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Hidden Figures [Picture Book] : The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race.
Hidden Figures [Picture Book] : The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race.
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Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Includes biographies on Dorothy Jackson Vaughan (1910-2008), Mary Winston Jackson (1921-2005), Katherine Colman Goble Johnson (1918- ), Dr. Christine Mann Darden (1942- ) .
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Title
Hidden Figures [Picture Book] : The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race.
Call No
MC00482
Authors
Shetterly, Margot Lee
Subjects
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration --Officials and employees--Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African American women--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African American mathematicians--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader®
Quiz Number: 193339
Interest Level: LG
Reading Level: 5.8
Points: 0.5
Lexile
Codes: 980L
Published
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.
Target Audience
Grades Pre K - 5