Polly Packet's Precious Payload
All Smiles to the Data Center
by Carrie Goetz
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Pub Date Dec 20 2023 | Archive Date Oct 07 2025
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Description
How does the picture get out of my phone? Where does it go? What really happens when you hit send?
The data center industry is full of jobs for trades, skilled trades, technologists, engineers, marketing, and a wide variety of others. Today there are over 300,000 open jobs in this mission-critical industry. This book acts as an introduction to how the internet works and how messages (in this case a smile and message for Grandma) get to the data center and explains what a data center is. Look for more works by this author in this series and new titles to follow.
While children today learn coding, very few learn where the code "lives." This book aims to correct that by way of introduction.
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| ISBN | 9798987375662 |
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Featured Reviews
Packets, Payloads, and Pure Fun!
Polly Packet’s Precious Payload zips kids (and curious parents) on a fast, fun ride that makes the internet feel like magic—and I was grinning the whole way through! 😄
Polly Packet’s Precious Payload takes something as complex as data centers and turns it into an imaginative, child-friendly story. Through little Sarah’s questions and her mom’s patient answers, kids learn how a simple picture sent to Grandma travels across cell towers, subsea cables, and data centers. I really liked how it explained such a big concept with simple words and charming characters like the Packeteers. As a parent, I enjoyed reading it because it taught my child something new while keeping the story fun and relatable. It’s not just entertaining—it’s educational in a way that sticks.
Who knew a selfie for Grandma could turn into a wild ride through space, under the sea, and straight into a data center? 🚀 Polly Packet’s Precious Payload is packed with energy, adorable characters, and a clever way to explain how the internet works. I had a blast reading it—and honestly, I learned a thing or two myself! If your kiddo is curious about “where the picture goes” when they hit send, this book makes it magical, silly, and smart all at once. Total win for bedtime reading and big smiles. 😄
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