Rachael Allen - Professor Cat's Guide to Understanding the Human Brain

Help us kick of the Atlanta Science Festival with our favorite mad scientist author friend, Rachael Allen! Rachael will be doing some experiments and showing off real brains (eek) all while she talks about her newest book, Professor Cat's Guide to Understanding the Human Brain: The Dyslexia Files! Come celebrate this awesome festival, author, and book with us! Read below for more details:

Tickets:

Admission: $0 This free ticket admits 1 to our event

Admission + Book: $18.99 This ticket admits 1 to our event and includes a copy of the book to be picked up and signed at the event

About the Book:

Professor Thomas Cat is an expert brain scientist! He's spent years learning all about how to control--er, understand--the human brain.

He has a very thorough presentation put together to show other cats just how the human brain works, and how they can use that to . . . nevermind. Today's topic: dyslexia!

But Ava actually has dyslexia, so she has a few things to add. Professor Cat's presentation does a good job focusing on the science, but what about what it's really like to live with dyslexia? She and her dolphin sidekick step their way out of his presentation to give him some (unasked-for ) notes. Between Ava's personal experience and Professor Cat's science, they might just get close to rounding up all the information that a kid with dyslexia needs to succeed . . . that is, if world domination doesn't get in the way. And if Dolphin doesn't press that mysterious secret button.

With an emphasis on empowerment, encouragement, and the hidden strengths of kids with dyslexia, this graphic novel demystifies brain science and provides actionable tools. Included is a list of resources and profiles of several famous people with dyslexia.

About the Author:

Rachael Allen is a scientist by day and kid lit author by night. She is the winner of the 2019 Georgia Young Adult Author of the Year award, and her books include 17 First Kisses, The Revenge Playbook, The Summer of Impossibilities, and A Taxonomy of Love, which was a Junior Library Guild and 2018 Books All Young Georgians Should Read selection. Rachael lives in Decatur, Georgia, with her two children and two sled dogs. Find her online at rachaelallenwrites.blogspot.com.