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Ada's Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World's First Computer Programmer by Fiona Robinson
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Category: Non-Fiction
Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was the daughter of Lord Byron, a poet and Anna Isabella Milbanke, a mathematician. Her parents separated when she was young and her mother insisted on a logic-focused education, rejecting Byron's "mad" love of poetry, but Ada remained fascinated with her father and considered m ...Show more
Out of the Shadows - How Lotte Reiniger Made the First Full-Length Animated Fairytale by Fiona Robinson
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Category: Non-Fiction
An innovative picture book biography about an unsung hero of early animationLotte Reiniger (1899-1981) was a German film director and animator best known for The Adventures of Prince Achmed, which was released in 1926 and is the oldest surviving animated movie. (It came out a full 11 years before Disney ...Show more
The Bluest of Blues: Anna Atkins and the First Book of Photographs by Fiona Robinson
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Category: Non-Fiction
A gorgeous picture book biography of botanist and photographer Anna Atkins--the first person to ever publish a book of photographyAfter losing her mother very early in life, Anna Atkins (1799-1871) was raised by her loving father. He gave her a scientific education, which was highly unusual for women an ...Show more
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