ADA Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine by Wallmark, Laurie

ADA Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine

Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through science and...
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Author: Laurie Wallmark
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Language: English
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ADA Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine by Wallmark, Laurie

ADA Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine

$40.75

ADA Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine

$40.75
Author: Laurie Wallmark
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

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.



Author: Laurie Wallmark
Publisher: Creston Books
Published: 10/13/2015
Pages: 36
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781939547200
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 179119 / ADA Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine


Award: Cook Prize - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2015
Publishers Weekly 10/12/2015
Shelf Awareness 10/23/2015
Booklist 11/01/2015 pg. 44
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 43
School Library Journal 12/01/2015 pg. 140
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2016 pg. 13
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2015

About the Author
Laurie Wallmark has published stories in Highlights, Cricket, and other children's magazines. When not writing, she teaches computer science. Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine is her first book. Visit her blog at lauriewallmark.com.

April Chu began her career as an architect with a degree from the University of California, Berkeley, but decided to return to her true passion of illustrating and storytelling. She lives and works in Oakland, California. Her previous book, In a Village by the Sea, is also a Creston title and received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, as well as a rave review from the New York Times and Fuse #8. Learn more about her at aprilchu.com.

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