Alan Turing : Volume 38

Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel, Lindsay, Ashling

Picture books

Published on 7 April 2020 by Quarto Publishing PLC (Frances Lincoln Children's Books) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Little People, BIG DREAMS' series.

Hardback | 32 pages
241 x 352 x 6 | 348g

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestsellingLittle People, BIG DREAMS series, discover thelife of Alan Turing, the genius code cracker andfather 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 biography series for kids that explores 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 of books 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 and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal 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!