Spring 2025

Voice Recognition

From the Series How High-Tech Changed the World

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 9
  • Reading Level: Grade 7

Voice recognition is one of the wonders of modern technology.

Whether you want to buy movie tickets, find the answer to a question that has been bugging you, or even write a note by simply saying it into a microphone, voice recognition is here to help. But what is the story behind this amazing technology, how does it work, and who invented it? Readers discover all this and more in this exciting and informative exploration in which they learn about the history and people behind the technology that allows us to organize our world through speech.

Clear explanatory text shows readers exactly how voice recognition works, helping us work, organize our lives, and have fun just by speaking into a device. Detailed sidebars set out how the technology has transformed our lives, contrasting life before and after voice recognition. Biographical features explain how brilliant scientists invented and developed voice recognition, creating a revolutionary technology.

Voice Recognition is the ultimate guide to the science, the tools, and the people behind the tech that changed our world.

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978-1-916949-50-8
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$24.99
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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 9
Reading Level Grade 7
Genre Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Engineering, STEM: Math, STEM: Technology
Copyright 2025
Publisher Cheriton Children's Books
Imprint Cheriton Children's Books
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF012050, JNF061010, JNF051120
Dimensions 6.5 x 9
Features Accessible layouts, Author/Illustrator biography, Bibliography/further reading, Fast facts, Glossary, Index, Photo captions, Sidebars, and Table of contents

Author: Kelly Roberts

Kelly Roberts is a hugely experienced children’s book author who loves creating nonfiction content that will draw in readers of all abilities.