{"id":8867687268589,"title":"Wanda Hears the Stars","handle":"wanda-hears-the-stars","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing August 19, 2025. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWanda Hears the Stars\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/amy-s-hansen\"\u003eAmy S. Hansen\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/wanda-diaz-merced\"\u003eWanda Díaz Merced\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rocio-arreola-mendoza\"\u003eRocío Arreola Mendoza\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e¡Mira arriba! The stars belong to everyone!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in Puerto Rico, Wanda Díaz 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWanda 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday 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!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/mario-and-the-hole-in-the-sky\"\u003eMario and the Hole in the Sky\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/unlocking-the-universe\"\u003eUnlocking the Universe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e[TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/wanda-hears-the-stars-spread.jpg?v=1731092505\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/wanda-hears-the-stars-cover.jpg?v=1731422332\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/wanda-hears-the-stars-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1731422332\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmy S. Hansen, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmy 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/amy-s-hansen\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Amy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWanda Díaz Merced, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWanda Díaz Merced believes that science is for everyone! As a blind astrophysicist, she studies the stars by turning data into sound. 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Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWanda Hears the Stars\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/amy-s-hansen\"\u003eAmy S. Hansen\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/wanda-diaz-merced\"\u003eWanda Díaz Merced\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rocio-arreola-mendoza\"\u003eRocío Arreola Mendoza\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e¡Mira arriba! The stars belong to everyone!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in Puerto Rico, Wanda Díaz Merced wanted to learn everything she could about the stars. But in college she started losing her sight. 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Hansen, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmy 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/amy-s-hansen\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Amy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWanda Díaz Merced, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWanda Díaz Merced believes that science is for everyone! As a blind astrophysicist, she studies the stars by turning data into sound. 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She lives with her family in northern Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rocio-arreola-mendoza\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Rocío.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-487-4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-488-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 6–9\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e8\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: August 19, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e"}