Ada Lovelace: My First Ada Lovelace

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.

My daughter loves these books. Very Inspirational.

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

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.

I ordered the book about Ada Lovelace's life as a present. The book is very sweet and lovely to read. There is only a few lines to read on every page and really easy explained even for little readers and children who start learning English. The art-work looks amazing. It won't be our last order from the series "Little people, big dreams".