Maria Isabel Sanchez VegaraAda Lovelace (Volume 10) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 10)

I've bought these books before, but this batch is obviously used, I found a children's mask paper in one and the boards bent on all

These adorable books made a great present for my niece. Never too early to inspire her to dream big. Will be buying one for her each bday or Christmas to create a set.

Great addition to the series. The inclusion of the text biography and timeline after the picture book part really adds life to the charming book.

My 3 year old granddaughter also named Ada enjoyed the book so muchShe was excited that Ada was interested in computers as she is as well

I purchased several of the boardbook series and this one is by far my favorite.. beautiful pictures but simple enough for my toddler to follow. Love that my daughter can learn early about strong intelligent women in history.

Such a good book for littles!!

Good book for little hands!

Great books

Whatever device you’re reading this review on, you have Ada Lovelace to thank for it. The child of poet Lord Byron and Lady Byron, Ada had big dreams. Although her mother tried to dissuade Ada from her passion of inventing and replace it with her own love of mathematics and logic, Ada was able to combine her mathematical talent with her dream.She was introduced to Charles Babbage who was working on a machine that could solve maths equations quicker than people could. Ada thought she could make the machine do even more impressive things and so she worked on a code that would tell machines what to do, a code we still use today.To say Ada was a visionary is an understatement. She became the world’s first computer programmer a century before computers were even invented!Despite obstacles including illness and simply being a woman in the 1800’s, Ada proved that with determination and hard work, she could achieve greatness in her field. She was so ahead of her time that her work went largely unnoticed and unappreciated during her life, yet her contributions are vital to our everyday lives over 150 years after her death.If Ada has something to teach us besides girl power, it’s that you should follow your dreams and not allow anyone to squish them.This is only the second book I’ve read in the Little People, Big Dreams series. There’s enough information in them for kids to learn about the basics of the person they’re reading about’s life and their contributions to our society but not so much that they’re bogged down with dates and boring bits.The illustrations are interesting and have a childlike quality to them but I would have preferred there to be more bright colours and for the peoples’ faces to be more expressive.While I would have used books like this one for school projects, it wouldn’t have been the type of book I would have chosen at the library to read for fun. I was all about Roald Dahl with his wacky and whimsy worlds and cared little for non fiction, but that’s just me. I definitely appreciate this type of book now and can see how it would have inspired me to want to follow my dreams had I read it as a child.

I just love the whole series of these books. The illustrations are gorgeous and they look fab on shelves - It's wonderful to see the story of this remarkable woman made accessible to kids.

My 6 year old loved this book, so much so she has requested more from the series. Used during home learning for comprehension, follow on activity of writing her name in binary code and then designing a flying machine, simple book that really inspired my daughter.

Love all these books, highly recommend

Great book. Daughter loves the whole series