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HarperCollins, 2018-16-01

Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

Margot Lee Shetterly, Author

Laura Freeman, Illustrator

Hardcover

9780062742469

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Author Shetterly and illustrator Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black female mathematicians who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers in this adaptation of Shetterly's #1 "New York Times" bestseller--the basis for the Oscar]-nominated film. Full color.r.
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With brilliance and quiet resolve, these women changed history from behind the scenes. Their story uplifts perseverance, intellect, and the essential role of unseen contributions.

Keywords and Themes: Achievement • Activity Books • Aeronautics • African American & Black • Animals • Astronautics & Space Science • Biography & Autobiography • Coloring • Computers • Critical Thinking • Dedication • Equality • Family • General • General (see also headings under Social Topics) • Girls & Women • History • Integrity • Intelligence • Juvenile Nonfiction • Leadership • Mathematics • Perseverance • Science & Technology • Technology • Women

Age Range • 4-8

Pages • 40

Subjects • Women • Women mathematicians • United States • Space race • Officials and employees • African Americans • African American women • African American mathematicians

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Nonfiction | Mathematics | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science • Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women • Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Topics) • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women • Juvenile Nonfiction | Computers | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books | Coloring

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."


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