A computer called Katherine how Katherine Johnson helped put America 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...
| Main Author: | Slade, Suzanne. |
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| Other Authors: | Miller Jamison, Veronica (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
[2018]
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| Summary: |
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! |
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| Physical Description: |
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Audience: |
Age 4-8. |
| ISBN: |
9780316435178 0316435171 |
| Author Notes: |
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. |