Instructions Not Included: How a Team of Women Coded the Future

I'm glad to see my mom in another Children's book, to show girls and boys that women have been working on STEM for many years. But as the daughter of Betty Snyder, I wonder why they added the fiction element that Betty played the bass violin. She didn't... ever. She played the piano and the trumpet and field hockey when she was young, but never the base violin. . We didn't know our mom would become famous. All the three women have children, so if they had questions about their moms, they could have contacted the children to find out more.This is an important story to tell. Of the three women, only my mom continued in programming until she retired at age 65. She took off 6 weeks for my sister's birth and 6 weeks for my birth, but otherwise she loved her job and what she worked on. She was a permanent part time employee of the US Government. She worked 6 hours a day when we were little and 7 hours a day when we were older. Betty couldn't have done this without a supportive husband and Camilla, the woman who took care of us and cleaned the house.

I purchased this book for my granddaughter for Christmas, 2020. She loves the story and is one of her favorite bedtime stories. She picks this book almost every night. I just returned from a visit and read this to her two nights in a row. I think part of why she loves the story is that it is history and tells the story of three strong trail-blazing women. By the way, she’s nine and still loves to have stories read to her before bed. Kudos to the authors for such a well researched book and written in a way that captivates children.

This book shines a light at a seldom-seen part of history. It's perfect for daughters, granddaughters, and nieces who might be interested in STEM or computers. Every young girl needs to feel like she, too, can do it, and this book will leave them knowing they can, no matter what they're told in school or other parts of society. A great gift for the holidays that will tell a young girl you believe in them while showing them that women have always been part of creating the future, no matter what obstacles they faced.

A wonderful story for young women. The illustrations are wonderful and enhance the story. Miss Beck is on her way to a great future. Elementary schools should have this in their library. Order a copy for your kids.

This book uncovers the role of women in the early history of computer science. Author Tami Lewis Brown brilliantly brings these women and concepts to life. This book is ideal for teaching about STEM in a way that includes and encourages girls.

This portrayal of the original female programmers of room-sized ENIAC computer is an important example of ways in which gender barriers were broken during World War Ii. This belongs in any exploration of Rosie the Riveter, the early WAC (Women's Air Corps) and countless other lesser-told stories.In this case the STEM links are enormous and important, not only because it confirms women as the ORIGINAL computer programmers, but also that they were superb mathematicians (human computers) whose reliability/accuracy was the ultimate test of early programming systems.Lots of value in sharing/comparing this with other recent releases, some of which are suggested in back matter. I'd add to those Heddie Lamar's Double Life (Wallmark), Reaching for the Moon (Johnson), Doll-E 1.0 (McCloskey), Girls Think of Everything (Thimmesh/Sweet) and so man more!

Engaging and informative story of three brilliant women who were coding innovators.