Alan Turing and the Power of Curiosity

By Karla Valenti

Meet Alan Turing. Famous mathematician, cryptographer, and...superhero

This next book in the My Super Science Heroes series shares the amazing story of Alan Turing and how he used his astonishing superpower of curiosity to overcome obstacles and solve problems. This series is scientifically vetted and promoted by the Marie Curie Alumni Association, which promotes the worldwide advancement of knowledge.

One sunny day in June 1912, a new super science hero was born. He hadn't figured out he was a super science hero; though everyone else around him was pretty sure about this early on. His name was Alan Turing.

Super Evil Nemesis decides to call on his minion Ms. Deception to confound and confuse Alan--but because Alan likes working on puzzles, he's not easy to defeat...

The minion in this book will speak in code (which will read like nonsense). As the story progresses, Alan will crack the code on Ms. D's enigma machine and be able to decipher her speech, which is how he befriends her. At the end of the book, we will provide a decryption key that allows the children to decipher what the minion is saying in earlier pages.

This is the AMAZING (mostly) true story of how Alan Turing had a superpower that helped him become a successful scientist. But, of course, the super power is really something we all have inside of us.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1728220432
• ISBN13: 9781728220437
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3