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Ada's Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World's First Computer Programmer by Fiona Robinson
turrean's review against another edition
4.0
Ada Lovelace's life gets the picture book treatment: this is a well-done, approachable account of her life, and manages to explain concepts such as "algorithm," and how the Jacquard loom worked.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
An odd little children's biography. But hey it's about Ada Lovelace so I'll take it flaws and all. It would have been nice to have seen the program itself - but I don't think the story really captures the complexity of what she did and what Babbage did. But it took a shot at turning Ada into a person.
michelle_neuwirth_gray9311's review against another edition
5.0
Not only did I really enjoy reading this biography, the illustrations were lots of fun to look at.
elizabethlk's review against another edition
5.0
I've read a few picture books about Ada Lovelace, and I think this is a new favourite! The artwork is superb, the kind that is enjoyable for all ages. The storytelling is engaging. The true strength is the information provided. This book doesn't shy away from giving the details of Ada's work when it can, including simple and easy to understand explanations. It covers information about her life and work that I feel we don't see enough of in picture books about her.
I actually think this is the first picture book biography about Ada Lovelace that I have read that would have genuinely satisfied me as a child. Definitely recommended, especially for the kids always wanting to know more.
I actually think this is the first picture book biography about Ada Lovelace that I have read that would have genuinely satisfied me as a child. Definitely recommended, especially for the kids always wanting to know more.
traceyhodges's review against another edition
5.0
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This book read more historical than the first, while the first book I mentioned read more scientific. Here, we get more details about Ada's life, like the fact that she became severely ill with the measles as a child. She became so weak, she had difficulty walking for three years! This event led to her being an avid reader, which shaped her accomplishments later in life. In this book, there is also a greater focus on how women were treated in Ada's day and how she overcame stereotypes against successful women.
As a teacher, I would pair this book with other texts about women or about Ada Lovelace. This would make a great text set selection or a great fiction/nonfiction pairing.
This book read more historical than the first, while the first book I mentioned read more scientific. Here, we get more details about Ada's life, like the fact that she became severely ill with the measles as a child. She became so weak, she had difficulty walking for three years! This event led to her being an avid reader, which shaped her accomplishments later in life. In this book, there is also a greater focus on how women were treated in Ada's day and how she overcame stereotypes against successful women.
As a teacher, I would pair this book with other texts about women or about Ada Lovelace. This would make a great text set selection or a great fiction/nonfiction pairing.
molliebrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Another really good picture book bio of Ada Lovelace. I think this one has the most imaginative illustrations of the several I've read
bhavani's review against another edition
3.0
A beautifully illustrated introduction to Ada Lovelace's story.
erine's review against another edition
5.0
The cut paper illustrations practically leap off the page, as does the person Ada Lovelace. Just look at the cover art with Ada on a winged horse. That pretty much sums it up.
Ada Byron Lovelace has benefited from an upswing in attention and popularity in the last year or so, resulting in some beautifully told and illustrated stories for those paying attention. Not only is she a fascinating lady scientist and mathematician from the nineteenth century, her big dreams are still inspiring in their magnitude and in her relative success.
Ada Byron Lovelace has benefited from an upswing in attention and popularity in the last year or so, resulting in some beautifully told and illustrated stories for those paying attention. Not only is she a fascinating lady scientist and mathematician from the nineteenth century, her big dreams are still inspiring in their magnitude and in her relative success.
elizabethlk's review
5.0
I've read a few picture books about Ada Lovelace, and I think this is a new favourite! The artwork is superb, the kind that is enjoyable for all ages. The storytelling is engaging. The true strength is the information provided. This book doesn't shy away from giving the details of Ada's work when it can, including simple and easy to understand explanations. It covers information about her life and work that I feel we don't see enough of in picture books about her.
I actually think this is the first picture book biography about Ada Lovelace that I have read that would have genuinely satisfied me as a child. Definitely recommended, especially for the kids always wanting to know more.
I actually think this is the first picture book biography about Ada Lovelace that I have read that would have genuinely satisfied me as a child. Definitely recommended, especially for the kids always wanting to know more.
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