Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition: Young Readers' Edition

Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition: Young Readers' Edition of Hidden Figures―Celebrating African American Women Pioneers at NASA

The uplifting, amazing true story-a New York Times bestsellerThis edition of Margot Lee Shetterly's acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It is the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. Now a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers" used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country.
Country USA
Brand HarperCollins Children's Books
Manufacturer HarperCollins
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 45464960
ReleaseDate 2016-11-29
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
UPCs 000062662376
EANs 9780062662378

Country	USA
Brand	HarperCollins Children's Books
Manufacturer	HarperCollins
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	45464960
ReleaseDate	2016-11-29
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
UPCs	000062662376
EANs	9780062662378

Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition: Young Readers' Edition of Hidden Figures―Celebrating African American Women Pioneers at NASA