Superpower?: The Wearable-Tech Revolution

By Elaine Kachala and Belle Wuthrich

Book Overview

Super strength, super hearing, super vision and super connection. Wearable technology may soon give humans superpowers.

Imagine being able to run without getting tired. Or travel to the moon to observe Earth for science class. The technologies that could make these things possible are mixing into our lives faster than we realize. The stakes are high. In Superpower?: The Wearable-Tech Revolution, young readers will discover how technological innovation can help people survive and thrive.

But what if super strength results in endless work? What if hackers can read our thoughts? What if living in a virtual world affects our humanity? The book asks readers to question the pros and cons of technology and consider if innovation can go too far. Meet the inventors, designers, engineers, scientists and young people navigating the next tech frontier.

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459828275
• ISBN13: 9781459828278
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7