mehsi's review
4.0
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
I really love Ada Lovelace, all she did and her life was interesting. So I was excited for this book which promised a peek in the life of Ada Lovelace. Fictionalized but still with enough facts.
We start at Ada’s early childhood, we see that she has her own will and wants to do all sorts of things. Well, OK, everything except maths (which I fully agree on). She wants to play, wants to dream, wants to read. But you can guess that in the time she lives and with a mom like that, she hasn’t got all the freedom. She is still a girl and still has to follow societal rules. I just felt for Ada at times because I recognised many things in her. I did love that she went on and kept following her dreams especially when she met someone who she could trust, who taught her many important things (I loved that chess battle in the beginning), and more. It was great to read about that moment when Ada found her dream. Found something she wanted to do. Something that she was curious and excited about.
My heart broke for her when she got ill and when all her dreams seemed to just fade away. But I was so proud and delighted that she decided not to let things get in the way and she fought. She went for it. Found something that she loved. Found a husband who supported her and helped her out and with whom she could talk. Went for exciting ideas and inventions. Helped out a friend. It was really amazing to see her step up and go for it.
The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous, I so so love the style of them! And the colours!
All in all, you still can’t convince me math is useful or fun, but I did have tons of fun reading about Ada and her life!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I really love Ada Lovelace, all she did and her life was interesting. So I was excited for this book which promised a peek in the life of Ada Lovelace. Fictionalized but still with enough facts.
We start at Ada’s early childhood, we see that she has her own will and wants to do all sorts of things. Well, OK, everything except maths (which I fully agree on). She wants to play, wants to dream, wants to read. But you can guess that in the time she lives and with a mom like that, she hasn’t got all the freedom. She is still a girl and still has to follow societal rules. I just felt for Ada at times because I recognised many things in her. I did love that she went on and kept following her dreams especially when she met someone who she could trust, who taught her many important things (I loved that chess battle in the beginning), and more. It was great to read about that moment when Ada found her dream. Found something she wanted to do. Something that she was curious and excited about.
My heart broke for her when she got ill and when all her dreams seemed to just fade away. But I was so proud and delighted that she decided not to let things get in the way and she fought. She went for it. Found something that she loved. Found a husband who supported her and helped her out and with whom she could talk. Went for exciting ideas and inventions. Helped out a friend. It was really amazing to see her step up and go for it.
The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous, I so so love the style of them! And the colours!
All in all, you still can’t convince me math is useful or fun, but I did have tons of fun reading about Ada and her life!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
eramhussain's review
5.0
This book is perfect, it is well paced, I liked the length of the chapters and the way that Ada's life was told. I loved the cover and the illustrations in the book.
This story is about a woman who was intrigued by math and science at a time when this was not a field women were allowed to be part of.
She loved learning about machines and computers and even designed machines that used coding and programming. While she was unable to create these machines, she was posthumously recognized for her efforts and her designs were fulfilled in recent decades by engineers and scientists who were amazed by her ability to understand these concepts well before computers and technology were created.
This story is about a woman who was intrigued by math and science at a time when this was not a field women were allowed to be part of.
She loved learning about machines and computers and even designed machines that used coding and programming. While she was unable to create these machines, she was posthumously recognized for her efforts and her designs were fulfilled in recent decades by engineers and scientists who were amazed by her ability to understand these concepts well before computers and technology were created.
thepolishedbibliophile's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Another great chapter book by Rebel Girls. Ada Lovelace was a step above society and interested in Math, facing adversity. The story covers Ada Lovelace's whole life with many details but easy to read format. There are illustrations throughout the book that also help readers make a connection to the story. Thank you to Rebel Girls and NetGalley for an advanced copy! All thoughts and opinions are my own!
booking_along's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
this was a wonderful little book about the life of Ada Lovelace and how she was very much ahead of her time and could see over a 100 years before the first computer existed how such a thing could exist and what possibilities a thing like a computer could over.
this book makes it easy to understand a life of a woman during her time, her struggles but also show how a brilliant mind could find a why.
great book not just for kids but especially for kids that are interested in science or just generally to show them all the different people that existed in our history.
highly recommend it!
this book makes it easy to understand a life of a woman during her time, her struggles but also show how a brilliant mind could find a why.
great book not just for kids but especially for kids that are interested in science or just generally to show them all the different people that existed in our history.
highly recommend it!
brittmariasbooks's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
3.25
I enjoyed learning more about Ada Lovelace and her life. The writing and illustrations really suit the audience.
I really loved this quote:
I really loved this quote:
"There is no need to choose between a family life and a life of the mind. Those who think there is probably don't have much of the second."
This resonated with me as a young woman at the start of her career. It is one of the inspiring lessons young children can take from Ada's life.