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hollyxbear's review
5.0
This book made my heart hurt. This poor boy who turned into a sad man did not deserve what he got. I loved how the author did not shy away from the bad things that happened to him, but worded it in a way that a child would understand. The artwork was also wonderful. I loved this book!
geekwayne's review
3.0
'Alan Turing' by Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara with illustrations by Ashling Lindsay is the story of the man who helped break the Nazi code and win the war.
Alan Turing grew up in England with his friend Christopher. When Christopher died, Alan threw himself into his work of creating a computing machine. Alan Turing did great work for England, and in return was not recognized until many years after his life.
Alan Turing's story is a difficult one, so I wondered how they would approach it for children. It works, but there are odd gaps. It's obvious in the book that Alan loves Christopher and is gay, but details are a bit missing, as they probably should have been. The illustrations are lovely and befitting this man's life.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Alan Turing grew up in England with his friend Christopher. When Christopher died, Alan threw himself into his work of creating a computing machine. Alan Turing did great work for England, and in return was not recognized until many years after his life.
Alan Turing's story is a difficult one, so I wondered how they would approach it for children. It works, but there are odd gaps. It's obvious in the book that Alan loves Christopher and is gay, but details are a bit missing, as they probably should have been. The illustrations are lovely and befitting this man's life.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
annieb123's review
5.0
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
Alan Turing is a new biography for young readers in the Little People, Big Dreams series. I've reviewed a number of these titles and all of them are delightful and exuberant little books which cover the lives of famous cultural, science, arts, and innovative icons while maintaining an age-appropriate level of detail.
Released 7th April 2020 by Quarto on their Frances Lincoln imprint, it's 32 pages and available in hardcover and ebook formats.
The text by Isabel Sánchez Vegara is well written in clear and accessible language. The art by Linzie Hunter is appealing and colorful and supports the text very well. The art is rich in small subtle details which bear a closer look (like the books, birds, and more which appear throughout). I love to see so many kids and adults reading in the illustrations! I also appreciated the paraphrased Turing quotes in the text.
Well written and appealing, I am really enjoying all of these little books. This one is a worthy addition.
Five stars. This would make a superlative reading circle book, classroom library book, or gift. Alan Turing was and a brilliant and unique man with a prodigious intellect and this little book is a nice introduction to his life and work for the youngest generation.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Note: I received an early eARC and in my copy of the material, there was a formatting error which caused the timeline biography and artist credits to be switched with an earlier book in the series (Astrid Lindgren). This will presumably be corrected in the final published version.
Alan Turing is a new biography for young readers in the Little People, Big Dreams series. I've reviewed a number of these titles and all of them are delightful and exuberant little books which cover the lives of famous cultural, science, arts, and innovative icons while maintaining an age-appropriate level of detail.
Released 7th April 2020 by Quarto on their Frances Lincoln imprint, it's 32 pages and available in hardcover and ebook formats.
The text by Isabel Sánchez Vegara is well written in clear and accessible language. The art by Linzie Hunter is appealing and colorful and supports the text very well. The art is rich in small subtle details which bear a closer look (like the books, birds, and more which appear throughout). I love to see so many kids and adults reading in the illustrations! I also appreciated the paraphrased Turing quotes in the text.
Well written and appealing, I am really enjoying all of these little books. This one is a worthy addition.
Five stars. This would make a superlative reading circle book, classroom library book, or gift. Alan Turing was and a brilliant and unique man with a prodigious intellect and this little book is a nice introduction to his life and work for the youngest generation.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Note: I received an early eARC and in my copy of the material, there was a formatting error which caused the timeline biography and artist credits to be switched with an earlier book in the series (Astrid Lindgren). This will presumably be corrected in the final published version.
kailawil's review
4.0
I love kids books that aren't afraid to use the word gay. And I really appreciated on the page about Britain apologizing for their anti-gay laws, a man holds a newspaper with Turing's picture and the headline "YOU DESERVED BETTER."
markwillnevercry's review
4.0
Not sure he was the father of computer science and AI, but he sure did big progress in those areas. And it is a bit upsetting that UK just kinda apologised for all the shit they did to LGBTQIA+ people at that time, while still continuing to do it.
1librarianspath's review
4.0
Creatively and beautifully illustrated by Ashwini Lindsey. Reading this as an adult, those endpapers nearly broke me because I have context for the significance. Cleverly done, with a strong emphasis on the colour red. This was also a reminder that we can, and should, acknowledge parts of our history that we are not proud of, and this can be done even in regards to younger readers.
ljrinaldi's review
4.0
Like all of this series, this is a brief look into the life of someone famous. In this case, Alan Turing is famous for two things, for breaking the enigma code, and for being gay.
It is refreshing how this is dealt with, in a kids picture book. It is not ignored, just talked about as a matter of course. Of course they don't say what the chemical he had to take that made him take his own life. But it is sweet that it includes his first love.
Cute introduction to Alan Turning's life.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
It is refreshing how this is dealt with, in a kids picture book. It is not ignored, just talked about as a matter of course. Of course they don't say what the chemical he had to take that made him take his own life. But it is sweet that it includes his first love.
Cute introduction to Alan Turning's life.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.