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The story of Katheirne Johnson Written by Andrea Thorpe ; Illustrated by Sawyer Cloud

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Biography book for new readersPublication details: Emerville, CA Rockridge 2021Description: 57 p col. illISBN:
  • 9781638070313
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 920
Online resources: Summary: Katherine Johnson was one of the best mathematicians in the history of the United States. Before her math skills helped send the first American astronauts safely into space, she was a smart and curious girl who loved to learn new things about the world around her. She studied hard in school and became one of the first Black women hired by NASA to figure out difficult math problems. This book helps kids explore how Katherine went from being a young girl growing up in West Virginia to one of the most important people in American space history.
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Livros Livros ECB - SUDOESTE P Year 7 920 JOHNSON THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00061196SSW
Livros Livros ECB - ÁGUAS CLARAS AP Year 7 920 JOHNSON THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0000061197AGC
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P Year 7 920 GOODALL KAT The story of Jane Goodall P Year 7 920 GOODALL KAT The story of Jane Goodall P Year 7 920 JOHNSON THO The story of Katheirne Johnson P Year 7 920 JOHNSON THO The story of Katheirne Johnson P Year 7 920 LUTHER PLA The story of Martin Luther King Jr. P Year 7 920 LUTHER PLA The story of Martin Luther King Jr. P Year 7 920 OBAMA LES The story of Barack Obama

Includes bibliography and glossary

Katherine Johnson was one of the best mathematicians in the history of the United States. Before her math skills helped send the first American astronauts safely into space, she was a smart and curious girl who loved to learn new things about the world around her. She studied hard in school and became one of the first Black women hired by NASA to figure out difficult math problems. This book helps kids explore how Katherine went from being a young girl growing up in West Virginia to one of the most important people in American space history.

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