Kids Read, Too!
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Book of the Year
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Featured Junior Companion Book
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Ada Byron Lovelace
and the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark and April Chu, Illustrator Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through science and math. When she meets Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical computer, Ada understands the machine better than anyone else and writes the world's first computer program in order to demonstrate its capabilities.
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Community Connection
Visit MiSci in Schenectady or online and see exhibits of science @ http://www.misci.org.
Visit www.findingada.com to learn more about Ada Lovelace Day: Celebrating Women in STEM, the second Tuesday in October. Bias still exists in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of women's achievement and a discussion on gender bias in these fields. Discussion questions, family activities, and community connections for our featured book
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Kids Read, Too! at Winterfest |
Author Laurie WallmarkAuthor of the ‘Kids Read, Too!’ featured book, Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine, read the book aloud as part of an interactive online presentation.
The door prize was an autographed book; two other copies were also awarded.
Visit Author's Website.
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We Skyped with Author Laurie Wallmark
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"Stained Glass" Dreamcatcher Activity |
"Stained Glass" Tiles |
We Made a "Stained Glass" Tile
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Hidden Figures Movie |