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puddingtaco's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely pictures and story about the first computer program, and it was coded by none other than Lord Byron's daughter! Told like a story with lovely pictures.
claudiaswisher's review against another edition
5.0
Another beauty for my NBCT lesson collection. Ada is a new fascination for me...as her father is an OLD fascination. She was just as much of a genius, an innovator, a poet, as he was...in her own field.
This book gives us much more detail about the math of the 'analytical machine' she helped create. Would love to have authors time travel and make Babbage come clean about her contributions to 'his' invention.
Ada was a frail child, a frail woman. She died young and could never fight for the credit she certainly deserves.
Another Mighty Girl to whom the modern world owes much
This book gives us much more detail about the math of the 'analytical machine' she helped create. Would love to have authors time travel and make Babbage come clean about her contributions to 'his' invention.
Ada was a frail child, a frail woman. She died young and could never fight for the credit she certainly deserves.
Another Mighty Girl to whom the modern world owes much
jrfinney's review against another edition
5.0
This was a fun read. It was very interesting and her accomplishments were impressive. It made me want to read more about her for sure. So many of the books I’ve read recently have stressed the challenges of being a woman, but this book makes it sound like Ada did not have these issues, so it was more uplifting for a change.
lindseylush's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful and interesting picture book biography. Could certainly spark an interest in learning more about Ada Lovelace’s life but does a stand alone job of demonstrating her determination and accomplishments.
cweichel's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book well enough. Chi’s realistic illustrations are gorgeous. It focuses primarily on Ada’s work with Charles Babbage. In this respect we get a bit more information about her. Previous picture book biographies have already covered this information as well as revealing more details of the rest of her life. If I had those, I’m not sure I would by this.
jaxlynleigh's review against another edition
4.0
An inspirational book about one of the world's first female computer programmers and female mathematician. Would recommend for grades 3 and up. Never having heard of Ada Byron Lovelace before, I found this biography fascinating.
tashrow's review
5.0
Ada Lovelace was born the daughter of the famous poet, Lord Byron. But she was more like her mother and interested in numbers rather than words. As a young woman, Ada invented a flying machine that she did all of the mathematics for. She spent time experimenting with wind and sails to inform her calculations. Despite a health scare that left her blind and paralyzed for some time, Ada continued to learn math and love numbers. When she met Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical computer, she found a person she could talk to about her love of numbers. It was his machine that inspired her to write the first computer program ever so that others could understand this amazing computer he had built. This makes Ada the first computer programmer.
It is inspiring to see a girl from such an early time period who was clearly a mathematical genius. She had a mother who was also interested in math and supported her daughter’s education and love of numbers throughout her life. This book shows the power of mathematics to inspire new ideas and inventions. It also demonstrates that women in computing goes back to the very beginning.
Chu’s art is done with pencil on paper and then as the copyright information says “colored on an Analytical Engine” also known as a computer. The illustrations are rich and lovely. They have interesting perspectives like looking down on Ada in the bath with her muddy boots on the floor nearby. Ada is shown as an active person, a youthful presence among older people, and shines on the page as she must have in life.
A powerful and inspirational read for children interested in math and science, this picture book will show young readers a heroine that they may never have met before. Appropriate for ages 7-10.
It is inspiring to see a girl from such an early time period who was clearly a mathematical genius. She had a mother who was also interested in math and supported her daughter’s education and love of numbers throughout her life. This book shows the power of mathematics to inspire new ideas and inventions. It also demonstrates that women in computing goes back to the very beginning.
Chu’s art is done with pencil on paper and then as the copyright information says “colored on an Analytical Engine” also known as a computer. The illustrations are rich and lovely. They have interesting perspectives like looking down on Ada in the bath with her muddy boots on the floor nearby. Ada is shown as an active person, a youthful presence among older people, and shines on the page as she must have in life.
A powerful and inspirational read for children interested in math and science, this picture book will show young readers a heroine that they may never have met before. Appropriate for ages 7-10.
mikolee's review
4.0
Beautifully, lushly illustrated children's book about the woman who invented computers. I hadn't known that Ada Byron Lovelace was the the daughter of the poet Lord Byron and had a mother who had a love of geometry. A great girl power book about the ability to do what you want.