Counting on Katherine
Becker, Helaine2019
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Meet the amazing woman who put astronauts on the moon! Katherine Johnson is the mathematical genius who not only helped make the historic moon landings possible, but also made sure that all the astronauts returned safely home when the mission was in critical danger. As a child, Katherine loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about maths, about the universe.
Main title:
Counting on Katherine / Helaine Becker ; illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
Author:
Imprint:
London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2019
Collation:
34 unnumbered pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references
Audience:
Juvenile
ISBN:
9781529005592 (hbk)
Dewey class:
629.454J629.454629.4510629.45629
Local class:
J629.454629.454920
Language:
English
Subject:
Katherine JohnsonAfrican American womenMathematiciansAeronauticsScience, Maths and TechnologyNon-fiction 5+Space flight to the moon -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literatureAfrican American women mathematicians -- Juvenile literatureFiction 5+Science, Maths and TechnologyNon-Fiction 5+Science, Maths and TechnologyAwardUKLA
BRN:
2459190