Hidden Figures Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

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Publisher Description

Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award–nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers! 

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math…really good.

They participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing the calculations for America's first journeys into space. And they did so during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do. But they worked hard. They persisted. And they used their genius minds to change the world.

In this beautifully illustrated picture book edition, we explore the story of four female African American mathematicians at NASA, known as "colored computers," and how they overcame gender and racial barriers to succeed in a highly challenging STEM-based career.

"Finally, the extraordinary lives of four African American women who helped NASA put the first men in space is available for picture book readers," proclaims Brightly in their article "18 Must-Read Picture Books of 2018." "Will inspire girls and boys alike to love math, believe in themselves, and reach for the stars."

  • GENRE
    Kids
    RELEASED
    2018
    May 8
    LANGUAGE
    EN
    English
    LENGTH
    42
    Pages
    PUBLISHER
    HarperCollins
    SELLER
    HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
    SIZE
    16
    MB
    AUDIENCE
    Grades P-3

    Customer Reviews

    NJ shopper ,

    Unknown and brilliant

    So much history uncovered and discovered in this book. It’s beautiful.

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    Love it

    I love it so much I can tell every one even my best friend about it we love to learn about our black history and I think that this is a grate book!!!!

    KAELYN OLIVIA BLAKELY ,

    Good book

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