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Women Who Launched the Computer Age: Ready-to-Read Level 3 (You Should Meet) Paperback – September 6, 2016

by Laurie Calkhoven (Author), Alyssa Petersen (Illustrator)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 47 ratings
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This book was chosen by the Children’s Book Council as a best STEM book of 2017!

Meet the women who programmed the first all-electronic computer and built the technological language kids today can’t live without in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people “you should meet!”

In 1946, six brilliant young women programmed the first all-electronic, programmable computer, the ENIAC, part of a secret World War II project. They learned to program without any programming languages or tools, and by the time they were finished, the ENIAC could run a complicated calculus equation in seconds. But when the ENIAC was presented to the press and public, the women were never introduced or given credit for their work. Learn all about what they did and how their invention still matters today in this story of six amazing young women everyone should meet!

A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus interesting trivia facts about how computers have changed over time. With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so much fun!
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  1. Reading age
    6 - 8 years
  2. Part of series
    You Should Meet
  3. Print length
    48 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    1 - 3
  6. Lexile measure
    880L
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
  8. Publisher
    Simon Spotlight
  9. Publication date
    September 6, 2016
  10. ISBN-10
    1481470469
  11. ISBN-13
    978-1481470469
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Laurie Calkhoven is the author of many books, including George Washington: An American Life and Harriet Tubman: Leading the Way to Freedom. She lives in New York City. Visit her at LaurieCalkhoven.com.

Alyssa Petersen was born and raised in Southern California, spending many happy days at the beach and Disneyland. She always knew that she wanted to be an artist, but it was in her teenage years that she discovered the world of Concept Art and Visual Development, and she knew that was exactly what she wanted to do. Alyssa attended Brigham Young University and received a BFA in Animation, and took a handful of illustration classes. Alyssa currently works as a concept artist for Disney Interactive, where she has worked on Disney Infinity 2.0 & 3.0. Although she and her husband move often, they currently reside in California.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon Spotlight; Illustrated edition (September 6, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1481470469
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1481470469
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 8 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 880L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Laurie Calkhoven has always been fascinated by history, and especially by the ordinary people who got caught up in extraordinary moments in history. She likes the small moments and bizarre facts that mostly get left out by the serious history books -- like whether or not a broken egg kept the American Revolution on track, and how putting your hands in your pockets and jiggling change could lead to an arrest in Nazi-occupied France.

While she was researching her biography of George Washington, she started to wondering about life during the Siege of Boston. Soon, a character named Daniel was whispering in her ear, telling her about his secret work for General George Washington, and she wrote the novel DANIEL AT THE SIEGE OF BOSTON, 1776. A biography of Harriet Tubman led to a second novel in her BOYS OF WARTIME series--WILL AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, 1863. Her third historical novel, MICHAEL AT THE INVASION OF FRANCE, 1943 rounds out the series.

When she's not writing historical books, Calkhoven is at work on nonfiction books like I GREW UP TO BE PRESIDENT and historical mysteries for American Girl. You can find her online at www.lauriecalkhoven.com

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Deanna Forster
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book That Tells This Important Story Beautifully and Accurately
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2020
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This book accurately tells the story of the six women who first programmed the ENIAC to solve complicated algorithms. Their efforts were the first of a kind: telling a computer what instructions to perform in the proper sequence. Without their contributions, the ENIAC would be just a very large paperweight. The fact that their critical contributions were not recognized at the time (1946) and mostly forgotten over the years is inexcusable. It took the bulldogged determination of Kathy Kleiman to right this wrong. This book does such a wonderful job of telling this inspiring true story. Even though this is a level 3 children's book, it is definitely appropriate for all ages. This book was chosen by the Children’s Book Council as a best STEM book of 2017. I highly recommend this book!
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PVH Maryland
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Kids Book telling about Important Women in Computer History
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2016
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Thank you Laurie Calkhoven for writing this book. More children need to know about these women who were not famous until they were quite old. Women do program computers and were in fact the first programmers.

So I have known this story my whole life because one of these women was my mother. We knew what she did, but the world didn’t know until 1985. If it had not been for Kathy Kleiman, these women’s story would never have been told. And Kathy had to dig for this story because the women themselves did not value their own work enough. Maybe it was because they grew up in a world that didn’t value the work they were doing. They were helping the war effort like so many other people. These “human computers” and then later the ENIAC programmers were treated as sub-professionals by the men of the ENIAC team. And you can bet their salaries were pretty low too. So thanks to the author for making this story available to children
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Adam Howell
5.0 out of 5 stars Too advanced for my 4-year-olds, but a great book
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2021
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I didn't really investigate the reading level of this book before buying it. However, it enthralled them as a bedtime story! It will make a great book for them to read in about 2 years.
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R. Snyder
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great introduction for young people to the history of computing
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2017
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This is a great introduction for young people to the history of computing. It recovers lost history about the seminal role of women in the development of computing and specifically the creation of the programming discipline. I'd like to thank the author for helping to give the generation of women who choose a career in technology the knowledge that women have been there from the start, and the empowerment of knowing they are joining a long line of smart women who have shaped the modern world.
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Jennifer S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017
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I love these books. I'm constantly looking for interesting nonfiction texts for my classroom. These are perfect for my third graders and they can not get enough of them. Kids are constantly coming up to me and telling me new facts that they have learned from the books in this series. Great for science, reading, social studies, history, vocabulary, etc. Highly recommended!
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DelJes
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and well done history of the first computer and the women involved.
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2017
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I loved this little book which covers a lot of history in a short space. Illustrations are really nice!
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Les
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2017
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Little girl I purchased this for loved it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2016
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Great for girls who like computing.
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