ASHA and Baz Meet Elizebeth Friedman

By: Fernandez, Caroline

A 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist - Children's/Juvenile Early Readers/Chapter Books

In the third book in the Asha and Baz series, readers learn about secret codes and how to break them from World War II codebreaker Elizebeth Friedman

A secret code and a mysterious prize up for grabs at school prompts Asha and Baz to once more use their magic stick to travel to the past. This time they land in 1942, where they meet Elizebeth Friedman, a codebreaker working with the US Navy.

She's the perfect person to help the kids with their codebreaking challenge, but she's hard at work decoding secret messages from Nazi spies

With a navy officer pressuring Elizebeth to work quickly and the Allied war efforts at risk, the kids could be in for more than they expected in Asha and Baz Meet Elizebeth Friedman

Themes: children's books on STEM/STEAM, Early reader, women in science, women in history, space, gender equality.

Science activity in book can be replicated in schools or at home using simple supplies. Instructions provided in story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1988761832
• ISBN13: 9781988761831
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Common Deer Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4