A review by nerfherder86
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code by Katy Wu, Laurie Wallmark

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.