ADA Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine Contributor(s): Wallmark, Laurie (Author), Chu, April (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1939547202 ISBN-13: 9781939547200 Publisher: Creston Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Computers - Coding & Programming - Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts - General |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2015017771 |
Lexile Measure: 780 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.2" W x 11.1" (1.10 lbs) 36 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 179119 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through science and math. When she meets Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical computer, Ada understands the machine better than anyone else and writes the world's first computer program in order to demonstrate its capabilities. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chu, April: - April Chu began her career as an architect. She lives and works in Oakland, California. Her previous book, In a Village by the Sea, received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. Wallmark, Laurie: -Laurie Wallmark is the author of several award-winning STEM picture books about women, including Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine. She teaches Computer Science when she's not writing books. |