairs-and-book-festivals-by-state

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	Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark (Goodreads Author), Katy Wu (Illustrator) 4.37 avg rating — 1,291 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark (Goodreads Author), April Chu (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 804 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor (People Who Shaped Our World, #4) by Laurie Wallmark (Goodreads Author), Laurie Wallmark (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 621 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars 4.11 avg rating — 513 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rivka's Presents by Laurie Wallmark (Goodreads Author), Adelina Lirius (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 204 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Queen of Chess: How Judit Polgár Changed the Game by Laurie Wallmark (Goodreads Author), Stevie Lewis (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dino Pajama Party: A Bedtime Book by Laurie Wallmark (Goodreads Author), Michael Robertson (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 152 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Numbers in Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics by Laurie Wallmark (Goodreads Author), Yevgenia Nayberg (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journey to the Stars: Kalpana Chawla, Astronaut by Laurie Wallmark (Goodreads Author), Maitreyi Ghosh (Illustrator), Raakhee Mirchandani 4.33 avg rating — 66 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Eyes on the Stars: Maria Mitchell, Astronomer by Laurie Wallmark (Goodreads Author), Liz Wong (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Laurie Wallmark said: " Written in second person, the book invites children to imagine “when you live on an island.” Nonfiction sidebars about island life enhance the story. "

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“People seem to think because I have a pretty face I'm stupid... I have to work twice as hard as anyone else to convince people I have something resembling a brain."

-The Double Life of Hedy Lamarr: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor”
― Laurie Wallmark

tags: hedy-lamarr, invention, picture-biography, science

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