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mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
A lot of words for a children's picture book. And I didn't always appreciate the tone. But in the end well done. I don't know enough about Grace Hopper to distinguish myth and legend from truth, but this books rings true. And is quite detailed enough to be believable by a knowledgeable software engineer, but still work as a child's story book. Normally I just think of Grace Hopper as the creator of COBOL, but this book puts that in perspective. And the art mostly adds to the book. Definitely well enough done.
azajacks's review
5.0
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nerfherder86's review
5.0
Terrific picture book biography ( although none of the Hopper quotes in the book are attributed :-( about Grace Hopper, who coined the term "computer bug" and developed program that taught computers to recognize words, not just 1's and 0's, among many other accomplishments in her long career. Book has great design: endpaper has a poem about Grace: "Software tester. Workplace jester. Order seeker. Well-known speaker...." Loved that! Also the anecdote that as a child she took apart seven clocks until she figured out how they worked. Went to Vassar, then in the Navy where she worked for 43 years! Forced to retire at age 60, became an admiral, then called back to work for another 20 years. Amazing. I liked the artwork, it's cartoony but realistic, if that makes sense. The illustrator works in animation and games (this is her first picture book), and you can tell, that skill really lent itself to the excellent design, the varying points-of-view, etc. to keep it lively and entertaining.
nairam1173's review
2.0
Very scattered narrative, and presents the simplistic and often false "either-or" of womanhood: frilly skirts and husbands OR math and the Navy, which is cooler!
Unfortunate, because the subject matter is interesting and the illustration appealing.
Unfortunate, because the subject matter is interesting and the illustration appealing.
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