First Names: Ada (Lovelace)

Description

As the First Names title suggests, we will be getting to know these people on first-name terms-discover who Ada actually is, not just what she has achieved. These funny and entertaining books give young readers an opportunity to see these remarkable people as ordinary individuals who grew up to do extraordinary things, and inspire them to believe they can do the same.nbsp; ADA-an incredible woman who was ahead of her time-the lesser-known daughter of the famous poet Byron-she came up with computer programming over 100 years before the first computer!

Ben Jeapes is author of novels published by Scholastic and Random House, including Time's Chariot and The Xenocide Mission, published under the David Fickling Books imprint. This is Ben's first First Names title. Nick Ward is the creator of several hugely popular picture books for children. Don't Eat the Teacher!, published by Scholastic, has sold more than 700,000 copies worldwide and has been translated into numerous languages. Nick is also the writer and illustrator of the action-packed Charlie Small series and the award-winning middle grade book The Night's Realm.

Fun, fact-packed . . . Brilliantly entertaining * National Geographic Kids, praise for First Names * Exciting and original * Lancashire Evening Post, praise for First Names * Topical and timeless * Comics Review, praise for First Names * An excellent series . . . children will be encouraged to be aspirational * Parents in Touch, praise for First Names *