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Reaching for the Moon : the autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson
Audience Youth 0-15 years
Published [2019] by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York
ISBN 9781534440838
Bib Id 2272392
Copyright 2019
Edition First [Young Readers] edition.
Description 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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2019-003873
ISBN
9781534440838 (hardcover) $18.00
1534440836
9781534440845 (paperback) $
1534440844
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J B Johnson
Title
Reaching for the Moon : the autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson
Edition
First [Young Readers] edition.
Publication Information
[2019] by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York :
Copyright Date
©2019
Description
248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary
"As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal racism and sexism, Katherine faced daily challenges. Still, she lived her life with her father's words in mind: "You are no better than anyone else, and nobody else is better than you." In the early 1950s, Katherine was thrilled to join the organization that would become NASA. She worked on many of NASA's biggest projects including the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first men on the moon. Katherine Johnson's story was made famous in the bestselling book and Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. Now she tells her own story for the first time, in a lively autobiography that will inspire young readers everywhere"--
Audience
Ages 8-12.
Grades 4 to 6.
Genre/Form
Autobiographies
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