Ada Lovelace: My First Ada Lovelace (10) (Little People, BIG DREAMS) - Hardcover

Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786032597 ISBN 13: 9781786032591

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2019

Synopsis

This board book version of Ada Lovelace – an international bestseller from the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series – introduces the youngest dreamers to the world's first computer programmer.

As a child, Ada had a big imagination and a talent for mathematics. She grew up in a noble household in England, where she dedicated herself to studying. Her work with the famous inventor, Charles Babbage, on a very early kind of computer made her the world's first computer programmer.

Written for the very earliest of readers, with simple text and hand-drawn illustrations which bring young Ada's curiosity, creativity and genius to life!

Babies and toddlers will love to snuggle as you read to them the engaging story of this fascinating mathematician, and will also enjoy exploring the stylish and quirky illustrations of this sturdy board book on their own.

Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.

This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.

Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
 

About this title

About the Authors

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. ​

ZAFOUKO YAMAMOTO is a children's book illustrator from Greece who also works as an architect.

Edition details

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1786032597
• ISBN 13: 9781786032591
• Binding: Board book
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Yamamoto Zafouko