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ADA Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer
Contributor(s): Stanley, Diane (Author), Hartland, Jessie (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1481452495     ISBN-13: 9781481452496
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
OUR PRICE:   $17.09  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Computers - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2015010872
Lexile Measure: 810
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 12.45" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 40 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 184764
Reading Level: 5.0   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
ALA NOTABLE BOOK
AMELIA BLOOMER TOP TEN BOOK

"Stanley has been delighting and informing readers with her biographies for years, and here, her considerable talents are once again on display...Hartland's charmingly busy art, reminiscent of Maira Kalman's work, is full of wit." --Booklist (starred review)

From nonfiction stars Diane Stanley and Jessie Hartland comes a beautifully illustrated biography of Ada Lovelace, who is known as the first computer programmer.

Two hundred years ago, a daughter was born to the famous poet, Lord Byron, and his mathematical wife, Annabella.

Like her father, Ada had a vivid imagination and a creative gift for connecting ideas in original ways. Like her mother, she had a passion for science, math, and machines. It was a very good combination. Ada hoped that one day she could do something important with her creative and nimble mind.

A hundred years before the dawn of the digital age, Ada Lovelace envisioned the computer-driven world we know today. And in demonstrating how the machine would be coded, she wrote the first computer program. She would go down in history as Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer.

Diane Stanley's lyrical writing and Jessie Hartland's vibrant illustrations capture the spirit of Ada Lovelace and bring her fascinating story vividly to life.


Contributor Bio(s): Stanley, Diane: - Diane Stanley is the author and illustrator of more than fifty books for children, noted especially for her series of picture book biographies, including Shaka, King of the Zulus and Leonardo da Vinci. She has twice received both the Boston Globe/Hornbook Award and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Golden Kite Award. She was also the recipient of the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for Nonfiction for the body of her work. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Learn more at DianeStanleyBooks.com.Hartland, Jessie: - Jessie Hartland is the author and illustrator of many nonfiction titles for young readers, including How the Dinosaur Got to the Museum and Bon Appetit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child. Her collaboration with author Diane Stanley, Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science, was designated an ALA Notable Book, among many other accolades, and her illustrations were praised as "full of wit" by Booklist in a starred review. Jessie lives in New York City.