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Who Says Women Can't Be Computer Programmers? - by Tanya Lee Stone (Hardcover)

Who Says Women Can't Be Computer Programmers? - by  Tanya Lee Stone (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The daughter of 19th-century poet Lord Byron, Ada was tutored in science and mathematics from a very early age. Armed with the fundamentals of math and engineering, she came into her own as a woman of ideas--equal parts mathematician and philosopher. Full color.x 11.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>A picture book biography of Ada Lovelace, the woman recognized today as history's first computer programmer--she imagined them 100 years before they existed!</b> <p/>In the early nineteenth century lived Ada Byron: a young girl with a wild and wonderful imagination. The daughter of internationally acclaimed poet Lord Byron, Ada was tutored in science and mathematics from a very early age. But Ada's imagination was never meant to be tamed and, armed with the fundamentals of math and engineering, she came into her own as a woman of ideas--equal parts mathematician and philosopher. <p/> From her whimsical beginnings as a gifted child to her most sophisticated notes on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, this book celebrates the woman recognized today as the first computer programmer. <p/>This title has Common Core connections. <p/><b>Christy Ottaviano Books</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Priceman fills the pages with numbers, letters, and mathematical computations--at one point, Lovelace soars above the city, borne on angel wings of numerals and symbols.<b>[Lovelace] emerges as an independent innovator whose enthusiasms are contagious, and an afterword offers additional fascinating details</b>.--<i>Publishers Weekly, </i><b>starred review <p/>The story will sweep [young readers] along, illuminated by Priceman's imaginative gouache-and-ink artwork, full of energy, swirling lines, and whimsy.</b> A colorful picture-book biography of the Englishwoman variously known as Augusta Ada Gordon, Ada Byron, Ada Lovelace, and Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace.--<i>Booklist</i> <br><b><br></b>The art meshes smoothly with the conversational storytelling, capturing the exuberance, elegance, and giftedness of this exceptional woman. <b>This appealing picture book will spark immense pride and prompt readers to do their own investigations into the world of mathematics and computers.</b>--<i>School Library Journal <p/></i><b>Priceman's warmly curved gouache and ink illustrations creating colorful flights of fancy as pictures, words, and equations dance across the pages. </b>A worthy companion to the author-illustrator team's earlier <i>Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?</i>--<i>The Horn Book</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Tanya Lee Stone</b> loves to write about women pushing boundaries. She is the award-winning author of <i>The House that Jane Built</i>, <i>Who Said Women Can't Be Doctors?</i>, and <i>Elizabeth Leads the Way</i>. She lives in Burlington, Vermont. <p/><b>Marjorie Priceman</b> has twice received Caldecott Honors, one for her illustrations in <i>Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! </i>and one for <i>Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride</i>. She is the illustrator of <i>Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?</i> by Tanya Lee Stone. She lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.</p>

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