Coming August 19, 2025. Pre-order today!Wanda oye las estrellasUna astrnoma ciega escucha al universoBy: Amy S. Hansen and Wanda Daz Merced / Illustrated by: Roco Arreola MendozaMira arriba! The stars belong to everyone!Edicin en espaol! Un libro ilustrado
By: Amy S. Hansen and Wanda Daz Merced / Illustrated by: Roco Arreola Mendoza
Edicin en espaol! Un libro ilustrado de no ficcin que narra la biografa de la astrofsica Wanda Daz Merced y cmo perder la vista no la detuvo de estudiar las estrellas.
Mientras creca en Puerto Rico, Wanda Daz Merced quera aprender todo lo que pudiera sobre las estrellas. Pero en la universidad comenz a perder la vista. Cmo podra estudiar lo que no poda ver?
Wanda encontr una manera. Aprendi a escuchar las estrellas usando la sonificacin, estudio que convierte los datos en sonidos. Al escuchar esas campanadas y ritmos de tambor, hizo nuevos descubrimientos sobre el universo.
Hoy da, Wanda es una destacada defensora de la ciencia inclusiva. Ella y su amiga Amy S. Hansen colaboraron en este libro para inspirar a los nios a seguir su curiosidad sin importar los desafos. Como insta Wanda, “”Nunca te rindas!”” Wanda oye las estrellas es la biografa ilustrada perfecta para inspirar a cualquier futuro cientfico con mentalidad STEM!
Growing up in Puerto Rico, Wanda Daz Merced wanted to learn everything she could about the stars. But in college she started losing her sight. How could she study what she couldn’t see?
Wanda found a way. She learned to hear the stars using sonification, which converts data into sounds. Listening to those chimes and drumbeats, she made new discoveries about the universe.
Today Wanda is a leading advocate for inclusive science. She and her friend Amy S. Hansen collaborated on this book to inspire children to follow their curiosity no matter the challenges. As Wanda urges, “Never give up!”
Available in Spanish-language and English-language editions.
“A truly beautiful story of determination in the face of difficulty. Highly, highly recommend.”
Melinda Brady, elementary science educator
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Amy S. Hansen, author
Amy S. Hansen is an award-winning science writer who has published more than thirty books. Her favorite part of her job is finding out the answers to mysteries. Sometimes that means interviewing people, traveling to new places, or taking things apart to see how they work. It always means reading a lot!
Read more about Amy.
Wanda Daz Merced, author
Wanda Daz Merced believes that science is for everyone! As a blind astrophysicist, she studies the stars by turning data into sound. She is a leading advocate for multisensorial data, which increases access to information, and has spoken before the UN and given TED talks about the need for more inclusive science.
Read more about Wanda.
Roco Arreola Mendoza, illustrator
Roco Arreola Mendoza is the illustrator of Sea of Constellations, Paula’s Patches, and other picture books for children. She is also a freelance illustrator and the co-founder of Crcumas, a women-led creative studio. She lives with her family in northern Mexico.
Read more about Roco.
School Library Journal
This picture book biography with STEM connections and disability representation shares the fascinating story of astronomer Wanda Daz Merced. Growing up in Puerto Rico, Daz Merced was fascinated by the stars and chased her dream to study them all the way to college. But when she began losing her eyesight due to diabetes, she had to find a new way to see what she had dedicated her whole life to. Not one to give up when faced with a challenge, Daz Merced threw herself into the field of sonification, where numerical astronomic datasets are turned into sound, revealing new insights into celestial activity. Mendozas whimsical illustrations amplify the themes of magic and discovery surrounding Daz Merceds work. Thorough back matter is available in both the English and Spanish versions, including notes from both authors, information about the scientific concepts discussed, a time line of Daz Merceds career, and sources for further reading. VERDICT Readers will walk away inspired by the world around them and Daz Merceds creativity and determination. Recommended for all libraries.
Spanish Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-488-1
English Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-487-4
Ages: 69
Page count: 40
81/2x 11
Publication date:August 19, 2025
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