{"product_id":"9781547601851","title":"Ellie, Engineer: In the Spotlight","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEllie, Engineer: In the Spotlight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jackson Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllie the Engineer is back in a third charming, hilarious, illustrated story filled with creative, STEM-powered fun!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Look out, Junie B. Jones! Ellie the engineer is thinking, making, creating, and showing enthusiasm and brilliance with her creations!\" -\u003ci\u003e School Library Connection \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eEllie, Engineer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEllie enters a pageant with her best friend Kit, which means lots of glitter, hairspray, and chances to make new friends. After all, Ellie has lots of engineering ideas to help the other girls with their talents, like building a light-up skateboard ramp for Kit! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut one contestant, Kit's not-so-nice pageant rival Melody, makes fun of Ellie's tool belt and thinks engineering is messy. And when Melody's rabbit--part of her magic act--goes missing, Ellie knows that she can build a contraption to catch him. But Melody's comments have made Ellie start to doubt herself--what if a pageant isn't a place for engineering?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Ellie's designs and sketches throughout, and her fun guide to electricity and circuits in the back, the continuation of this delightful series  will leave young readers laughing and inspired to create.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Look  out, Junie B. Jones! Ellie the engineer is thinking, making, creating,  and showing enthusiasm and brilliance with her creations!” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Connection on ELLIE, ENGINEER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Charming.  . . . In addition to spotlighting engineering, the narrative contains  strong themes of friendship and working together toward a common goal.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal on ELLIE, ENGINEER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Pearce  emphasizes Ellie's persistence and individuality. . . . Mourning's  notebook-style images help give a sense of how Ellie's brain works.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on ELLIE, ENGINEER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Explicitly  rejects the idea that activities and objects are gendered (e.g., boys  and girls can both like engineering and tea parties). . . . A spirited,  duplicable depiction of STEM fun.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews on ELLIE, ENGINEER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Without resorting to didacticism, this book offers an important message about how making assumptions and believing stereotypes can hurt people. Children will enjoy the humorous situations . . . Teachers will appreciate Ellie's guide to simple machines in the back of the book and the meaningful integration of engineering concepts.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Connection on ELLIE, ENGINEER: THE NEXT LEVEL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781547601851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40683303076046,"sku":"9781547601851","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_9e1fdce8-9f71-46ca-b221-feddf2fd1b9f.jpg?v=1640147469","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781547601851","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}