Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).

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by Tami Lewis Brown

Illustrator: Chelsea Beck

Ages: 6+

Published: 2019

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Books

ISBN: 978-1-3680-1105-1

Keywords: Women in science, ENIAC, Computer programming, Computer science

Three women “math whizzes” have to overcome obstacles to program one of the first computers. Told in free verse with retro illustrations. Includes biographical back matter and resources.