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Celeste Saves the City / Celeste salva la ciudad
Hardcover
General Juvenile FictionScience & Nature
Publisher Price: $19.99
Publisher: Courtney Kelly Books
Published: Dec 27 2022
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.25 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: Spanish
Celeste salva la ciudad lleva a los lectores a vivir la aventura de una niña forzada a abandonar su amado hogar por la llegada del Huracán Katrina que amenaza con inundar New Orleans. Determinada a construir un futuro mejor para su ciudad, Celeste se convierte en una ingeniera civil y descubre cómo proteger los humedales que desaceleran las inundaciones durante grandes tormentas y huracanes.
Introduciendo a los lectores a la ingenierÃa civil, mientras rinde tributo al espÃritu festivo y relajado de New Orleans, esta historia semi autobiográfica no solo alienta a los niños de diversos orÃgenes a estudiar carreras en STEM, sino que contribuye a crear conciencia sobre la necesidad de proteger las ciudades costeras del impacto de eventos climáticos que pueden ser catastróficos.
Celeste Saves the City pulls readers into the life of a young girl forced to leave her beloved home as Hurricane Katrina threatens to flood New Orleans. Determined to make a difference in the future, Celeste sets her sights on becoming a civil engineer and figures out how to protect the wetlands that slow down flood waters during bad storms and hurricanes.
Introducing readers to civil engineering while paying homage to the Big Easy, this semi-autobiographical tale encourages children from diverse backgrounds to pursue careers in STEM and elevates the need for continued efforts to protect coastal cities from the impact of catastrophic weather events.
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