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Ada Lovelace: Reader with audios and digital extras (DELTA Reader: History)
By Angela Hill
Ada Lovelace
The daughter of a famous poet, Ada Lovelace loves writing and creating things. She's very clever too. In fact, she's more intelligent than most of the adults she knows. Learning is her life and solving complex maths problems is her passion. When she is introduced to Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, she can see what the men around her can't see: this is a serious game changer! And she wants to be part of it. The only problem: Ada is a young woman living in 19th century Britain, a place where girls learn to look after their husbands and children, not worry about codes and logarithms...
Delta Readers • History is a series which sets out to show how and why important events around the world happened.
This reader includes:
- explanations of new vocabulary directly at the bottom of each page
- activities to check understanding and develop your language skills
- Think about it: opportunities to reflect on what you have read
- Find out more: questions and tasks designed to help you learn more about what you have read
