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"A group of dinosaurs have a huge dance party and then lumber off to bed."--Provided by publisher.

Offers an illustrated telling of the story of Ada Byron Lovelace, from her early creative fascination with mathematics and science and her devastating bout with measles, to the ground-breaking algorithm she wrote for Charles Babbage's analytical engine.

This is a children's book biography of Grace Hopper, who played a prominent role in the early days of computers.-- Provided by publisher.

"The queen of chess, Judit Polgár, dazzled the world as a prodigy, winning tournaments, gold medals, and defeating eleven world champions, including Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen. At her peak, Judit was rated the eighth best chess player in the world. But before these tremen...

In this picture book biography, young readers will learn all about Elizebeth Friedman (1892-1980), a brilliant American code breaker who smashed Nazi spy rings, took down gangsters, and created the CIA's first cryptology unit. Her story came to light when her secret papers were f...

In this biography, young viewers will learn all about Elizebeth Friedman (1892-1980), the brilliant American code breaker who created the CIA's first cryptology unit.

In 1918 New York City, little Jewish girl Rivka, who lives on the Lower East Side, trades chores with people in her neighborhood for lessons until she can finally attend school.

Maria Mitchell's curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars. She discovered a comet as a young woman, winning an award from the King of Denmark for being the first person to discover a new comet using a telescope. Now famous as "the lady astronomer," ...

This is a children's book biography of Grace Hopper, who played a prominent role in the early days of computers.