Marsha Tufft

Project First Flight

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Produktbeschreibung

2022 Wishing Shelf Book Awards FINALIST! 2023 BookFest Book Awards Gold Medal WINNER! 2024 Literary Titan Gold Medal! To strengthen her skills, she'll turn to the scientific method. But can this middle schooler also learn how to mend a broken relationship? Putney Hicks's worst swimming nightmare has finally come true. After a rough practice leaves her with little confidence, she's forced to face her biggest fear at the upcoming swim meet - her weakest stroke. But when she finds out she'll be racing against her former best friend, the pressure skyrockets. Determined to improve, Putney dives into a new project involving monarch butterflies and a high-tech hummingbird droid to analyze the science of flight. But as she makes progress with her experiments, things start to spiral: her robotic bird is being followed by mysterious drones, and her nemesis moves in next door. Can Putney use her STEM skills to overcome the pressure of the race, fix a broken friendship, and solve the mystery behind the drones - all while aiming for a gold medal? Project First Flight is the action-packed third book in the Putney Hicks Inventor Adventures series - a captivating blend of cutting-edge science, high-stakes competition, and the power of friendship. Ready to soar? Buy Project First Flight now and join Putney as she takes her next big leap into the world of invention, mystery, and determination! What readers are saying: ¿¿¿¿¿ "Entertaining, educational, and full of really cool and unique ideas!" -Amazon Review ¿¿¿¿¿ "A modern-day classic that's a must for middle-aged kids!" -Amazon Review ¿¿¿¿¿ "Putney Hicks: The perfect blend of science, adventure, and heart!" -Amazon Review ¿¿¿¿¿ "Inspiring the next generation of inventors and scientists!" -Amazon Review ¿¿¿¿¿ "Amazing read! - Think Nancy Drew meets MacGyver." -Amazon Review ¿¿¿¿¿ "an exhilarating journey filled with determination, STEM exploration, and the complexities of middle school relationships." -Amazon Review ¿¿¿¿¿ "A spark of genius that resonates with the motto of never giving up!" - Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers' Favorite

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Putney Designs LLC
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 611g
• ISBN-13: 9781958251119
• ISBN-10: 1958251119
• Artikelnr.: 69427396

Autorenporträt

Award-winning author Marsha Tufft loves snorkeling in the ocean with sea turtles, teaching her dogs cool tricks, and solving problems by coming up with her own designs. Marsha is a retired engineer with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, a master's degree in aerospace engineering, and a doctorate degree in materials engineering. She enjoys developing experiments targeting girls to give them fun experiences with science, engineering, math, and design.Because math is so important to success in STEM fields-science, technology, engineering, and math-Marsha has fun experiments that show the magic and power of math.Marsha blogs about her projects, designs, and experiments at: https://putneydesigns.com