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"A picture book biography of engineer Raye Montague, who revolutionized the way the navy designed ships by developing her own comprehensive computer program"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Swanson, Jennifer (Author)
Other Authors:	Jamison, Veronica Miller (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Montague, Raye, > 1935-2018 > Juvenile nonfiction. Women marine engineers > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. African American engineers > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Marine engineers > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. African American women > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Naval architects > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Little Rock (Ark.) > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	"A picture book biography of engineer Raye Montague, who revolutionized the way the navy designed ships by developing her own comprehensive computer program"--
Physical Description:	pages ; cm
Audience:	Ages 4-8
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780316565486 0316565482
Author Notes:	Jennifer Swanson is an award-winning children's author of more than forty-five nonfiction and fiction books, including National Geographic Kids Brain Games and Outdoor School: Rocks, Fossils, and Shells (a Kirkus Reviews Best Book), as well as the co-author of The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for Inventing the World . She is also the creator and co-host of the award-winning podcast Solve It for Kids . When not writing, Jennifer loves to walk along the ocean watching for dolphins and sea turtles near her home in Florida. Visit her online at jenniferswansonbooks.com and @jenswanbooks. Veronica Miller Jamison is the illustrator of A Computer Called Katherine (written by Suzanne Slade)-which received state nominations from Arkansas and Pennsylvania, and was named a Best STEM Book and an Outstanding Science Trade Book by the NSTA and CBC-and This Is a School (written by John Schu). Veronica spent nearly a decade in broadcast news before embarking on a career in illustration and fashion and currently works as a print designer for Lilly Pulitzer. Veronica grew up immersed in the stories of her family's history in the south and Caribbean. She invites you to visit her online at veronicajamisonart.com.