Bibliograph

Hidden Figures, young readers' edition : the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space, Margot Lee Shetterly

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Hidden Figures, young readers' edition : the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space, Margot Lee Shetterly

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hidden Figures

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Margot Lee Shetterly

Sub title

young readers' edition : the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space

Summary

The uplifting, amazing true story-a New York Times bestseller ?This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly's acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It is the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. Now a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner. This middle grade book is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. It's a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom. ?Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. ?This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country

Target audience

adult

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