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A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
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The inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson--made famous by the award-winning film Hidden Figures--who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon!
Katherine knew it was wrong that African Americans didn't have the same rights as others--as wrong as 5+5=12. She knew it was wrong that people thought women could only be teachers or nurses--as wrong as 10-5=3. And she proved everyone wrong by zooming ahead of her classmates, starting college at fifteen, and eventually joining NASA, where her calculations helped pioneer America's first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and the world's first trip to the moon!
Award-winning author Suzanne Slade and debut artist Veronica Miller Jamison tell the story of a NASA computer in this smartly written, charmingly illustrated biography.
Author: Suzanne Slade
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/12/2019
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780316435178
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 504022 / Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2018 pg. 163
School Library Journal 12/21/2018 pg. 73
Publishers Weekly 01/07/2019
Booklist 02/01/2019 pg. 69
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2019 pg. 149
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average
Katherine knew it was wrong that African Americans didn't have the same rights as others--as wrong as 5+5=12. She knew it was wrong that people thought women could only be teachers or nurses--as wrong as 10-5=3. And she proved everyone wrong by zooming ahead of her classmates, starting college at fifteen, and eventually joining NASA, where her calculations helped pioneer America's first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and the world's first trip to the moon!
Award-winning author Suzanne Slade and debut artist Veronica Miller Jamison tell the story of a NASA computer in this smartly written, charmingly illustrated biography.
Author: Suzanne Slade
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/12/2019
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780316435178
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 504022 / Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2018 pg. 163
School Library Journal 12/21/2018 pg. 73
Publishers Weekly 01/07/2019
Booklist 02/01/2019 pg. 69
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2019 pg. 149
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average
About the Author
Suzanne Slade holds a mechanical engineering degree and worked on NASA's Delta IV rockets. Her recent titles include The Inventor's Secret, Friends for Freedom, With Books and Bricks, and Climbing Lincoln's Steps. She lives in Illinois, and she invites you to visit her online at suzanneslade.com.
Veronica Miller Jamison is an illustrator whose clients include Essence Magazine, Bloomingdales, and Hallmark. A Computer Called Katherine is her debut picture book. She is an alumna of Howard University and Drexel University, and she lives outside Philadelphia. She invites you to visit her online at veronicamarche.com.
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