There is so much written about Ada's personal life. She has been the subject of novels, plays and now a large number of picture book biographies.This means that a large number of young children get to know about her 'mathematical genius' and she has become quite a mentor for young girls who enjoy STEM subjects.If you are looking to add books to your library for children as young as eight, these are perfect.
• Ada's Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World's First Computer Programmer by Fiona Robinson
• Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine by Laurie Hallmark & April Chu
• Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer by Diane Stanley & Jessie Hartland
and look out for these which will be here early in the new year
• Who Says Women Can't Be Computer Programmers by Tanya Lee Stone & Marjorie Priceman
• Ada Lovelace by Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Zafouko Yamamoto (part of the Little People Big Dreams series)
And there is a new series of bridging novels just available about an eight year old, third grade student with a knack for maths, science and solving mysteries with technology. Written by Emily Calandrelli, Ada Lace, On the Case is book 1 in the series.
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