Little People Big Dreams – Alan Turing

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An amazing book to introduce even the youngest little ones to a range of inspiring people who can teach us all important lessons.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Alan Turing, the genius code cracker and father 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.

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An amazing book to introduce even the youngest little ones to a range of inspiring people who can teach us all important lessons.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Alan Turing, the genius code cracker and father 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 series of books and educational games that explore 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 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 versions present expanded stories for beginning readers.

Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools 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!

Mr Mole's Marvellous Ideas

Mr Mole loves to learn about other people. Especially people who have had experiences that he hasn’t. The simple sentences in this board book are perfect to give him an idea of what we can learn from other people. He also loves to ask questions about the beautiful illustrations and find out new facts.

Larry's Learning Outcomes

Larry is sure that little ones will love to explore the world through other peoples eyes. Topics such as empathy, respect and diversity are introduced to children thorough engaging illustrations and simple sentence structure. Children will develop language skills, vocabulary and have the opportunity to form questions based around the experiences of the inspirational women that these books are based around.

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