A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon

By: Suzanne Slade

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 40 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780316435161
Related ISBNs:: 9780316435178
Publisher:: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Date of Addition:: 06/16/21
Copyrighted By:: Suzanne Slade
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Computers and Internet, Technology
Grade Levels:: Third grade
Reading Age:: 4–8
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.