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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.
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
4-7 years |
| Reading Age |
4-7 years |
| Library of Congress |
Mathematicians - Biography - Juvenile literature - Great Britain, Gay men - Biography - Great Britain, Board books |
| NBS Text |
Children's General Non-Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| NZ Review |
Best New Books in LGBTQ+ - 'Simple series of leading figures in history and their achievements with their personal life interwoven.' * The School Librarian * |
| UK Review |
Bertrams Star Rating: 3 stars (out of 5) |
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Author's Bio
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for childrens books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture.Ashling Lindsay is a freelance illustrator from Belfast. She has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award, and shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrens Book Price, the Klaus Flugge Illustration Prize, and the AOI Illustration Awards. Her clients include; Random House, Andersen Press, Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, Little Tiger UK and Egmont
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