Ada Lovelace - A Biography in Rhyme

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This biography of Ada Lovelace relates the story of an extraordinary genius who grew up in unusual circumstances.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The daughter of the famous Lord Byron Ada Lovelace didn't have the idyllic childhood one would expect for a child born into a baron's family. Her parents separated almost immediately after she was born and her mother referred to Ada as 'it' (yikes) - what an environment for a little girl! Her headaches during childhood were so severe they nearly made her blind and she was bedridden for nearly a year when she was eight because of a severe attack of measles. Through it all her passion for reading (she loved numbers and technology) and music kept her going. As she famously asked 'If you can't give me poetry can't you give me poetical science?'</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whimsically titled '</span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Mother of Computers</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>' and the '</span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Enchantress of Numbers</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>' the story of the world's first Computer Programmer is definitely one worth telling to little kids not only because of her genius but also because of her perseverance indomitable spirit passion and sheer gritty strength.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Perfect for</strong></p><ul><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Babies Toddlers Children aged 0 to 7 years</strong></li><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Birthday Presents Christmas Presents Presents for 'kids who have everything'</strong></li><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Teaching Diversity and Inclusion by challenging traditional norms of what a hero looks like</strong></li><li><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Anyone who like rhyming books and needs a dose of hope</strong></li></ul><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Why Parents and Teachers love the book</strong></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Features an inspiring Heroine to encourage little steminists</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Glossary explaining all the 'big' words</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Timeline chronicling Ada's life</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Free Teaching Resources for the book at www.ramyajulian.com</span></li></ul><p></p>