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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2015 · Est. 11 min read-aloud
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
By Laurie Wallmark, April Chu (Illustrator)
A visionary writes the first computer program, unlocking a machine's potential.
36 pages· 1,313 words· Est. 11 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Ada Lovelace, daughter of a famous poet, channels her creativity into mathematics and science. After a severe illness, she meets Charles Babbage and deciphers his mechanical computer's secrets. Ada's groundbreaking algorithm for Babbage's analytical engine marks the dawn of programming. How will her visionary work change the future?
From the publisher
Offers an illustrated telling of the story of Ada Byron Lovelace, from her early creative fascination with mathematics and science and her devastating bout with measles, to the ground-breaking algorithm she wrote for Charles Babbage’s analytical engine.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 36
- Words
- 1,313
- Reading age
- 5–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~720L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
4.5
out of 7
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.6
- F&P level
- ~Q
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 179119
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 2015
- First published
- October 13, 2015
- Publisher
- Creston Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781939547200
- LCCN
- 2015017771
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