Counting the stars
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Colón, Raúl illustrator.
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019].
Appears on list
Status
Columbia Pike - Kids Biography
JB JOHNSON K
1 available
JB JOHNSON K
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia Pike - Kids Biography | JB JOHNSON K | Available |
Description
“A detail-rich picture book.” —Kirkus Reviews “Straightforward and inviting.” —School Library Journal From award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome and acclaimed illustrator Raúl Colón comes the sensitive, informative, and inspiring picture book biography of the remarkable mathematician Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA “human computers” whose work was critical to the first US space launch.Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital mechanics needed to launch spacecraft. Katherine Johnson was one of these mathematicians who used trajectories and complex equations to chart the space program. Even as Virginia’s Jim Crow laws were in place in the early 1950s, Katherine worked analyzing data at the NACA (later NASA) Langley laboratory. In 1962, as NASA prepared for the orbital mission of John Glenn, Katherine Johnson was called upon and John Glenn said “get the girl” (Katherine Johnson) to run the numbers by hand to chart the complexity of the orbital flight. He knew that his flight couldn’t work without her unique skills. President Barack Obama awarded Katherine Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 and her incredible life inspired the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. Get to know this incredible and inspirational woman with this beautifully illustrated picture book from an award-winning duo.
More Details
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"The story of Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician." -- cover.
General Note
"A Paula Wiseman Book."
Description
"The story of Katherine Johnson, an African American mathematician whose work was critical to the first US space flight"-- Provided by publisher.
Description
Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital mechanics needed to launch spacecraft. Katherine Johnson was one of these mathematicians who used trajectories and complex equations to chart the space program. Even as Virginia's Jim Crow laws were in place in the early 1950s, Katherine worked analyzing data at the NACA (later NASA) Langley laboratory. In 1962, as NASA prepared for the orbital mission of John Glenn, Katherine Johnson was called upon and John Glenn said "get the girl" (Katherine Johnson) to run the numbers by hand to chart the complexity of the orbital flight. He knew that his flight couldn't work without her unique skills. -- from Amazon.
Target Audience
Age 4-8.
Target Audience
K to grade 3.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Johnson, Katherine G. -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Johnson, Katherine G. -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cline-Ransome, L., & Colón, R. (2019). Counting the stars (First edition.). Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cline-Ransome, Lesa and Raúl Colón. 2019. Counting the Stars. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cline-Ransome, Lesa and Raúl Colón. Counting the Stars New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Cline-Ransome, L. and Colón, R. (2019). Counting the stars. First edn. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cline-Ransome, Lesa, and Raúl Colón. Counting the Stars First edition., Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019.
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