Corinne Purtill

This is another informative, small book from the Rebel Girls. This book is a short chapter book that covers one amazing woman from start to finish. This book covers the life of Ada Lovelace, a woman born with a mind for math. She worked tirelessly for years on equations and computing. Although cancer took her too soon, Ada’s accomplishments on the field have lived on into present time. These books are great, little knowledge bombs that you can get a lot out of without much time invested. Always a pleasure to read all about Rebel Girls changing the world. Thank you to Netgalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review.… (more)

Wangari was born and grew up in Kenya like so many other girls. But she went to the Catholic school, and when she graduated was given a scholarship to a university in the US. After her first four years, she went on even while her own country established freedom from the British. That freedom brought both positive and negative changes. She married while teaching women in botany and how things in the country could change in a good way through horticulture and the replanting of trees. Her husband was displeased with her work and left, but she and her children went on to the good. She and her work became a shining beacon to the greening of Kenya and a positive example to the whole world.
The illustrations by Eugenia Mello are beautiful, delightful, imaginative, and colorful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Rebel Girls via NetGalley. Thank you!… (more)

Rebel Girls, chapter-book, mini-biography, computer-programmer, women-in-science, women-in-history, measles, computer-science,****

I knew that Ada Lovelace was unjustly eclipsed by Babbage, but there is an important fact that I didn't know, and parents (and children) need to pay attention to. Ada's life was sidelined for several years by the aftermath of MEASLES.
In this fictionalized mini bio much of her life is covered and much is told about the world she lived in during her short (36 years) life. Very well written in a meaningful way.
The illustrations by Marina Muun are beautiful, delightful, imaginative, and colorful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Rebel Girls via NetGalley. Thank you!… (more)