Name: Alan Turing (38) (Little People, big Dreams) (in English)
Price: 15.74 USD
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Author: María Isabel Sánchez Vegara
ISBN: 9780711246775

portada Alan Turing (38) (Little People, big Dreams) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

María Isabel Sánchez Vegara

Publisher

Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9780711246775

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

María Isabel Sánchez Vegara (Author) · Frances Lincoln Children's Books · Hardcover

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

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!

María Isabel Sánchez Vegara

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Nació en Barcelona y estudió Publicidad y Relaciones Públicas en la UAB aunque desde pequeña se sintió atraída por el relato breve y la poesía. Trabajó durante más de quince años para clientes de las principales agencias de publicidad. Actualmente es una escritora y directora creativa en constante búsqueda de nuevos conceptos para libros infantiles. YO el libro de tu vida (2012) supuso su estreno en el panorama editorial pero gracias a la exitosa colección de biografías ilustradas Pequeña&Grande se ha convertido en un fenómeno editorial con traducciones a más de veinte lenguas extranjeras. También es autora de Om (con Albert Arrayás), un álbum ilustrado de yoga para niños, Tribus (con Ana Albero) y El cuadro (con Albert Arrayás). Sus libros combinan creatividad y aprendizaje y aportan una relación novedosa y fresca entre los niños y la cultura pop.

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