Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Programmers
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Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Programmers: With Stem Projects for Kids

Illustrated by Hui Li
In Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Programmers with STEM Projects for Kids, readers ages 8 to 11 meet several female programmers who made revolutionary discoveries in the field of technology—Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper, the ENIAC women, Dorothy Vaughan, and Margaret Hamilton. These women worked incredibly hard to follow their passion for technology while breaking through barriers of both gender and race to succeed in a field they loved.
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A Book Series Teaching and Inspiring Girls About Science
"Gutsy Girls Go for Science is a new 4 book Science series that highlights the careers of five famous female scientists and trailblazers in the fields of engineering, space, programming, and paleontology.  Each book begins with a basic introduction for each field explaining its history, introducing key vocabulary, and what to expect when reading further in the book.. . . . The books in this series are excellent primary resources and would be worthwhile additions to not only the personal library for future scientists but for classroom libraries as well." Read more online.

School Library Journal Series Made Simple
“These sprightly biography anthologies spotlight five women whose curiosity and determination led them to break barriers and change perceptions. QR codes support information relayed in time lines, archive photos, reflective questions, sidebars, and pull quotes. The codes are used to their very best effect, sending readers to news reports, archival video, websites, TEDx talks, and even a webcomic. Each link is listed in the backmatter. The five or six activities per book range from simple observation to rather involved projects and forgo detailed instructions, instead encouraging readers to make choices and assemble materials and create their own challenges. Engineers is a standout for showcasing little-known stories like water safety pioneer Ellen Swallow Richards, while Programmers has the best activities and uses real programming tools. VERDICT: A holistic approach incorporating personal stories, history, and STEM content.

A Mighty Girl Weekly Round Up
“This girl-empowering STEM series introduces aspiring young scientists to a variety of career fields through the stories of groundbreaking women who made their mark in four disciplines: PaleontologySpace ExplorationComputer Programming, and Engineering. Each Gutsy Girls book introduces five remarkable role models, telling each woman's story in an engaging chapter-length biography filled with full-color photos, artwork, timelines, and sidebars full of fun facts. Hands-on 'field assignments' encouraging experimentation and critical thinking are interspersed throughout the books, including ones focused on building a space rover, preparing specimens, and designing a web page. These fascinating books' combination of women's history and STEM activities will encourage young readers to imagine themselves as the gutsy scientists of the future. Ages: 8 to 11"

Praise for Technology: Cool Women Who Code from the Girls in Science series

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Technology: Cool Women Who Code highlights three women that have contributed to technology in STEM and is an excellent book for young girls. The inspirational stories of these successful women in STEM are the perfect introduction to the careers and contributions in technology for young readers . . . This is a much needed book for our time for young readers to be inspired by strong females in the world of STEM, and recommended for both boys and girls.”

National Science Teachers Association Recommends
“Coding is extremely popular with students now as they work to develop games and apps to meet the common social and gaming interests. Written like a magazine with short reading areas followed by “Ask & Answer” essential questions, the book focuses on reading comprehension and reasoning skills while also teaching about technology then and now. . . This book is anything but dull and definitely not ‘textbooky’”.

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Do you like solving problems? Are you dying to automate even the simplest of processes? Do you always need to know how things?

Programming is the process of breaking down complex tasks into a set of instructions. This is what programmers do when they write code that will make your computer do what you tell it to! In Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Programmers with STEM Projects for Kids, readers ages 8 to 11 meet five female programmers who made revolutionary discoveries and inventions that changed the way people used technology! Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper, the ENIAC women, Dorothy Vaughan, and Margaret Hamilton all broke through barriers of both gender and race to succeed in a field they loved.

Using a fun narrative style, engaging illustrations combined with photography, fascinating facts, essential questions, and hands-on projects, this book invites kids to make real-world connections and deepen their critical and creative thinking skills.

Programmers is part of a set of four Gutsy Girls Go for Science books that explore career connections for young scientists. The other titles in this series include Paleontologists, Engineers, and Astronauts.

Try these hands-on STEM projects!

  • Build a prototype
  • Discover the world of variables
  • Design a web page
  • Build an app
Available In:
Paperback, $14.95
9781619307896
Hardcover, $19.95
9781619307865
Includes: Table of Contents | Timeline | Charts | Glossary | Resources | Index
Specs: 7.5x9 size | 4-color interior | 112 pages
Subject: Language Arts | Science

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Timeline

Introduction: Computer Talk
Behind the Scenes

Chapter 1
Ada Lovelace: The Countess of Computers
Breaking It Down

Chapter 2
Grace Hopper: Queen of Code
It’s Time to Scratch

Chapter 3
The ENIAC Women: Unsung Heros
Meet Alice

Chapter 4
Dorothy Vaughan: Early NASA Programmer
Try This! HTML

Chapter 5
Margaret Hamilton: Programming to the Moon
Try This! HTML

Glossary
Resources
Index