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Long before Walt Disney, a young woman revolutionized the landscape of animation using light, a pair of scissors, and her imagination.

STEM themes meet the Arts in this engaging non-fiction picture book biography about Lotte Reiniger. Perfect for classrooms and readers of Hidden Figures, I Dissent, and the Questioneers books.

In the 1920s, when young women had limited opportunities, Lotte Reiniger used her curiosity and ingenuity to change the landscape of animation forever. Inspired by the films of her youth, and encouraged by teachers and mentors working in film at the time, Lotte Reiniger honed her skills in cutting out paper silhouettes to use in stop-motion animation. Eventually her talent and her drive led her to invent the multiplane camera, which allowed her to give her animation depth of field. With her small team, Lotte designed and directed the world's first full-length animated films.

C. E. Winters holds degrees in drama and English from the University of California, Irvine, and writes award-winning historical novels for teens and adults under the name Cat Winters. She has been named a William C. Morris Debut YA Award finalist, a Bram Stoker Award nominee, and an Oregon Spirit Book Award winner.

Matt Schu is an illustrator who studied art and design at the University of Oregon. He worked as a graphic designer and editorial illustrator before switching his focus to book illustration and fine art. This is his first book for children.