Sci-fi illustrators predicted hoverboards, self-driving cars, virtual reality, and how your boyfriend feels about your vibrator.
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Though almost absent in the early years of science fiction, the number of black authors—and the recognition of their work—is growing year by year.
A float is attached to a shaft which has a small screw propeller at the rear. The propeller is worked by the hands and by a crank moved by the feet. The swimmer rests upon the float which keeps his head above water while the propeller forces him through the water.
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Throughout history, many observers have reported seeing strange things in the sky. Some of these sightings were, in all probability, natur...
In this age of mobile, wireless, digital and whatchamacallit technology, nothing seems to surprise us nowadays. Unless they’re going to finally show us those flying cars we’ve been waiting for since The Jetsons aired on television, we’re hardly batting an eyelid at some of the latest gadgets. But if we take a look back, we might find some familiar but curious…
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Meg Murry—the time-hopping heroine at the center of Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle In Time'—transported sci-fi into a new dimension.
“Luddite” is now a blanket term used to describe people who dislike new technology, but its origins date back to an early 19th-century labor movement that railed against mechanized manufacturing.
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There are at least 87 known cards and they only came to light decades later when science-fiction author Isaac Asimov chanced upon them in 1986.
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Priya plans a henna-night party that is out-of-this-world in the second installment of this full-color early chapter book series!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Priya's party-planning business is hired to put together a henna-night party for teenagers! Priya gets more and more nervous as she struggles to find a theme for the party. What do TEENAGERS like?! All she knows for sure is that this party will help save endangered pangolins! So can Priya create a perfect henna-night party or will it be a flop?With speech bubbles, easy-to-read text, and vibrant artwork on every page, this series is perfect for newly independent readers! Product DetailsISBN-13: 9781338799828 Media Type: Hardcover Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Publication Date: 04-04-2023 Pages: 80 Product Dimensions: 7.72h x 5.35w x 0.47d Age Range: 5 - 7 Years Series: The Party DiariesAbout the Author Mitali Banerjee Ruths grew up in Houston, Texas and dreamed of becoming an astronaut someday. She has worked as a babysitter, an ice cream seller, and a medical doctor. She is the author of the picture book Archie Celebrates Diwali, the Scholastic Branches early chapter book series, The Party Diaries, and the Scholastic Acorn early reader series, Inside Scouts. Mitali lives in Canada with her husband, three kids, and their dog, Tux. Aaliya Jaleel is a freelance illustrator, designer, and visual development artist. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas with a BA in Arts & Technology. She is the illustrator of Maryam's Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, Under My Hijab, Muslim Girls Rise, and the Scholastic Branches series, The Party Diaries.
People in the early 20th century were extremely hopeful.
I wouldn’t usually post so many illustrations but these depictions by J. Augustus Knapp for Etidorhpa by John Uri Lloyd add a great deal to the attractions of this early work of science ficti…
