Name: Alan Turing (38) (Little People, big Dreams)
Price: 224.00 ZAR
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Author: María Isabel Sánchez Vegara
ISBN: 9780711246775

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Alan Turing (38) (Little People, big Dreams)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Publisher

Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9780711246775

Alan Turing (38) (Little People, big Dreams)

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (Author) · Frances Lincoln Children's Books · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Alan Turing (38) (Little People, big Dreams) "

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Alan Turing, the genius code cracker and father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. Alan grew up in England, where his best friends were numbers and a little boy called Christopher. When his young friend died, Alan retreated to the world of numbers and codes, where he discovered how to crack the code of the Nazi Enigma machine. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the brilliant mathematician's life.Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

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She was born in Barcelona and studied Advertising and Public Relations at UAB, although she was drawn to short stories and poetry from a young age. She worked for over fifteen years for clients from leading advertising agencies. She is currently a writer and creative director constantly seeking new concepts for children's books. YO the book of your life (2012) marked her debut in the publishing scene, but thanks to the successful series of illustrated biographies Little&Great, she has become a publishing phenomenon with translations into more than twenty foreign languages. She is also the author of Om (with Albert Arrayás), an illustrated yoga album for children, Tribes (with Ana Albero), and The Painting (with Albert Arrayás). Her books combine creativity and learning, offering a novel and fresh relationship between children and pop culture.

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